Oswego County Business, #187: August - September 2023

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MINORITIES

Hugo Acosta, the owner-publisher of CNY Latino — CNY’s only Spanish-language newspaper – is also a host of Radio Show in Spanish..! (Programa de Radio en Español..!).

CNY Latino About to Turn 20

Publisher learned from his mistakes and is celebrating nearly two decades in business, which now includes a montly newspaper, a weekly radio show, consulting and more By Stefan Yablonski

M

istakes were made. Hugo Acosta almost quit — almost. Acosta, the owner-publisher of CNY Latino was born in Venezuela and came to America in the early 1980s. “In 1992, I started a local internet consulting business called H.A. Technical Services, which I sold when I began my publishing venture with CNY Latino,” he said. H. A. stands for

Hugo Acosta. After going through some rough times in his personal life at the beginning of 2003; after carefully reconsidering his current career conditions, and after consulting with some close friends, “I decided to embark myself into a new business venture that would directly link to my native cultural roots,” he explained.

He has a computer science background and had another business that he was running with his ex-wife. Then “things happened … things happen in life, you know. So I had to let it go,” he said. “Besides losing the business, I kind of lost my culture.” “Mi vida es como una telenovela [My life is like a soap opera],” he continued in Spanish. “I took what happened

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Up and Running: Splash Indoor Water Park Resort Now Open

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pages 98-99

BEST BUSINESS DIRECTORY

1min
page 97

Barlow’s Concessions LLC

5min
pages 94-96

CNY Latino About to Turn 20

6min
pages 91-93

NEW YORK: 20TH BEST STATE FOR MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES

3min
page 90

Helping Minority-Owned Businesses

3min
pages 88-89

Drug Shortage Leaves Pharmacists Scrambling

3min
pages 86-87

The Doctor Will See You at Your Home — for a Price House calls: in-home health booming

3min
pages 84-85

Training New Nurses

3min
pages 81-83

Why So Many Hospitals Have Gone Out of Business

3min
pages 78-80

‘Bleisure’ Trips Are Back

5min
pages 71-77

Airbnb Facing Struggles

2min
page 70

Travel Industry Booming

2min
pages 68-69

Tug Hill Group Promotes Outdoor Activities

4min
pages 66-67

Bill Niver, 82, Still Has a Lot of Drive

4min
pages 64-65

PUTTING SMILES ON FACES

8min
pages 60-63

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT JOE GOSEK

3min
pages 58-59

AND

10min
pages 53-57

MISS OUT

1min
pages 50-51

My Turn

2min
pages 49-50

Scaring Up Business: The Spooky Industry of Local Ghost Stories

12min
pages 42-49

2023 Achievement Awards Presented by OOC

3min
pages 40-42

Business Cards: Is This Still a Thing?

2min
pages 38-40

The Impact of Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Businesses and Employment

5min
pages 36-37

Tennis Coach Is Helping Revive Interest in the Game

4min
pages 34-36

Vona’s Over the Years

1min
page 33

Vona’s Restaurant Third Generation Now in Charge

2min
pages 32-33

NEWSMAKERS

7min
pages 26-31

SOMETHING’S A-BREWIN’ IN OSWEGO

4min
pages 22-25

ALLEN CONNELY

3min
pages 18-19

TAMMY LYNN WILKINSON

4min
pages 16-18

ON THE JOB How Has Your Business Changed Since

4min
pages 14-16

PUBLISHER’S NOTE SUNSETS

3min
pages 12-13

#1 Online MBA

1min
pages 5-7

Weight Loss Surgery

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pages 2-4
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