Private Labels Can Boost Profits

Ontario Orchards began selling private label items about 20 years ago. “What we look for are items that will complement our business,” said Kathy Ouellette, manager of Ontario Orchards. “They have to have a nice package and label, excellent quality in taste, be available at all times, and be affordable and competitive, and also, something that is different than the other products.” Photo courtesy of Ontario Orchards.

Private Labels Can Boost Profits

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Economic Development Feature Stories

More businesses finding success in selling products under their own private labels By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Whether it’s Wal-Mart’s Great Value line of goods or the jelly made and sold…

Want to Hire? Social Media Is Key

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Post published:October 21, 2019
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LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter play important role in helping companies attract employees, say experts By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Nearly half of job seekers used social media to help them find employment,…

10 Questions to Fulton Mayor Ron Woodward

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Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Special Features Special Report

As he is about to leave office, Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. reflects on his 34-year legacy and talks about the future of the city By Alex Plate 1. What…

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul( center) joined local officials during the ribbon cutting for the new solar panels at Anheuser Busch in Baldwinsville.

Anheuser-Busch Becomes a Bit ‘Greener’

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Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Economic Development Feature Stories

Baldwinsville brewery’s new solar panels generating 4% of its annual energy usage By Payne Horning As Budweiser-brewer Anheuser-Busch moves toward the ambitious goal of sourcing 100% of the corporation’s electricity…

Instrumental in acquiring the state’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative are, front row from left, Steve Chirello, Chirello Advertising; Marie Mankiewicz, co-founder, Fulton Footpaths; Deana Michaels, City Planning Commission; Brittney Jerred, co-founder, Fulton Footpaths; and Karen Noyes, associate planner, Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning; back row from left, Joseph Fiumara, executive director, Fulton Community Development Agency; Heather McCoy of 315 Designs; and David Mankiewicz, senior vice president-research, policy and planning, CenterStateCEO.

Fulton Reclaims its Future

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Post category:Special Features Special Report

Community Development Agency leader Joe Fiumara says $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding will help the city turn the corner By Lou Sorendo Q.: The city of Fulton is…

President Trump has shown an unwillingness to accept that he makes a mistake or says something that was not correct.

Why President Trump Won’t Admit Mistakes

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Departments My Turn

By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net Trump has a long history of not admitting errors — the recent episode involving Hurricane Dorian just confirms that once more Too many business people and…

Critic Nukes Subsidy Deal

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Post published:October 21, 2019
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Anti-nuke group irate over fallout of state bailout agreement By Lou Sorendo An anti-nuclear group is taking aim at the state subsidy deal that is keeping Oswego County nuclear power…

Integrative Medicine: How Far It Has Come

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Feature Stories Healthcare

By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Even 15 years ago, integrative medicine — using alternative health modalities to complement Western medicine — was pretty rare. Since then, blending many approaches to wellness…

Business Owner Transition and Charitable Planning

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Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Departments Guest Columnist

By Thomas Griffith ‘Whether it is unexpected happenings like the “5 Ds” (death, disability, disaster, divorce and disagreements) or the planned changes such as retirement and incorporating the next generation…

Rodmon King

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Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Departments Last Page

Chief diversity and inclusion officer at SUNY Oswego steps up to leadcommittee seeking to connect campus-city communities By Lou Sorendo Q.: Can you give us a sense of what your…