L. Michael Treadwell ooc@oswegocounty.org ‘Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Operation Oswego County regretfully canceled its annual meeting presentation and breakfast for 2020.’ Operation Oswego County (OOC) held the business portion…
NYS’s mask order has put employees on the frontlines of enforcement By Ken Sturtz The signs are posted everywhere. Supermarkets, restaurants, gas stations. Barber shops, big-box retailers, ice cream stands.…
By Aaron Gifford Experts attributes high taxes in NYS to the skyrocketing cost of public education and out-of-control Medicaid spending. “The state can’t continue operating with this cost structure. There…
Gray areas exist in terms of how employers are obligated to provide safe working conditions By Lou Sorendo Businesses are taking a variety of approaches to ensure health and safety…
Iconic retailer JC Penney in Oswego survived 1-2 punch of COVID-19, corporate bankruptcy. Store manager reflects on her ordeal By Lou Sorendo Why was the Oswego JC Penney spared from…
After a few slow months, real estate market is hot again, in part thanks to low interest rates, coronavirus pandemic By Ken Sturtz John and Monica Weber decided in February…
How bad are things for travel agencies? 30% may be out of business because of pandemic-related travel restrictions, says expert By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Despite pre-pandemic growth in travel, the…
It may be on hiatus for the pandemic, but experts say rumors of the handshake’s demise are greatly exaggerated By Ken Sturtz The loss of the handshake in social interactions…
Major tourism destination adjusts to limitations placed by global pandemic By Lou Sorendo The coronavirus has made a direct hit on the travel and tourism industry, perhaps one of the…
No matter where you are in New York state you are never far from a winery By Sandra Scott Local wineries are all the same in that they serve fine…
