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24 Sunday,March 2,2008 WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES PROGRESS 2008 v BUSINESS UPDATE v Nicholville Telephone issues customer survey Nicholville Telephone Co. delivers telecommunications services to more than 2,100 customers in the tri-town region of St. Lawrence County. As an independent local exchange carrier, Nicholville Telephone Co. is regulated by thestate Public Service Commission. Nicholville Telephone Co. was once again recognized statewide for earning the PSC’s Commendation for Excellent Service in 2006 award. This is the eighth consecutive year the company received this award. Just 19 other companies in New York state have achieved this service record for eight or greater consecutive years. The commendations for excellent service are based on a telephone company’s performance in relation to service quality standards established by the Commission. The criteria to measure the condition of each company’s infrastructure includes an evaluation of “customer trouble report rates” (CTRR) and the number of consumer complaints received by the Commission. Nicholville Telephone scored 96 percent on its CTRR, which reflects performance results for each of its central office operations, and maintained a 0.00 PSC complaint rate score. With the dial-up Internet customer in mind, Nicholville Telephone served up a new high speed Internet package called DSL Lite. By offering an option as low as $19.95 per month, DSL Lite customers can now enjoy a connection that is 14 times faster than dial up for a fraction of the cost of most high speed offerings. DSL Lite has become wildly popular among budget-minded customers who are relieved to say good bye to dial up Internet forever. There is never a minimum contract term required. In late summer 2007, Nicholville Telephone representatives visited more than 1,200 homes in the communities of Nicholville, Hopkinton, Winthrop and Stockholm. A campaign of this nature was unprecedented in the company’s long history. Its purpose was to share information about the company, its technology and to invite input from customers. In na survey, 84 percent percent of respondents said they are satisfied with the price they pay for Nicholville Telephone service. Reliability was ranked highest in importance by 78 percent, the largest percentage. And 84 percent of respondents said it was “very important” that the service they subscribe to is available during power outages in order to use their phone or call 911. Nicholville Telephone is locally owned and operated by its employees, management team and board of directors. Nicholville Telephone maintains more than 200 square miles of outside fiber optic and copper cable to more than 2,000 residences and businesses and onsite service and repair is available 24 hours a day. The company’s service office, at 3330 State Highway 11B in Nicholville, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, (open 9 a.m. Mondays) For details call 328-4411. Three technical personnel have joined staff at GYMO GYMO Architecture, Engineering & Land Surveying P.C. reports a successful 2007 and the addition of three technical personnel over the past year: Joe Boshart of Lowville, who works in both the engineering and architecture departments; Paula Jacobs of Adams Center, and Brian Drake, of Clayton, both in civil engineering. Mr. Boshart is involved in lighting and heating equipment energy savings retro-fits for the Lewis County Social Services and Public Safety Buildings, as well as numerous projects for both residential and industrial clients. Mrs. Jacobs has returned to GYMO after a short absence. She and Mr. Drake are working on multi-family housing site engineering and utility design. Director of engineering Patrick J. Scordo said Norstar Development, developer of Summit Woods, is moving through construction of site infrastructure. The engineering department also has been busy with numerous multi-family housing projects scheduled to begin construction in 2008 and 2009. Director of architecture Stephen W. Yaussi said the architecture department has also been busy with not only the multi-family housing design work, but projects such as Watertown Housing Authority’s administration facilities and the Lewis County Court House. Also, the former Buckley Building restoration in Carthage and former Bradley Building adaptive re-use project in Watertown are soon to provide a more apartments to help mitigate the housing shortage in the area. GYMO survey manager Greg Ashley has had survey crews busy all year throughout the tricounty area, with significant work again on Fort Drum. The firm continues involvement at Fort Drum with housing for soldiers. In 2004, GYMO was selected to assist with the design of more than 2,000 home renovations and more than 1,300 new homes on the post. The impact of this construction work has already been felt by local communities struggling to keep up with infrastructure improvements such as water and sewage distribution systems. GYMO has been busy in many of the regional municipalities providing design services for those improvements throughout the north country. Director of Business Development Edward G. Olley, Jr. predicts a prosperous 2008 for the firm. Humane Society has year of successful adoptions Last year was another successful one of adoptions for the Lewis County Humane Society, Pine Grove Road, Watson. Operating on the “three-too” policy of too sick, too injured or too aggressive, the agency was able to look for homes for all but a very few of the stray population with only a few dog euthanasias and two cats going to farms. All money raised by the on-site Whispering Pines Boarding Kennel goes directly to the care and housing of strays. The agency’s board of directors includes Becky Thompson, president; John Herrman, treasurer; Ned Merrell, legal secretary; Ingrid Honey, membership chairwoman and Cliff Cook, executive director. Other board members are Melinda Waddell, Marcia Myers, Kristen Peebles and Sheila Corey. The agency has openings on its board and is holding its annual membership drive. The shelter is family-run with the assistance of volunteers. Animal adoptions are offered from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and by appointment. For more information call 376-8349 or visit www.lewishumane.org or www.lewishumane.petfinder.org. In May the shelter held its most successful fundraiser to date and during the annual open house