BUSINESS UPDATE: Hotels Deal with the Off-Season Low Occupancy

Façade of Riverside Inn in Fulton. General manager Harry Kelawala said to keep cashflow higher in the dull winter months, he works with the Department of Social Services to offer short-term housing for people who need a temporary home until they find an apartment.

BUSINESS UPDATE: Hotels Deal with the Off-Season Low Occupancy

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 19, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

Occupancy rate “drops dramatically starting in November,” says general manager at Riverside Inn in Fulton By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant During the wintertime, occupancy rates in places of lodging tends…

BUSINESS UPDATE: Contractors: — Snow Plowing Business Not What It Used to Be

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 19, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

Besides lack of enough snow, contractors say high cost of insurance hurts their businesses; some are exiting the business By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Many landscaping and construction firms plow…

Cow pedicure: Wendall Reiff takes off an inchs depth on Cow 143’s hoof to keep her happy and healthy.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business — Teen Gives Pedicure to Cows

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 19, 2025
Post category:Special Features Special Report

He is one of eight New York state hoof-trimmers listed on the website of the Hoof Trimmer Association. He grosses $6K to $8K a month By John Addyman Cow…

Here, There and Everywhere: Nonprofits Are Improving the Quality of Life

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 19, 2025
Post category:Cover Stories Nonprofit

By Stefan Yablonski Nonprofits are essential to the health and stability of Central New York. Every day, they respond to the needs of children, seniors, veterans and families with…

Stephen Fournier, right, with Christopher M. Gorman, KeyCorp’s chairman and chief executive officer.

PROFILE: Stephen Fournier

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Profiles Special Features

Top official at KeyBank never thought about going into the banking industry growing up. He is about to celebrate 40 years with KeyBank By Stefan Yablonski Stephen D. Fournier,…

BUSINESS UPDATE: Oswego County Business Magazine Hits Issue #200

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

By Stefan Yablonski “The magazine you are now reading is the first and only publication about business and economic development in Oswego County. Every other month, Oswego County Business…

BUSINESS UPDATE: Oswego YMCA Turns 170

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

Organization has been ‘an engine of community vitality’ as it supports families and community health, says CEO Stefan Yablonski The Oswego YMCA is celebrating 170 years this November. Founded…

Par-K Jeep Chrysler dealership closed at the end of August after many decades in Fulton. Longley Brothers acquired its assets and become the sole new auto dealer in the city.

BUSINESS UPDATE: After Par-K Acquisition, Longley Brothers Plans Big Expansion in Fulton

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

By Stefan Yablonski Earlier this summer, Longley Brothers acquired the assets of Par-K Enterprise, a Jeep and Chrysler dealership which closed after several decades in business. The owners, the…

SPECIAL REPORT — John P. Riley: Attorney … and Playwright

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Special Features Special Report

The Oswego native had ‘A Girl I Know’ staged at the Landmark Theater earlier this year and hopes to have it on a Broadway stage in the future By Stefan…

Rich Hall, home to the College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Photo courtesy of SUNY Oswego Office of Communications.

New Leadership at SUNY Oswego Business School

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:September 29, 2025
Post category:Cover Stories

Kristen Eichhorn to guide College of Business and Entrepreneurship into the future By Stefan Yablonski Kristen Campbell Eichhorn is a busy lady — torn between Culkin and Rich halls.…