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Aurora Shoe Company: Small Town Authenticity

“We pride ourselves on making a quality product. We’re not selling the cheapest option that you’re going to find, but we’re selling something that you can feel good about.”
—David Binns

They say you can’t go home again. Sometimes, they’re wrong if the pull is strong enough.

David Binns grew up in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. His family lived in a small town on the banks of Cayuga Lake, just outside of Aurora. Some of David’s family had been living in the area for seven generations. In high school, David began dating Andrea, who would become his future wife. In 2000, when David graduated high school,

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