Reading in a Pandemic: How Has it Impacted the Community?

Staff at the river’s end bookstore in Oswego. “Through the initial lockdown right up to the present day, our community has responded by taking advantage of our curbside service, home delivery and competitive shipping rates,” said store manager Emil Christmann.

Reading in a Pandemic: How Has it Impacted the Community?

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Departments Tim's Notes

By Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com ‘With reading books among the reported trends as people spend more time in their homes, how did that impact local booksellers and libraries?’ The pen, the…

Surprise Casualty of Pandemic: Some of CNY’s Seasoned Teachers

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Special Features

Veteran teachers across the region who might have otherwise continued working have decided to retire early By Ken Sturtz When the Mexico schools ordered its students home in mid-March due…

Front of the current J.C. Penney store on the east side of Oswego.

Surviving COVID-19

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Healthcare

As Oswego J.C. Penney lingers, ex-employees recall retail of yesteryear When J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year, many wondered about future of the department store…

‘COVID. COVID. COVID.’

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Healthcare

By George Chapman Special for Oswego County Business These are the words of our soon-to-be former president at a campaign rally just days before the November election. It was said…

Do For-profit Hospitals Provide Better Care?

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Healthcare

By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Why does hospital ownership matter? New York state prohibits publicly traded corporations from owning and operating their own hospitals. Most states allow investor ownership of hospitals.…

Healing the Budget

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Healthcare

Hospitals are (almost) like businesses. They need to generate revenue to stay afloat. How do they do that? More and more they rely on additional revenue streams By Deborah Jeanne…

Publisher’s Note December 2020 / January 2021

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Departments Publisher's Note

By Wagner Dotto We just published our 27th annual Business Guide. A thank-you note to our advertisers is in order. Without those who advertise we would not be able to…

Population Trend: CNY Getting Smaller, Older

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Special Features

All four counties that make up the Central New York/Syracuse metropolitan area have lost population since 2010, according to Census figures. Cayuga and Oswego hardest hit By Aaron Gifford The…

Adjusting to Reduced Income Due To COVID-19

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Departments Guest Columnist

The current health and economic crisis is a stark reminder of the importance of an emergency fund. Randy L. Zeigler ‘It’s difficult to predict when things will return to some…

‘What Should the President’s Focus Be for the Next Four Years?”

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2020
Post category:Departments On The Job

Interviews by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant “I want him to not raise taxes and maintain low regulations on businesses. Any businessman wants that. Maybe he should rebuild the infrastructure of the…