In the 1980s, Fulton County’s government recognized the importance of having an airport to fuel economic development, and the county made that a reality when it opened the Fulton County Airport, a publicly owned, public-use general aviation airport with a 4,000-foot runway in Johnstown.
Tourism is a major economic driver in Fulton County. The Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce works diligently to promote the destination, helping local businesses thrive.
When Spanish meat manufacturer Espuña wanted to expand its operations to North America in 2015, it chose Gloversville, New York as the best place for that expansion.
Fulton County abounds in history, the arts, recreational opportunities, great places to be active, and affordable, housing. Here is just a small sample of what the county has to offer.
Just as the waters of the Great Sacandaga Lake draw tourists to the area, the abundant water resources of Fulton County attract manufacturers. Water abounds in Gloversville, which has four reservoirs providing 710,000,000 gallons of storage capacity.
The Fulton County Barber Shop is not just a place to get a haircut. It’s also a comfortable place to hang out with friends and a prime example of a young entrepreneur investing—and thriving—in the revitalization of downtown Gloversville.
What started out as a local mom-and-pop canopy shop in Gloversville grew into a multinational corporation and one of the leading suppliers of recreational boating parts and aftermarket accessories to the marine industry.
What do Humvees traversing Afghanistan’s rugged terrain have to do with students at Northville Central High School? Students assisted Johnstown manufacturer Electro-Metrics in the prototyping process for the vehicle’s antennae and a gun mount, right in the fabrication lab at their school, thereby playing an important part in providing this critical equipment to the United States military.
While it was once the crown jewel of the Schine Brothers movie theater empire, the iconic Glove Theatre in Gloversville had become an eyesore for the city by the mid-1990s. In fact, the building was scheduled for demolition in 1995 so that the property it occupied could be turned into a parking lot.
Tom Vaughan intends to be the motivating force to bring farmers together to overcome what he describes as a food crisis in the United States, and he is doing it right here in Fulton County and neighboring Montgomery County.
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