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TJ Borza
attends Small
Business Night
with the
Syracuse
Chiefs
(Minor League
Baseball)
borzA's
reCreAtion Center
westmorelAnd, new york
by Michael Horn
B
orza's recreation center sits near the rural New
York town of Westmoreland, not far from Utica and
about an hour's drive from Syracuse.
The Rec Center got started on a whim in a disused
building. The Borzas run a roofing company; the
building had been used for materials storage.
"Eventually, we didn't need the extra storage," says TJ
Borza, "and my dad and uncle were looking for other
options." Both men had kids that were into sports, so
they decided to convert the building into a
sports facility.
"It was just a property investment. It wasn't
anything business-oriented or looking to make
it as big as it is now. We had the property, we
had the investment, and it was something we
wanted to do in the family," says TJ. "Now, it's
turned into a full-scale business and operation.
We're hiring people, and it's slowly but surely
getting bigger."
