Ayrloom

Out in the Onondaga County hills south of Syracuse, the town of Lafayette is home to Ayrloom, a manufacturer. It’s the kind of working business that makes goods in a rural setting, far from the crowded industrial districts people picture, a reminder that Central New York’s manufacturers aren’t all tucked into big cities.

Lafayette is mostly rural, known for its orchards and an annual apple festival, so a manufacturing operation here adds a working side to a town of farms and rolling countryside. Syracuse is only a short drive to the north.

What to Know

• Ayrloom is a member of MACNY, the Manufacturers Association of Central New York.
• Lafayette is a rural Onondaga County town south of Syracuse.
• The town is known for its apple orchards and its annual apple festival.