Marc C. Morley, the owner of multiple restaurants in St. Lawrence County, has closed Between the Buns in Potsdam. Mr. Morley said his decision to close up shop after ten years in business is related directly to the growing cost of doing business in New York state and he points to the new minimum wage rate of $11.10 per hour as an example.
“The majority of our people are minimum wage and so every year we eat that cost and in the food service business people don’t want to spend more than 11 or 12 bucks for lunch,” he said. “Eventually you get in that crunch where you wonder how much can you charge and still be profitable.”