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Seth Jacobus
George F. Johnson Memorial Library Director
Lives in: VESTAL, NY | Hometown: VESTAL, NY
Being an entrepreneur in this community is truly enjoyable. It’s always a pleasure to engage with other entrepreneurs and companies in Broome that are doing good things for the community - there seems to be more and more cropping up every day.
There’s an unbelievably strong small business presence locally, as well as a variety of medium-sized businesses all over the area, which is amazing to watch expand every year. I learn a great deal from watching them grow.
My wife and I have three young kids with two of them already in the Vestal School District in Glenwood. Having our extended family around has been an integral part of my children's lives.
Having the support of grandparents to help us watch the kids, and having the community that we grew up in and are familiar with all around us, has been a big benefit to our children as well.
I’m also excited to see my kids witness this community continue to grow and thrive as they grow up.
For me, that’s achieved every day through serving Synergy’s clients in Broome County, surrounded by my family, friends and the place I grew up.
It’s fantastic to see things consistently get better here - to see Binghamton University continuously grow, the Vestal Parkway constantly booming, people taking advantage of all the affordable homes and apartments.
Our area’s too small not to build relationships with people from various backgrounds and organizations. There’s too much to get done and just not enough of us.
Through VINES, I get to meet so many different kinds of people that find common ground around food and community, and that’s really special.
Broome County, and our community, is just special.
We’ve got that small town feel with big city amenities. We’ve got dozens of restaurants to go to and there’s always things to do on the weekends or in the evenings.
It’s extremely affordable so you don’t have to spend your entire paycheck on housing and then have nothing to put away at the end of the month.
One of my favorite parts about our area though is that you can be downtown, take a five minute drive and you’ll be out in the country at a great park, where there’s kayaking, hiking - all of that.
Broome County is a place you can lay roots down for the long-term. You might make more money in a bigger city, but this is a place where you can save and invest for your kids and their future, in addition to enjoying a great life now.
You have the ability to have a manageable mortgage and a nice home here, surrounded by high quality school districts and great pockets of communities, like in Chenango Forks and Valley, Vestal, Endwell, Endicott, Binghamton and beyond.
