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Business in Fulton County Has Come a Long Way Since Its Glove-Making Heyday

Once known as the “Glove and Leather Capital of the World,” Fulton County’s earliest industry involved tanning, leather and glove making. Johnstown and Gloversville were long called the Glove Cities and had more than 300 leather companies in the late 1800s and early 1900s. At one time, more than half the nation’s gloves and more than 90 percent of its fine leather gloves were made in Fulton County.Today, there are only about a dozen leather companies left in the area,... Read More »
Herrl Woodrcraft in Gloversville, NY

Gloversville, NY is a Natural Setting for Woodworkers

When cabinet maker Lothar Herrlett moved his family to Gloversville in 1972, he had a plan. “He wanted to give us a better life,” says his son John. “Here there was clean air to breathe and space to play. It’s a beautiful area where you can enjoy life a bit easier.” Fulton a Fit for Woodworkers Today, the Herrlett family still enjoys what Fulton County has to offer, and the senior and junior Herrletts’ shop, Herrl Woodcraft, has become one of the area’s... Read More »
Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. in Johnstown, NY

Fulton County Economic Development Centers on Innovation

While economic success stories have seemingly become scarce on a national level, Fulton County has managed several economic development successes it can be proud of over the last couple of years. Air Jet "We’ve found that there is a lot of talent in this county,” says David Agee, President of AirJet Technologies Inc., a Fulton County-based company with its eye keenly focused on innovation and growth. “Fulton County is our home and we want it to grow." For the... Read More »

Couture Glovemaker Daniel Storto Keeps Gloversville Tradition Alive

After keeping company for years with fashion heavy-hitters the likes of Geoffrey Beene, Dries Van Noten and Alexander McQueen, L.A. “Glovemaker to the Hollywood Stars” Daniel Storto made a radical change in 2001. He packed his bags and moved from Los Angeles to tiny Gloversville, NY – population 15‚000. But Storto – who has designed and hand-stitched gloves for celebrities including Madonna‚ Cher‚ Celine Dion‚ Nicole Kidman and a host of... Read More »

Business-Friendly Fulton County Becomes Hotbed of Economic Development

When Hamdi Ulukaya began visiting his father’s feta cheese factory in Istanbul‚ Turkey at the age of 7‚ the famous Ulukaya family recipe for feta could be found only in the Middle East and Europe. These days‚ the same secret recipe from Euphrates Inc. is available across the United States thanks‚ in large part‚ to a cooperative business effort between the company and the Fulton County Economic Development Corp. “If you order a Greek salad anywhere from Maine to Florida‚ there’s a very good... Read More »