BUSINESS UPDATE: SUNY Oswego’s Online MBA Continues Top Ranking

Irene Scruton, assistant dean of the SUNY Oswego School of Business and director of Oswego’s MBA programs, congratulates December 2024 online MBA graduate Jane Nwagu, the group head of business development for FBN Insurance Brokers in Lagos, Nigeria. Nwagu completed the program successfully online and traveled to Oswego to attend Commencement and meet members of the Oswego team.

BUSINESS UPDATE: SUNY Oswego’s Online MBA Continues Top Ranking

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:April 16, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

SUNY Oswego remains the top online MBA program among public schools in New York state, according to rankings released Jan. 21 by U.S. News and World Report. The U.S. News:…

Inside the newly renovated Old City Hall brewery in downtown Oswego.

SPECIAL REPORT: Craft Brewing Doing Well in NYS; Not So Much Elsewhere

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:April 16, 2025
Post category:Special Features Special Report

By Stefan Yablonski After decades of growth, the craft beer industry nationwide is in real bad slump, according to the executive director of the New York State Brewers Association.…

“ConnextCare serves everyone regardless of their insurance coverage or ability to pay,” says CEO Tricia Peter-Clark. The federally qualified health center is the the largest primary care provider in Oswego County. It operates health centers in Central Square, Fulton, Mexico, Oswego, Parish, Phoenix and Pulaski. It offers medical, dental, mental health and substance use disorder services. Photo by Chuck Wainwright.

ConnextCare Expands Access to Health Care in Oswego County

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:April 16, 2025
Post category:Cover Stories

With a new and expanded location in Oswego, ConnextCare will increase services related to primary care, mental health and dental services By Stefan Yablonski Growing up, Tricia Peter-Clark often…

Joseph Wormworth and Max in front of a truck owned by his company, Roots Roll-Off Professionals.

STARTING UP: New Dumpster Business Already Cleaning Up

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:April 16, 2025
Post category:Last Page Special Features

By Stefan Yablonski Q: How did this all start? A: Roots Roll-Off Professionals was born out of a dream — a dream to build something meaningful for our family,…

PROFILE: Robert Griffin

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Profiles Special Features

Helping small businesses grow and succeed is his goal By Stefan Yablonski Robert Griffin, the head of Onondaga Small Business Development Center, is in charge of a territory that…

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

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

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…

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

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Business Update Special Features

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…

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

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Special Features Special Report

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…

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

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Special Features Special Report

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…

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

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 27, 2025
Post category:Special Features Special Report

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…