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# News

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Jul 20, 2023

## Optimax Named as one of Americas Best Small Business by Forbes

To help potential job seekers assess the landscape of small employers, Forbes introduced ...

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Jun 16, 2023

## Two MIT Profs ID’d An Aging NY City As The Next Innovation Hub. Their Data Is Proving Right

“As soon as the Chips Act went through in 2022, we knew it was important to keep hiring ...

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May 12, 2023

## Key considerations for designing with freeform optics: Manufacturing and Metrology

Michael Gregory from Optimax Systems Inc. will discuss important manufacturing and ...

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Apr 10, 2023

## How Commitment to Company Culture Pays Off at Optimax

Listen to this podcast from Nextcorps featuring Optimax CEO, Rick Plympton, who talks ...

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Mar 23, 2023

## 2023 Rochester Top Workplaces: Complete list of all 79 winners

Rochester's Top Workplaces list for 2023 was announced at a held on March 22 at the ...

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Mar 23, 2023

## 2023 Rochester Top Workplaces: List of special award recipients

Optimax is thrilled to have been honored during the Top Workplaces annual awards ceremony ...

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Feb 22, 2023

## U.S. Department of Energy Announces $68 Million For Small Businesses Developing Technologies to Cut Emissions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards totaling more than $68 million that ...

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Feb 15, 2023

## Rick Plympton Named to 2023 RBJ Power 100

February 2023- CEO of Optimax Systems in Ontario, NY was named to the Rochester Business ...

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Feb 15, 2023

## Optimax CEO Rick Plympton joins BLU’s Executive Committee

Optimax CEO Rick Plympton joins BLU's Executive Committee.

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Feb 10, 2023

## What Will It Take to Win CHIPS Act Funding?

As states, communities and companies across the U.S. scramble for a slice of the $52.7 ...

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