Northern New York's Premier Business Monthly
STEPHEN SWOFFORD n WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
The house at 207 Elm Street sold above median price for the area. Incentives driven by economic development and home buyers purchasing more expensive homes increased the number of homes sold in Jefferson County and the median price in both Jefferson and St. Lawrence County last quarter.(Wolf story)
Bill and Jan Cratsenberg look at cars in the showroom of the new F.X. Caprara Honda dealership during grand opening ceremonies Thursday afternoon in Watertown. Photo by Stephen Swofford, Watertown Daily Times.
The newly opened F.X. Caprara Honda dealership on outer Bradley Street held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting event throughout the day Thursday. [Read more…]
River Hospital CEO Ben Moore III in talks about the future of health care in the north country in his Alexandria Bay office last month. Photo by Stephen Swofford, NNY Business.
For River Hospital the last 10 years since Ben Moore III became CEO has been a transitional period as it experienced financial challenges, backlash from the Medicaid reimbursement changes, and then growth with the help of programs like the outpatient program for soldiers with PTSD coordinated with Fort Drum and TRICARE. Mr. Moore sat down with us this month to discuss how River Hospital overcame the challenges facing it and the future for the hospital and the north country’s health care industry as a whole. [Read more…]
Dr. John Poggi, a board-certified hematologist and oncologist and director of medical oncology at Samaritan Medical Center, moved his private practice under Samaritan’s umbrella in 2014, having previously worked for Samaritan from 1984 to 1999. Photo by Stephen Swofford, NNY Business.
By Gabrielle Hovendon, NNY Business
To be in private practice, or not to be? That is the question — and it’s an increasingly common one for north country physicians. [Read more…]
Left, Cody Morse, left, automatics engineer, and Sean Hanson, head grower, are the men behind the machine at Agbotic. Photo by Stephen Swofford, NNY Business.
By Marcus Wolf, NNY Business
John P. Gaus’s vision for his automated and organic farming company, Agbotic Inc., took one of its first major steps with a 1,200-square-foot prototype greenhouse built in 2014. [Read more…]
Saint Lawrence Spirits owners Jody Garrett, left, and his son, Bill, in the taproom at the Clayton facility. Photo by Stephen Swofford, NNY Business.
By Karee Magee, NNY Business
Sitting outside Fairview Manor in Clayton and looking out over the St. Lawrence River, there couldn’t be a better place that encompasses the feel of the Thousand Islands region, which was Jody Garrett’s plan design from the beginning for his distillery. [Read more…]
Construction continues Wednesday morning on Factory Street in Watertown. Photo by Stephen Swofford, Watertown Daily Times.
Some miscalculations on the scope of work for the $12.9 million Factory Street reconstruction project will drive up its cost more than $567,000. [Read more…]
Kendal Dejourdan, 5, plays on some of the equipment at the Bouncing Bug in Watertown. Stephen Swofford, Watertown Daily Times.
When the Snack Shack Family Fun Center closed business, Molly K. Dejourdan decided to rent the building and, with a little paint and a few bouncy houses, turned it into the Bouncing Bug. [Read more…]
The sun sets on a wind farm outside Lowville. Photo by Stephen Swofford, Watertown Daily Times.
A fourth wind farm — this one with an additional solar component — is now being planned in Lewis County on the Tug Hill Plateau. [Read more…]
Coyote Moon Vineyards won New York Winery of the Year Award from the New York International Wine competition Monday. Photo by Stephen Swofford, Watertown Daily Times.
Coyote Moon Vineyards won New York Winery of the Year Award from the New York International Wine competition Monday. [Read more…]
