Contact: Marc Goldfischer
Phone: 585-295-9500 ext. 307
Email: mgoldfischer@BuckProp.com
Web site: www.BuckProp.com
June 12, 2008
Landlord and Tenant Partner to Honor Veterans
Buckingham Properties and Pierce Industries to Raise New Flag at Business Center
Rochester, NY – Most stories about landlord-tenant relationships concern complaints, arguments, rising costs and a multitude of lawsuits. Not so at the Paul Road Business Center in Rochester, NY.
Buckingham Properties, landlord/property manager of Paul Road Business Center, 465 Paul Road in the Rochester suburb of Chili; and Pierce Industries, a tenant at the Center, have partnered to resurrect the use of the flagpole on the property. In honor of all veterans who have served, and those who continue to serve, our nation, a new flag will be raised and flown day and night commencing with a flag-raising ceremony at noon June 13, the day before Flag Day.
No one seems to remember the last time a flag flew at what formerly was the Bausch & Lomb Frame Center, but Dick Webb, CEO of Pierce Industries and a member of the Rochester Regional Veterans Business Council, felt that the time had come. Webb asked Marc Goldfischer, Buckingham’s Marketing Coordinator who was producing a TV commercial at the site, if he would run the idea, including night-time illumination, past Buckingham CEO Larry Glazer.
After having his facilities personnel check the existing conditions, Glazer
gave the go ahead for contractor Finnigan Electric to extend an existing underground electric service to the flagpole as well as purchase and install the proper spotlights and timer. Buckingham will pick up the electric bill for the lighting.
Pierce Industries purchased an 8’ by 12’ flag from the Flag Store, a retail operation run by the Veterans Outreach Center, and will install a new rope and locking mechanism on the pole as well as care for the flag.
Two Pierce employees, LTC (Retired) Gary Pawlak (28 years in service – served one year in Iraq in 2006) and Tom Werner, a Corporal in the Marine Corps (tour in Vietnam 1970 – 1971) will raise the flag. 5-year old Tessa Schopinsky, daughter of Pierce’s president, Rick Schopinsky, will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Marisa DeMario, wife of Pierce employee Ed DeMario, will sing the National Anthem accompanied by Taylor Freitas, a trumpet player from the Gates-Chili High School Marching Band.
Glazer and Webb will speak at the event as well as David Dunning, Supervisor, Town of Chili; Ellen Warren, VP of Development and Public Relations, Veterans Outreach Center; NYS Senator Joe Robach and NYS Assembly member Susan John.
Tenants at the Center as well as the general public are invited to participate in the flag-raising ceremony.
Pierce Industries, formerly Alkron Manufacturing, was acquired by Webb in 2003. The company started to expand and “needed more space managed by a professional property management company,” said Webb. They moved into 43,600 square feet at Paul Road Business Center in 2006 and have added an additional 15,000 square feet since then. “I hold Larry Glazer in high regard. It is a pleasure doing business with him and his team.”
Paul Road Business Center is a mixed-use facility with warehouse distribution, light manufacturing and office space. Tenants include CEVA Logistics (formerly Eagle Global Logistics), Applied Coatings, Curbell, Lifetime Assistance, Skooba Design, Kayex, Guardian Building Products, Gordon-Smith Contracting and First Choice Glass.
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About Pierce Industries:
Pierce Industries in Rochester, NY provides industries with solutions and value by complementing their internal capabilities in the areas of cylindrical machining and core manufacturing, specialty elastomer and thin film coatings of cores or other substrates. And, the remanufacturing of their products.
About the Rochester Regional Veterans Business Council:
Made up of Veteran and Retired Veteran owner/operators of businesses in the Greater Rochester area, the organizations mission is to:
- Provide a forum for members to network and grow their business.
- Support reintegration of veterans into the workforce.
- Support the activities of the Veterans Outreach Center, Inc. in Rochester, NY.
About Veterans Outreach Center:
As the nation's perennial leader in reaching out to veterans and their families, Veterans Outreach Center provides a collaborative approach to treating the "whole" veteran, enabling them to receive the breadth of services needed to restore their mental, physical, emotional and economic well being and to reunite with themselves, their family and community to resume productive lives.
About Buckingham Properties:
Buckingham Properties LLC is a locally-owned real estate development and management company headquartered in Rochester, NY. Founded in 1970 by Larry Glazer, Buckingham Properties focuses on the adaptive re-use of existing commercial properties. The company currently owns and manages more than 35 properties totaling more than 7.5 million square feet in the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes region stretching from Syracuse to LeRoy, NY. Our portfolio includes industrial, office, retail, residential and mixed use/flex space; and prime vacant land ready for new-build opportunities. Buckingham is a proponent of the “sale/leaseback” option for companies looking to shed property ownership/management duties, yet retain flexibility in their own space.