Formed in 1987, our journey working with municipalities began by creating hand-drawn personality maps for small to medium-sized cities across the country. These handsomely illustrated posters put CGI on the map of every municipality that participated. In the following years, the company steadily evolved a program of street banners that publicly adorned the lamp posts in the towns they served.

Maintaining strong relationships with the National League of Cities and the US Conference of Mayors, CGI Digital eventually advanced to its current product line of eLocalLinkOnline Video Tours for its municipal partners, and the businesses who support these programs.

After training in Massachusetts, CEO Bob Bartosiewicz started CGI from the basement of this house in February of 1989. Bob is pictured here with Bob Greenebaum, lifelong friend, business partner, and first believer in CGI.

CGI officially moved to its second location and first legitimate office in June of 1990. At 945 East Henrietta road Bob met Bob Greenebaum and began a lifelong partnership with President Frank Buono. The company had a grand total of eight employees, including 2 full time artists drawing Community Graphics posters.

Near the end of 1996, CGI traveled to the United States Conference of Mayors and signed up the city of Wilkes Barre, PA as the first banner client. The banners served to enhance ordinary street poles with beautiful artwork and build a sense of community with the local businesses who supported their town.

Going big-time! CGI had the whole building here in the early 2000s. The company expanded to 50 employees but experienced the same economic fallout from September 11th as other companies. CGI did gain Vice Presidents Tim Corcoran, Kevin Baer, and Greg Thoen at this office. It was here that Greg first patented CGIs OneClick technology.

Briefly downsizing in office space, CGI exploded in capital; going debt-free during the companys 2 year run here. These incredible years of growth were where the magic of CGI really happened. Vice President Jim Podanoffsky and Bob Bartosiewicz recruited hard, setting the company up to move in the Fall of 2004.

eLocalLink is the cornerstone division of CGI Digital. The division produces tens of thousands of cost-free videos for municipalities across the country and supports those programs through local business sponsorships, bringing the community together around this widely-viewed showcase.

The Granite Building becomes CGIs world headquarters in late 2004. Starting with one floor, eventually, CGI took over the entire building, and has expanded to the rest of the city block to accommodate explosive growth. CGIs Vice Presidents now include Eric Winegard, Nicole Rongo, Paul Linton, Brandon Bartz, Nicole Hunt, Greg Thoen, and Tom Doran.

With the success of eLocalLink, CGI formed a partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors. This agreement echoes the spirit of community and provides a resource for towns across the country to have their stories told in a professional way through online video.

With the continued success of eLocalLink, CGI formed a partnership with the National League of Cities. This agreement put the Community Showcase Video Program on more municipal websites than ever before.

CGI formed a division dedicated to premier marketing and advertising for Main Street businesses. Through personalized service and client-focused strategy, NEXT! employs the experts so clients can maximize the return on their online reputation and search engine optimization. Specialized Account Managers work closely with the customers of their clients to aggregate real reviews in real-time, providing these satisfied people easy avenues to have their stories told.

Relocate.org maintains a library of more than 10,000 videos showcasing communities across the United States and Canada. The site hosts the largest library of informational community videos in the United States. With a network of videos that includes Quality of Life overviews, messages from Mayors and municipal leaders, and education and health care reviews, Relocate.orgs scope is unparalleled.

Completely changing the face of CGIs video technology, aerial video and in-house operated drones are now part of CGIs repertoire. This technology adds a new layer of innovation to CGIs unparalleled video force. Aerial allows the Community Showcase Video Program to capture the unique elements of towns, cities, counties, and businesses in a way that tells a much grander story!

For 28 years, the CGI brand endured without much evolution. But, with the company on the verge of so many new things, CGI unveiled a new identity through a much-needed rebrand. After years of constant evolution through product lines, a redesigned logo was created to reflect that.

CGI purchased the long-vacant Gateway and Atrium buildings on Main Street in Rochester, NY. These buildings are adjacent to the Granite building that CGI Digital is currently occupying. The Atrium building is now the home to Bobs collection of rare muscle cars and changing the face of downtown Rochester with theRochester Auto Museum.

CGIs World Headquarters wont be moving, but it will be growing. Following the purchase and renovation of the adjacent Atrium Building and Gateway Center, CGIs size will increase and its influence on Downtown Rochester will continue to evolve. Big plans for the block in the heart of Rochester will be revealed as CGI presses on into the future.

CGI Digital, formerly known as CGI Communications, Inc. leveraged the pandemic in our favor. CGI has content writers, video producers, salespeople, and more, all working from home. The company continues to prosper and we are STILL hiring, even during a pandemic.