The Upstate Economy

Why you love Upstate NY

WRVO | By Rachel Ward

Published February 14, 2012 at 3:32 PM EST

We asked our friends on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere what they love about upstate New York, for a special upstate Valentine.

Turns out, you love mountains and lakes, snow and sun, orange and blue, and a certain grocery store chain.

Now, without further ado:

What's your Valentine's Day message for upstate? Tell us what you love in the comments!

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Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward joined NPR's Morning Edition in 2012. She works as a producer and coordinates coverage across shifts. She previously served as the founding editor of the Innovation Trail, a collaborative reporting project on the economy of upstate New York. Ward has covered business and the economy for WXXI in Rochester, N.Y., and has hosted broadcasts at WXXI, WOUB in Athens, Ohio, and WRUW in Cleveland, Ohio. She has an M.A. from Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication.

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