Oswego Still Riding High

Construction of the LITATRO (acronym for “Luck is the Ability to recognize opportunity”) building, seen as the future cornerstone of downtown Oswego, is well under way and ahead of schedule. It will be a five-story, mixed-use hub for businesses and 21 upscale apartments. Restaurants on the first floor and a rooftop deck are expected, as is underground parking.

Oswego Still Riding High

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Progress

Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects coming to fruition; new spirit of prosperity returning to Port City By Lou Sorendo The city of Oswego is still riding high on the momentum created…

8 Economic Sectors

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Progress

Analysis of some of the key sectors of the local economy By Lou Sorendo 1 Agriculture As 2020 unfolds, the Oswego County agricultural community is awaiting proposed changes to a bill…

Q & A with Rob Simpson

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Economic Development Feature Stories Progress

CenterState CEO president says region must focus on eradicating poverty, closing the skills gap By Lou Sorendo Q.: You noted last year the “robust growth that drove investments in 2018…

Outlook for 2020

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Progress

‘The sentiment is better than it once was. There’s an effort by our political leaders to get stuff done. But at the same time, we’re losing jobs in retail. Retail…

CNY in Lag Mode

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories Progress

Region can’t keep pace with upward downstate, national economic trends By Lou Sorendo Stop the bleeding. New York lost more people than any other state in the nation for the…

Safe Haven Museum in Oswego Gets makeover

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories

By Payne Horning The Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum in Oswego, which memorializes how President Franklin Roosevelt allowed nearly 1,000 Jewish refugees into Fort Ontario to escape the Holocaust…

New York’s Population Declines Again

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Feature Stories

2019 is the fourth year in a row that New York lost more people than it gained. It has lost more people than any other state in the nation for…

Michael J. Hertzendorf

Q & A with Michael J. Hertzendorf

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:December 14, 2019
Post category:Economic Development Feature Stories

Newly appointed NUAIR’s president and CEO talks about drone industry, the Rome-Syracuse drone corridor and the role CNY is playing in this burgeoning industry By Payne Horning A nonprofit coalition…

Safeguards Help Prevent Banking Data Breaches

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Banking Feature Stories

With increase in online banking, banks now use elaborate ways to protect their data By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Most financial institutions are insured in case of theft. But a newer…

Banking: Is Brick and Mortar Crumbling?

Post author:Oswego County Business Magazine
Post published:October 21, 2019
Post category:Banking Feature Stories

Community Bank leader looks at the changing face of finances By Lou Sorendo From the post-World War II period through 2009, the number of bank branches in the United States…