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Maple Grove Enterprises Painted Sculpture for National Harbor
Posted on May 05, 2008
Maple Grove Enterprises was chosen once again to paint a sculpture by internationally renowned artist Albert Paley. The 85-foot sculpture called “The Beckoning” was recently installed at National Harbor on March 18.
“Color is quite a prominent component,” says Paley. “One of the main aspects of color is to solicit emotion.” The sculpture features a mix of fiery reds, deep blues, dark purples, bright yellows and oranges. Paley said it symbolizes the enthusiasm surrounding the massive waterfront project.
Paley, a professor in residence at the Rochester Institute of Technology, is the first metal sculptor to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, the AIA’s highest award to non-architects. Albert Paley has been active as an artist for over 30 years, and he and his staff work at a variety of metalworking disciplines at his studio in Rochester.
Maple Grove Enterprises received the sculpture as raw steel pieces, and then sandblasted them to a white metal finish. After sandblasting, we coated the pieces according to Paley’s color specs. The largest of the components weighs 56,000 pounds and is over 42 feet long, taking up most of our paint booth. After coating, it rested outside our facility next to the road. Local residents frequently asked us about the “blue palm tree” they saw while driving by.
After Maple Grove finished coating the sculpture, Albert Paley came to our shop in Arcade to highlight it, adding depth and interest. The sculpture was then trucked down to the Washington area where it was installed.
Maple Grove Enterprises is proud of our role in realizing Paley’s vision for “The Beckoning,” and is already working on more of Paley’s commissioned sculptures.
For more info, visit our website at http://www.maplegroveenterprises.com/newsletterApr2508.htm
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Posted on April 25, 2008
Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture is Evident
Posted on April 18, 2008
The North Java Fire Hall was bustling with excitement on April 5th as 300 people came together to celebrate and recognize the importance of agriculture in Wyoming County at the Chamber’s Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Dinner. The event, which was coordinated by the Chamber, was designed to bring farmers and their neighbors together for the sole purpose of celebrating the county’s leading industry - agriculture.
“The chamber is proud to have been the lead agency for this important event. As one of the leading agriculture counties in New York State, the Chamber felt it was important to take the time to recognize the significant impact agriculture has on our county,” stated Chamber Executive Director James Pierce.
The Chamber would like to again congratulate Jim and Sarah Youngers and family on receiving the Pride of Agriculture Good Neighbor Award, which was presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County and the Wyoming County Farm Bureau.
A Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Slide show was presented at the event. Click on the link below to download and view a portion the slide show.
The Chamber would also like to extend their gratitude to the numerous sponsors of the event. A list of all the generous sponsors is listed below..
“The Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Dinner was just the first part of a year-long agriculture awareness initiative the Chamber’s Agriculture Committee has taken on. Our focus and energy now turns to the Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Tour,” stated Pierce.
This fall the Chamber will fill two motor coach buses and take county business owners and residents on tours of farms and agribusinesses throughout the county to expose them to the high-tech, modern, and trend setting agriculture operations in Wyoming County and to help foster a more thorough understanding of the scope and magnitude of agriculture in Wyoming County.
Download Pride of Wyoming County Ag Presentation
Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Dinner Sponsors
Action Enterprise of Community Action - Agri-Fab & Repair, Inc. - American Classic Outfitters - Arcade-Knight Agency - Attica Auto & Hardware - Attica Veterinary Associates- Attica Package Company - Bank of Castile - Bliss Machine - Bovis Lend Lease - Broughton Diversified Farming, LLC - Byrncliff Resort & Conference Center - Castile Ag Service - Cattl-Tek - Clark Patterson Lee - Community Bank, NA - Corland Seeds LTD/Norm George - Creative Food Ingredients - Creekside Fabrics & Quilts - CSI Tax Service - Don Beck, Inc. - Ed Hulme, Inc - EJ’s Country Store & Grocery - Emerling Farms, LLC - Erwin J. Freyburger Jr. Construction - Falconer Meats - Farm Credit of Western New York - Farmer’s Express - Five Star Bank - Freed, Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs - GenTech Scientific - Hart’s Insurance Agency - Horizon Wind Energy - Ironwood Golf Course - Jeffres Ag Service - Kelly’s Garage - Kersch’s Ag Lime - King Brothers Fireplace & Stove, Inc - Koike Aronson - Lamb & Webster - Linwood Turf Equipment - Logel Appliance, Inc. - M&T Bank - McCormick Farms - Montgomery’s Building Supply - Morton Salt - Neamon’s IBA, Inc. - Pioneer Credit Recovery - Prestolite Electric - Reisdorf Brothers, Inc. - Royce Electric - S.J.F. Construction - Senator Dale Volker - Shur-Gain USA - Steuben Trust Co. - Sunny Knoll Farms - Table Rock Farm - The New Eagle Silo Corp. - Tompkins Insurance Agencies - True Farms - Turnbull Heating & Air Conditioning - Upstate Auto Group - Upstate Dodge Chrysler Jeep, Inc. - Upstate Door - UTZ Tire Service of Arcade - W. Glenn Sedam, Inc. - Warsaw’s Country Courier - WCJW Radio - Wellman Service, LLC - Wilson Transport, LLC - Wyoming County IDA - Zimmer Auto Parts.
Collection Representative
Posted on April 15, 2008
Position Title: Collection Representative
Business Name: Pioneer Credit Recovery
Contact Person: Stacey Gabbey
Address to send resume: 20 Parker Lane Perry, NY 14530
Contact Phone Number: 585-237-7909
Contact Email:
Position Description: The collector is responsible for performing collection activities in an effort to recover losses from assigned accounts. Collector will locate and communicate with debtors via the telephone and written notices in order to obtain repayment in full or to establish acceptable payment arrangements. Additionally, collector will resolve issues of a non-routine nature as necessary as well as perform skip tracing and contract observance functions to ensure compliance of all company, client, and federal and state regulations
Finger Lakes Wired Scholarship Program - Funding Available for Employee Training
Posted on February 28, 2008
The United States Department of Labor has made available Federal grant funds to businesses in the nine-county Finger Lakes Region (Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca and Yates counties) to upgrade the skills of their workforce in order to meet the demands of emerging industries. Emerging Industries are defined as:
Advanced Manufacturing
Alternative Energy
Bio/Life Sciences
Business Services
Engineering, Food & Agriculture
Health Care (including not-for-profit Health Care organizations)
Information Technology
Optics/Imaging
Businesses in these industries are also encouraged to apply for up to $25,000 in training funds to
1) Develop management competencies of mid - senior level Managers
2) Develop technical/occupational skill competencies of their employed workers or
3) Implement process or productivity improvement initiatives (such as Lean, ISO, Six Sigma, Sarbanes Oxley, etc).
Training should be completed within 6 (six) months, and should lead to the acquisition of industry-recognized certifications/credentials, supervisory and managerial skills training, process/productivity improvement, and-or in-demand technical and occupational skills.
Applicants are required to provide matching funds equal to the amount of funds requested. Funds are awarded through a contract process. Reimbursement payments can be made on an incremental basis or after the completion of the training project based on expenditures and supporting documentation.
Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis and awards made through a contract process until funds are exhausted. Depending on the volume of applications received, the approval process may take up to 2 weeks. Applications should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the beginning of training.
For more information and to receive an application, please contact Claudia Burcke at 585-258-3541 or email
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