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Cookware maker Borough Furnace wins small-business award

SYRACUSE — Borough Furnace, Inc., a local cookware manufacturer, was one of 10 local small businesses recognized at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 18th annual Small Business Excellence Awards luncheon in Syracuse on May 6. KeyBank, N.A. nominated Borough Furnace, based in East Syracuse, for the 2016 Small Business Excellence Award that it won, according […]

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KeyBank, N.A. nominated Borough Furnace, based in East Syracuse, for the 2016 Small Business Excellence Award that it won, according to a May 12 news release from the SBA Syracuse District.

John Truex and Liz Seru design handcrafted artisanal cookware and home goods with a focus on sustainable production processes, according to the SBA. Borough Furnace’s signature products are cast iron frying and braising skillets, along with hearth tools.

The five-year-old firm’s hands-on manufacturing process includes the design, molding, and casting of each product in a sustainable manner that uses repurposed waste metal.

The company has been featured in Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, and a video for a web series with international chef, Anthony Bourdain, according to the release.

Small businesses are selected for the Excellence Awards based on their company’s longevity, innovation, sales growth, increased employment, ability to overcome adversity or community contributions, the SBA said.

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