Retain the Brains - Help Retain Rochester's Youth and Prosperity!

Pulling all of this together requires the support of many organizations. We wish to thank the following founding organizations for their support and endorsement:

	Greater Rochester Visitors' Association Greater Rochester Visitors Association is a marketing and sales organization with initiatives to attract conventions, meetings, and tourists, and support economic development. GRVA's role is that of a leader working with stakeholders to promote the Greater Rochester area and improving the economic well being and quality of life for the region.
	The Rochester Young Professionals The Rochester Young Professionals (RYP) is a community effort connecting great people with the community through informal professional networking and entrepreneurial development; involving the community through volunteerism; and engaging our community in Rochester's vast recreational and social activities, while revealing the community's regional assets.
	SIMPLE Business Technology SIMPLE Business Technology helps small and medium sized businesses increase revenue and cut costs by applying technology across all business functions, including Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Operations, HR, Admin, Finance and Purchasing.
	Home Properties Home Properties, a real estate investment trust (REIT), is the sixth largest publicly traded apartment company in the United States. With operations focused in the northeast quadrant of the country, it currently owns and manages over 40,000 apartment units in 12 states. Home Properties and its predecessor company have a proven track record of creating and preserving value in multifamily rental housing since 1967.
	BizNetix BizNetix makes you more competitive with custom web design, application programming, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Internet Marketing, E-Commerce, Intranets and Extranets. All our web sites feature "Great Looks and Impressive back-ends." Look through our web portfolio to see examples of our superb graphic design merged with profit making functionality.
	Benderson Development Benderson Development, the largest privately owned development company in North America, is a national leader in retail and power center development! Having more than doubled in size over the last ten years, Benderson currently ranks as one of the largest strip center developers nationwide. Our expertise in shopping center development has led the way for substantial growth throughout the country. Benderson Development owns and manages more than 250 properties in 35 states, which encompass over 24 million square feet of leasable space. Much of our success comes from our ability to recognize and develop prime locations that provide the tenant composition and architectural design today’s consumer is looking for.
	Alexander Merchants Association
	Computer Rentals of America Computer Rentals of America, LLC, services the entire nation with offices in Upstate New York and service partners throughout the United States and Canada. Computer Rentals of America, LLC now has the largest inventory in Upstate New York and Western New England with hundreds of items including Windows compatible and Macintosh computers, printers, LCD display projectors, large monitors, computer peripherals and other office machines.
	Rochester Business Alliance The mission of Rochester Business Alliance is to be the leading advocate for business and a primary agent for ensuring robust economic growth and a positive business climate for the Greater Rochester region.
	Greater Rochester Enterprise GRE is a regional economic development organization supported by a team of private and public sector leaders dedicated to improving economic performance in the Greater Rochester region.
	Rochester Made For Living Rochester is the third largest urban area in New York State, and, in 1998 was one of ten communities in the nation to receive the All-America-City award as a great place to live.
	Greater Rochester Junior Chamber of Commerce We are a leadership training organization for young men and women between the ages of 21 and 39 years. Members come from all walks of life and their reasons for joining are many, but these three reasons are why most people join the Greater Rochester Jaycees: 1. Self Improvement 2. Community Involvement 3. The desire for fellowship.
	Wave Design Wave Design is a Graphic Design firm specializing in Creative Marketing and technical materials for Small Business, Education, and Biomedical research.

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