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Construction continues on the new South Jeff Wine & Liquor, 32-34 W. Church St., Adams, next to Dunkin’ Donuts. The 5,250-square-foot retail outlet is slated to open as early as late spring. Owners William J. and Gordon G. Bonisteel are moving their existing wine and liquor store at South Jeff Plaza. Photo by Amanda Morrison, NNY Business.
What: Retail wine & liquor store. [Read more…]
Above, the F.X. Baumert and Co. cheese factory and office, Antwerp. At the turn of the 20th century the factory was the largest of its kind in the country. Photo from Watertown Daily Times archives.
By Lenka Walldroff, NNY Business
From the mid-19th century until about 1930, Jefferson County reigned as the “Cheese Capital of the World.” In fact, at the time, more cheese was bought and sold on the Watertown Cheese Exchange than anywhere else in the world. Jefferson County’s cheese notoriety came from humble origins, however, with the first dairy farm opening in Rutland in 1834 with 20 cows. As road conditions were often poor, or roads were non-existent, travel took significantly longer in previous centuries than it does today. In pre-refrigeration times, this proved problematic for farmers trading in perishable goods like milk. [Read more…]
Columnist Jennifer McCluskey
As spring dawns and businesses prepare for the summer season, it’s a good time to review your marketing strategies and evaluate their effectiveness. The goal of marketing is to get your name out there and have your brand become more recognizable in the marketplace. More importantly, you want to reach the right customers, make sales to them and help them turn into referral sources for future customers. As Andrew Klausner wrote in an April 2013 Forbes.com article, “developing awareness of your brand — who you are, what you do and why you are uniquely qualified — should in turn help you generate leads which will lead to more clients.” As you begin to lay out your marketing plan, be clear on specific goals and action steps, timing, your budget and message. [Read more…]
Columnist Jill Van Hoesen
Since, at times, my column’s subject seems to follow my day job, I’ve been spending a lot of time poking around Redmond lately. You know Redmond, Wash., the home base of software giant Microsoft. [Read more…]
Columnist Jay Matteson
On March 20, we saw an enormous effort by the Northern New York community to demonstrate support for our men and women who serve at Fort Drum. Much is at risk for our community with potentially 16,000 soldiers being removed from the north country. Even if the Department of Defense cut 5,000 soldiers, our community would suffer devastating economic and social impacts. Before the March 20 public rally, someone asked me how a troop reduction would affect our agricultural industry. I explained that because we, unlike many military bases, are one community, agriculture would also feel a significant impact from a troop reduction. [Read more…]
Columnist Lynn Pietroski
When many people think of businesses, they often ask if it’s a non-profit, a for-profit, or a corporation. We rarely really ask if it’s a family-run or owned business. Family-owned businesses are all around us, from small mom-and-pop stores to local restaurants such as Momma’s Kitchen or Shorty’s Diner, or larger ones like BMW, Walmart and Raymour and Flannigan.
But what does it mean to be a family-owned business? [Read more…]
Columnist Larry Covell
In February’s column, I discussed options of an owner who wants to withdraw from a Limited Liability Company when there is a falling out between any of its members. If the LLC operating agreement has contract language on member withdrawal, the matter is easy since the method has been established. However, when an operating agreement fails to address it, the member who wishes to withdraw faces an uphill legal battle. [Read more…]
Columnist Paul Luck
If you are in business, I suspect you would agree that most everything costs something. Readily apparent are raw materials used to make products, employee wages, utilities, taxes, machinery, rents and office supplies. Costs can sometimes be negotiated but generally they are what they are. [Read more…]
Columnist Reg Carter
We last discussed our “Top 5” operational drivers that are most impactful on daily business success. The five concepts we believe essential to operate any business or organization, large or small, for-profit or nonprofit, public or private, are: customer focus, process focus, employee involvement, data analysis and leadership commitment. [Read more…]
Columnist Bob Gorman
Since 2000, residents of Georgia and Connecticut have been using 2-1-1, the nationally authorized phone number that connects callers to nonprofit and government services offered in their community.
Since 2007, residents of Plattsburgh and communities in all but 10 New York State counties have enjoyed the same service.
And finally in February, 2-1-1 came to Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. [Read more…]