held its first annual silent auction with more than 50 products from area businesses and private individuals. Projects include looking into a heating system as well as a domestic water heating system after receiving a donation from Assemblywoman Dierdre K. Scozzafava, R-Gouverneur. With a grant received from ASPCA, the shelter hopes to install a system this spring to collect rain water from the roof and use it for cleaning, easing the strain on the well. Because the well ran dry this summer, the shelter has had a 355-foot deep well drilled with a large percentage of the cost covered by donations from Denise Haskins from Ad-Matz and Virginia Lyndaker from Nu-Day Reality. NNY Homes sales volume up 400% since ‘02 opening NNY Homes Inc., 18242 State Route 3, Watertown, three miles past the Salmon Run Mall, is owned and operated by Joan and Scott Gerni, who opened the business in July 2002. Since opening, NNY Homes has increased its sales volume by 400 percent and was nominated Business of the Year twice in 2007. The business has a staff of 14 licensed Realtors and two support staff members. The company includes the Gernis’ three children, Angela Samphier, William Leepy and Teri Benitez. The company Web site, www.nnyhomes.com, received an award for its information and format. NNY Homes specializes in residential and resort home sales including new construction and has played a major role in some of the area’s largest commercial sales in connection with the expansion of Fort Drum. NNY Homes marketed and sold 18 new homes in Pine Ridge Estates, Great Bend. It also acted as listing agent for several new homes built by the Development Authority of the North Country in the city of Watertown. NNY Homes is working on a new residential community for 2008, subject to final approvals. Aubertine and Currier acquires three partners Aubertine and Currier Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors, PLLC, 516 Bradley St., completed 260 projects in 2007, an increase of 80 percent. In six years, it has increased revenue by 700 percent. The firm has 18 employees, each specializing in a design discipline from small additions to multi-million-dollar municipal projects, and has helped design more than $130 million in construction projects. In-house services include architectural design, civil/site/structural engineering, electrical, mechanical and plumbing design, construction management and land surveying. Three additional partners with more than 50 years combined professional experience were named in 2007: architect Brian Jones, civil engineer Matthew Morgia and chief land surveyor Jayson Jones, each heading a department. Aubertine and Currier established its land surveying department in January 2007 and during the year completed 140 design projects. The firm has developed a design specialty in licensed child care centers and has designed several in Lewis and Jefferson counties. The firm has designed five banks in the past five years. In 2006, Aubertine and Currier purchased the former Fastenal building next door, a portion of which was renovated as office space for the engineering and land surveying departments. Plans include increasing the professional staff by 50 percent over the next three to five years. The office of Michael Aubertine, architect, was established in Watertown in January 2000. In October 2000, longtime friend and business associate Patrick Currier joined the company. In January 2001, the firm became known as Aubertine and Currier Architects. For more information call 782- 2005 or visit www.AubertineCurrier.com. Small Business Center at JCC offers free services The Small Business Development Center at Jefferson Community College helps the small business community to resolve organizational, financial, marketing, technical and other business issues. Professional counselors can assist in all aspects of small business ownership, from creating a first business plan and exploring funding options for start-up or expansion. Staff provide direct individual counseling and offer seminars on various educational business topics. This past year the center counseled more than 800 individuals and provided 36 training seminars. Services are free and confidential. Call 782-9262 for more information. BUSINESS SERVICES HONEY BEAR DAY CARE Helen Taylor & Shannon Taylor 24343 Felts Mills, Boot NY Jack 13638 Hill Rd. 2 Min. from Fort Carthage Drum 10 315-773-6613 Min. from Watertown honeybeardaycare315@yahoo.com & 315-783-4739 Howard R. George, Private Investigator William R. 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PROGRESS 2008 WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES Sunday,March Day,Month 2,2008 Date,Year 24 C5 A Ogdensburg port handles over 115,000 tons in busy 2007 OGDENSBURG — The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority had a very productive 2007 and is looking forward to a busy 2008 port season as it prepares to handle a large shipment of windmill components from Denmark. PORT OF OGDENSBURG During the 2007 St. Lawrence Seaway shipping season the Port of Ogdensburg was active, handling six ships and three barges while expanding its base of products handled at the port. In all, over 115,000 tons of commodities were handled at the port during 2007, including road salt, dried distillers grains, corn, hominy, cottonseed, corn gluten and citrus pulp. Efforts to bring in animal feeds for local farmers has been a priority focus of the authority, helping to reduce costs for area dairy farms. Two heavy-lift cargo operations also happened at the port of Ogdensburg during the 2007 shipping season. The BBC Scandinavia, a German-flagged vessel, visited the port in July to pick up a 200-ton railroad locomotive that was destined for a mining operation in Quebec. During September a barge stopped at the port to pick up two large generators from the Alliance Energy cogeneration facility. The generators were bound for Texas for refurbishment. The 2008 shipping season looks very promising. The authority recently signed an agreement to handle a minimum of six ships of windmill component parts from Denmark that will be stored at the Port and then barged to Wolfe Island, Ontario. This project will be one of the largest shipments the port has seen in a number of years. The Wolfe Island Wind Project, which will consist of 86 windmills, is being developed by the Canadian Renewable Energy Corp. The authority plans to continue its aggressive marketing efforts during 2008 to attract