Welch bought out his partners in the ‘70s and Keith Welch bought out his father in 1987 after working in the family business for four years. In 2008, Maribeth Myers and Marcia Ives, Keith’s daughters, assumed ownership. This marked the third generation of a now woman-owned family business. Pathfinder Industries provides large-scale, precision sheet metal and machine work for a wide customer base, including Lockheed Martin, Scientific Tool, the Eraser Co. and many other Central New York businesses.
Rowlee Construction Principal Executive: Larry Rowlee, Taber Rowlee, Ted Rowlee President, Partners Address: 81 Pierce Drive Fulton, NY 13069 Phone: 598-5511 Fax: 598-5507 Email: rowlee@alltel.net In Oswego County since: 1972 Total employment: 19 n Operations: Rowlee Construction specializes in virtually all types of commercial construction—from fast food restaurants to manufacturing facilities to building retrofitting—working with some of the biggest national and Central New York companies. Rowlee’s experience in commercial construction includes such companies as Birds Eye, Brookfield Power, Fulton Savings Bank, InterFace Solutions, Nucor Steel and Pathfinder Bank. The company and its sister company Kodiac LLC are also developers of such projects as The Glen and Pine Creek Estates residential communities; the first commercial/residential development in Oswego County at Watertower Hill; the Thunder Alley Sports Center; and the new plaza site for Kinney Drugs in downtown Fulton. In recent years, the company has added design/build services and project evaluation.
The Eis House Principal Executive: Barry Trimble Managing member Address: 144 Academy St. Mexico, N.Y. 13114 Phone: 963-3830 Email: eishousellc@twcny.rr.com Website: www.theeishouse.com In Oswego County since: 1977 Total employment: 19
Full-time: 10 Part-time: 9 n Operations: The Eis House is an event center, restaurant and tavern. Lodging is also available. It hosts weddings, receptions, corporate, training and community events. The Eis House is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Offsite catering is also available.
Fulton Tool Co. Principal Executive: Bruce Phelps President Address: 802 state Route 3 Fulton, NY 13069 Phone: 598-2900 Fax: 598-4210 Email: fultontool@aol.com Website: www.fultontool.com In Oswego County since: 1959 Total employment: 18 Full-time: 16 Part-time: 2 n Operations: Fulton Tool Co. was started in September of 1959 in the American Woolen Complex in Fulton as a one-man model shop. In 1961, the company moved to Schuyler Street. The company was incorporated in 1962 by its stockholders, Joseph Metivier, Edward McGuane and Bruce Phelps. Currently, the company manufactures parts for the communications industry, for rotary air compressor manufacturers and the automotive industry. The company is a computer-controlled machining facility that uses new micro-machining procedures to develop parts for the microelectronics field. The company rebuilt nearly from scratch when a fire destroyed its previous location in 2003. It moved into its new facility at 802 W. Broadway in Fulton later that year. The plant is fully equipped with CNC equipment that includes 12 milling centers, state-of-the-art inspection equipment, a modern close-tolerance cold saw and new computer systems and related software. In 2011, the company added a Mori Seiki CNC lathe. In 2012, Fulton Tool Co. expanded its customer base to include international customers. In 2013, Fulton Tool Co. installed a new horizontal milling center dedicated to the commercial pump and compressor industries.
ProBuild Principal Executive: Ernie Peters Market manager, Upstate NY/ General manager, Mexico store Address: 5818 Scenic Ave. Mexico, NY 13114 Phone: 963-7293 Fax: 963-7493 Email: Ernie.peters@ProBuild.com Website: www.ProBuild.com In Oswego County since: 1956 Total employment: 18 Full-time: 18 n What’s new: In the spring of 2017, ProBuild will convert to the Builders FirstSource, Inc. point-of-sale system that is expected to bring simpler and faster service to all customers while making the sales team’s job easier and more efficient. n Operations: Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDR), a leading supplier and manufacturer of structural and related building products for residential new construction in the United States, acquired ProBuild in July of 2015. The combination of BFS and ProBuild creates a national professional dealer with 2015 combined revenues of approximately $6.1 billion. ProBuild operates more than 400 lumber and building product distribution, manufacturing and assembly centers serving 45 states in the country. From the beginning, the company has worked hard to be the supplier of choice for national builders, local contractors and do-it-yourselfers. ProBuild’s manufacturing activities include trusses, wall panels, millwork, and pre-hung door and window fabrication. The company’s construction services include the installation of framing, millwork, insulation and other products.
Save-A-Lot Principal Executive: Jeremy Burns Store manager Address: 364 W. First St. S. Fulton, NY 13069 Phone: 592-4974 Fax: 598-9324 Email: sal24249@yahoo.com Website: www.save-a-lot.com; www. facebook.com/save.alot.fulton In Oswego County since: 2001 Total employment: 18 Full-time: 3
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