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I left Rochester in 2004, before the Kodak plane completely augered into the ground next to the Xerox, B&L, etc.

I'd moved there after college because it seemed to be the last Upstate place with any life in it but that all drained away.

What's changed in the intervening time? What's drawing people there, specifically for jobs?

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Everyone I know who has moved upstate has done it because they can work remotely as a software engineer, and they are either from there, or just like the quality of life / cost of living balance. So, I would say the availability of remote work rather than industry.

There's obviously a significant sample bias in the above.

A lot of research has come here, especially with University of Rochester, and RIT getting a research program. UofR is a HUGE employer, Paychex, Rochester General Health, Wegmans, and like I said previously the food, and drink scene has just exploded. There are quite a few restaurateurs, chefs , and bartenders that have moved upstate from downstate. I'm directly involved with that stuff, so I hear/eat/drink quite a bit.

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