additional project cargoes and new commodities. During 2008 a critical update of the authority’s port master plan will also be undertaken. The authority was successful in obtaining a $225,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to undertake this study, which will also analyze rail and truck freight flows throughout St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis and Franklin counties. A steering committee of north country economic developers has been formed to advise the authority’s consultants on this project and to develop a regional marketing plan for the fourcounty area. INDUSTRIAL PARKS The authority’s light-industrial commerce park remained nearly 100 percent occupied during 2007. The industrial park, which has been developed by the authority over the past 20- plus years, is home to over 25 companies that employ over 500 area residents in a mix of authority-owned and privately-owned facilities. The park is anchored by a variety of industrial firms, principally from Southeastern Ontario, including BreconRidge, Inc., Med-Eng Systems Inc., DEW Industries Inc., Ara Shoes Inc., and T-Base Communications Inc. Other businesses in the park include the St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union, A.N. Deringer Inc., DeFelsko Corp., the International Corporate Center, Lincare, FedEx, Strader Ferris International, the U.S. Social Security Administration and a number of other small businesses. The authority’s heavy-industrial park is home to ACCO Brands, Inc. The office products company is one of the area’s largest employers. Graymont Materials Inc. also operates a cement batch plant in the heavy-industrial park and recently announced plans to expand the facility. In keeping with the authority’s efforts to create jobs and increase investments in Northern New York, the authority began construction on a $2.1 million, 24,000-square-foot shell building during 2007. The new facility was on schedule to be completed by March 1. In an effort to attract a tenant to this facility, the authority has been working with the city of Ogdensburg, the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency and the state Empire State Development Corp. to market the facility in Canada and regionally. The authority’s economic development efforts in Ogdensburg and the growth of the industrial parks has lead to an expanded tax base. Over half of the buildings in the industrial parks are now privately-owned and have an estimated taxable value of over $13.7 million. This new development and growth generates over $670,000 in annual tax revenue for the City of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County and the Enlarged Ogdensburg City School District. Most importantly, the authority’s efforts in this area have created numerous jobs for many residents throughout St. Lawrence County. OGDENSBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FedEx established a freightforwarding operation at the Ogdensburg International Airport during 2007. Due to increased customer demand from brokerage firms in the Ogdensburg area, FedEx now has a daily cargo flight out of the Ogdensburg International Airport and may expand its operation at the facility, depending on increased demand. Daily passenger flights out of the airport and other north country airports are anticipated to resume during 2008 through the federal Essential Air Service program. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently issued a solicitation for carriers for the Ogdensburg, Massena and Watertown airports, and proposals from carriers were anticipated in February this year. OGDENSBURG-PRESCOTT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE Traffic on the Ogdensburg- Prescott International Bridge, which is operated by the Authority, increased during 2007 with the rise in the value of the Canadian dollar as more and more Canadian shoppers traveled to Ogdensburg and St. Lawrence County stores to shop. From August to December, automobile crossing on the international bridge increased nearly 25 percent as the Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. dollar. The favorable Canadian rate, however, has resulted in fewer exports to the U.S., driving down commercial traffic on the 1 1 ⁄2- mile suspension bridge. Commercial traffic saw an average decline of approximately 10 percent for the year. During 2007, the authoritysuccessfully implemented a $450,000 security enhancement project on the bridge, installing security cameras and a weather station. The authorityalso anticipates a $15 million investment in the bridge during 2008-2009 to re-deck and repaint the suspension portion of the bridge. Engineering work on this vital improvement project commenced in 2007. NEW YORK & OGDENSBURG RAILWAY The New York & Ogdensburg Railway, which is owned by the authority and operated under lease to Vermont Rail System, Burlington, Vt., saw a sizeable increase in rail shipments in 2007. It is estimated that rail traffic increased 60 percent from 2006 to 2007. A total of 500 rail cars were shipped on the New York & Ogdensburg during 2007, up from 300 in 2006, according to New York & Ogdensburg Railway officials. Much of this increase is attributable to products that were shipped to the Port of Ogdensburg for distribution, including approximately 6,000 tons of Dried Distillers Grains and over 3,000 tons of corn that went out by barge to Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. ADVANCES IN HEALTHCARE ARE THE FURTHEST THING FROM HER MIND. Numerous other railcars were handled at Seaway Bulk Services — a rail-to-truck operation at the Port of Ogdensburg. Products such as resins, lubricants, plastic pellets, oils, etc., are transloaded from rail to truck at this facility and then trucked to industries throughout the region. The authority is a New York State public benefit corporation. Academic Research? Curiosity? Answers to tonight’s Double Jeopardy question? Find any news you need to know in The Times online archives. Go to • Free 7 day archives. • Paid archives dating back to 1988. • Only a small fee per article! • Packages available for further use. Mobile mammography OB/GYN specialists Pediatric physicians Her focus is elsewhere most days. That’s fine, because quality healthcare is our main focus. We invest in the latest technology and in highly trained staff, making sure we are able to provide you with the leading-edge treatment and specialists you need. 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