Art's Other Stuff
Art Zimmer has exemplified sales and marketing throughout his career and life. He started at the age of 12 pomoting and marketing his Boy Scout Troop increasing membership from 12 to 50 in three years.Art recently celebrated his 26th anniversary with the perennial award-winning Syracuse New Times. Art has since sold the New Times to devote more time to the Zimmer Motor Car Company.
Art has been and remains active in many community organizations beginning with his long leadership tenure with the Onondaga Ski Club. He is involved with the business community through his service to the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, Syracuse International Film and Video Festival and SCORE. He significantly supports the local arts community through his involvment with Syracuse Stage, Artstruck, SAMMY's Music Awards, SALT Awards and SALTY Awards.
Honors include:
2010 Veteran's Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Award
from the U.S.A. Small Business Administration.
Proclamations from US Representative Daniel B. Maffei, NYS Assembly Members William B. Magnarelli, Albert A. Stirpe and Joan Christensen and NYS Senator John A. DeFranscisco commemorating the 25th anniversary of his ownership of the Syracuse New Times September 2009
Proclamation from County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney and Mayor Matthew J. Driscoll proclaiming the ninth day of September two thousand nine as ART ZIMMER DAY in Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse
Proclamation from Senator Nancy Larraine Hoffman to Art Zimmer commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Syracuse New Times. May 2004
2005 Crystal Ball Award Recipient Marketing Exectutive of the Year
from the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives.
2004 Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Member of the Year
2003 Ernst & Young's New York Entrepreneur of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Recipient.
2003 Buy Locally Champion from the Greater Syracuse's Chamber of Commerce
Annually (13 out of the past 15 years) Art and the Syracuse New Times' staff have been awarded the
#1 overall General Excellence Award as the top newspaper in New York State by the FCPNY association.