The Community College Advantage
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Once sneered at as “just community college,” local, two-year programs have earned their place among any other respected educational institution. Whether students attend for an associate…
Oswego County Business Magazine
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Once sneered at as “just community college,” local, two-year programs have earned their place among any other respected educational institution. Whether students attend for an associate…
A Retrospective By Steve Yablonski Thirty years ago a new publication hit the newsstands in Central New York. In the August-September 1992 issue, with then-director of Oswego’s community development office…
Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net In this 30th anniversary edition of Oswego County Business Magazine, I have been able to reflect on my more than 20 years of column-writing for the magazine.…
Bruce Frassinelli Though faced with early challenges, Broadwell Hospitality Group plans to open its new $6.7 million indoor waterpark project in Oswego in the fall. It’s expected to boost local…
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, more people are traveling, more events are taking place in CNY After two rough years of COVID-induced cancellations and trepidation, tourism…
By Ken Sturtz A confluence of factors, including labor and a desire to retire, is pushing many mom and pop campground owners to consider selling their businesses If you’ve ever…
By Ken Sturtz After struggling with funding for years, the popular Oswego historic site has more staff and is working on new research and programming The gates of the stone…
By Norah Machia The Tug Hill region has been described as one of the “last of the untouched wildernesses” in New York state, covering 2,100 square miles of land, including…
By Ken Sturtz With few opportunities to raise money, county fairs across New York have struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic In the nearly three years since the gates…
Tim Nekritz nekritz@gmail.com If you made it to the resurgent New York State Blues Festival in Syracuse the past couple of years, you would have seen a large, happy crowd…