OneROC

On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, OneROC welcomed partners from across Greater Rochester to Oak Hill Country Club for a special reception honoring former Board Chair and current Chair Emeritus Rob Sands. The evening recognized Rob's contributions to economic development and regional leadership, including his instrumental role in founding ROC2025, now OneROC. During the reception, he was presented with a joint proclamation from City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans and Monroe County Executive Adam...

Listen to Accelerate Greater on your favorite podcast platform: YouTube Spotify Spreaker Podcast Addict Podchaser Deezer Castbox Amazon / Audible Pandora Stitcher OneROC VP of Innovation Shannon Ealy sat down with Dr. LaShunda Leslie-Smith, Davis Craig, and Atashia Sinkler from Connected Communities to talk about the Greenwood Project and the bold vision behind it: a neighborhood where dollars circulate 19 to 30 times before leaving the community, just like in the famed Black Wall Street of...

OneROC was honored to participate in the 2025 RRP Summit in December, held at the Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, NY. Leaders and funders from the economic development community in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester came together to advance community wealth-building, commercial corridors, placemaking, and workforce development as part of this $300M public-private partnership. Rochester’s RRP presenters included Davis Craig, Connected Communities (The Greenwood...