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Town of Pembroke named Economic Development Partner of the Year

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Press Release:

The Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) has announced that the Town of Pembroke will receive the Economic Development Partner of the Year award at the GCEDC’s annual business meeting on April 28, 2023 at Batavia Downs.

The town of Pembroke, located in the western part of Genesee

Business owners plan a move to City Centre with ax-throwing, escape rooms

Game of Throws in mall
By Joanne Beck
Game of Throws in mall
And another one's gone, as a block of properties -- from the former Gentleman Jim's and Palace of Sweets to The Hiding Place -- has been taken by business owners Eric and Sarah Jones for their Game of Throws, expected to be moving into the Batavia City Centre site by this summer. 
Photo by Howard Owens

Something seems to be happening in downtown Batavia, at City Centre in particular, as properties are either bought or leased and business owners are taking a chance on investing in what city officials are hoping is becoming an economic revival of the former mall.

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