Read more about the article BUSINESS UPDATE: FitzGibbons Agency Now Under New Ownership
John FitzGibbons has been in the insurance business for 45 years. He joined his father, Jack FitzGibbons, right after college, left, then returned to the business. “A business like ours only succeeds to the level of the success of the community. The investment and success of the community is a long-term investment in the success of our business,” he said.

BUSINESS UPDATE: FitzGibbons Agency Now Under New Ownership

Long-time owner John FitzGibbons recalls trajectory of the Oswego-based agency (founded by his grandfather in 1922) and explains why Marshall + Sterling was the right company to acquire his business…

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Read more about the article BUSINESS UPDATE: Century 21 Galloway Realty Marks Milestone
All in the family: The late Tom Galloway, seated, started his real estate business in 1965 as a one-man operation. His son Bill, left, bought the business in 1994 and still runs it along with his wife Elaine. Ryan, Bill and Elaine’s son, joined in in 2011.

BUSINESS UPDATE: Century 21 Galloway Realty Marks Milestone

Local real estate agency in business for 60 years By Stefan Yablonski   T here’s a saying in real estate — location, location, location. But for William Galloway, owner of…

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Read more about the article SPECIAL REPORT: Buy a Church in Pulaski. Asking Price: $99,000
Former Congregational Church of Pulaski on 27 Church St. is one of 56 properties that were used for religious purposes that are for sale in New York state. Asking price: $99,000. Photos courtesy of Stephen Schmitt, real estate agent with HUNT Commercial Real Estate.

SPECIAL REPORT: Buy a Church in Pulaski. Asking Price: $99,000

In New York state, 56 properties that were used for religious purposes are listed for sale on the Cityfeet.com website — including buildings in Pulaski and Oneida By Aaron Gifford…

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Read more about the article SPECIAL REPORT: Transition at Oswego Port Authority
Tom Schneider, right, has been appointed to serve as interim executive director at the Port of Oswego Authority in Oswego. He is next to former executive director, William Scriber, who retired at the end of 2024.

SPECIAL REPORT: Transition at Oswego Port Authority

Former bank president assumes the leadership at the Oswego port By Stefan Yablonski   Thomas W. Schneider’s career has docked at the Port of Oswego Authority. The former president of…

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Read more about the article SPECIAL REPORT: At the Age 99 Rosie’s Still Putting in Full Days at Work
Rose Anthony stands behind the bar at her Rosie’s Tavern in Granby Center. She turned 99 in February but works every day of the week.

SPECIAL REPORT: At the Age 99 Rosie’s Still Putting in Full Days at Work

Rose Anthony, the owner of Rosie’s Tavern in Granby Center, does it all: Plow the driveway, do the cleaning, the ordering. At 99 years of age, she works every day…

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Read more about the article SPECIAL REPORT: Surviving the First Year — Blake Jewelers in Township 5, Camillus

SPECIAL REPORT: Surviving the First Year — Blake Jewelers in Township 5, Camillus

By Mary Beth Roach   Entrepreneurship is booming, according to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce report issued in February. This trend includes several new entrepreneurs profiled here who have opened…

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