Full Steam Ahead
Exelon’s county-based nuclear power facilities prove pandemic-proof By Lou Sorendo The only thing infectious at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba is top-end production. Despite COVID-19 and a lingering…
Lean Times for Travel Agents
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…
Wagner’s Vineyards on the shores of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes Wine Country Keeps Juice Flowing
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…
Cayuga Lake Wine Trail.
Put On Your Drinking Boots!
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…
Exposition Center at the Great New York State Fair. Cancellation of the fair, with an attendance of more than 1 million people, is a blow to the local tourism industry.
‘This Year is Horrendous …’
President, CEO of Visit Syracuse characterizes how COVID-19 has decimated tourism industry in Central New York By Lou Sorendo June is a month when occupancy rates in the Syracuse region…
Bill Jacquin and his wife Joann purchased Serendipity Bed and Breakfast near SUNY Oswego in October 2017. Bill says that from March until July this year, they received no guests.
B&Bs Face Re-opening Challenges
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Any business re-opening to the public has faced a variety of challenges to engaging with customers and clients again. Bed and breakfast proprietors have faced a…
Private Practices Hit Hard by Coronavirus Pandemic
By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Among the many industries reeling from the financial fallout of the pandemic, independent medical practices represent a surprise. Healthcare is always in demand, yet without the…
Telehealth: Here to Stay
Changes in reimbursement due to COVID-19 have made possible surge in use of telemedicine By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Using technology to access healthcare isn’t new but it looks like the…
Harborfest fireworks. File photo
Lost Summer
Tourism’s crown jewel dulled in Oswego County as Harborfest 2020 falls victim to global pandemic By Lou Sorendo Scratch the 2020 version of Harborfest off the must-do list this summer.…
Janet Clerkin, tourism and public information coordinator for Oswego County. “It is hard to predict anything relative to an economic environment that none of us have ever experienced,” she says.
Tourism Takes Tumble
COVID-19 takes toll on Oswego County’s tourism industry By Lou Sorendo The tourism sector is one of the hardest-hit in the nation by the outbreak of COVID-19, and Oswego County…