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Fulton-Montgomery, NY Business Overview

By John McBryde on March 14, 2014

Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. in Johnstown, NY
Jeffrey S. Otto
Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. in Johnstown, NY is one of the businesses headquartered in Fulton County.

Business and industry exemplify diversity in the Fulton and Montgomery counties region. 

Gloves and Leather

In the former glove-making capital of the world, Daniel Storto continues the tradition of designing and hand-stitching gloves from his Daniel Storto Gloves shop in downtown Gloversville. Passersby can observe him as he creates his gloves using tools that date to the early 1800s.

Leathermaking also shares in the economic tradition here, as there were more than 300 leather companies in Johnstown and Gloversville in the late 1800s and early 1900s. About a dozen leather companies operate here today, notably Townsend Leather, which makes upholstery leather for aircraft, yachts and automobiles, and Carville National Leather Corp., which produces leathers for footwear and upholstery and leather tiles for floor and wall coverings.

Baby Food, Cheese and Yogurt

People also know the Fulton-Montgomery Region for its food producers. Baby food company Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., headquartered in Amsterdam, dates to 1931. The family-owned company, the second-leading baby food producer in the U.S., is a subsidiary of Hero AG of Lenzburg, Switzerland.

Other top food producers in the region include Euphrates Inc. and FAGE, both located in the Johnstown Industrial Park. Feta cheese producer Euphrates located in Johnstown in 2002, opening a 42,000-square-foot facility, and Greek yogurt company FAGE makes its product from milk and yogurt cultures with no additives.

Industrial, Business Parks

The region’s business and industrial parks contain many top names in industry. In Fulton County, Wal-Mart Food Distribution, Exel, Miracle Ear, Electro-Metrics, Yusen Logistics and Benjamin Moore Paints have Johnstown Industrial Park addresses. Crossroads Industrial Park tenants include Falk Fabrics Inc., Northern Architectural Systems and SWANY America Corp. And high-tech businesses such as Epimed International Inc. feel right at home in Crossroads Business Park, where the Nathan Littauer Hospital Pediatric Office and Wells Fargo Financial Advisors also do business.

In Montgomery County, the Florida Business Park and Florida Business Park Extension contain a Target Distribution Center and the Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. production facility, while tenants like DAIM Logistics and L&S Veneer are located in Glen Canal View Business Park.

Businesses throughout the region benefit from easy access to Interstates 90 and 87 and Albany International Airport, approximately 45 miles west.

In addition, organizations such as the Montgomery County Business Development Center and the FMS (Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie) Workforce Solutions provide helpful services to the region’s many industries and businesses.

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