Write a commentAt its annual meeting in June, Operation Oswego County (OOC) presented its 2019 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Anthony M. Pauldine.
The award was in recognition and appreciation of exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to revitalizing the City of Oswego’s downtown; for restoring the 191-year-old former fish market that is on the National Register of Historic Places, Cahill Landing, into 7 upscale apartments and being recognized by the Preservation League of New York State with a 2019 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award; for transforming the former YMCA building into a mixed-use development with 10 loft apartments and 5,500 sf of commercial space; for restoring the historic Buckhout-Jones building that is now home to the Children’s Museum of Oswego; for the development of the Canal Commons that offers shopping in the heart of downtown Oswego with over a dozen shops and The Lofts at Canal Commons that features 11 luxury apartments; and for operating a successful general contracting business for over 30 years.
