Company Town
Rochesterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wxxi/local-wxxi-993483.mp3
Rochester is a company town.
That used to mean the Big Three. But now small firms are stealing the show.
We're taking a weekly look at the Rochester economy - one small company at a time.
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