John Lockwood Plumbing – 357 Timothy Lane, Ontario, NY
John Lockwood started in the plumbing business working for his father in 1967. By 1972, Lockwood was working for himself. John Lockwood Plumbing has…
MJ Gabel – 710 NYS Rt. 104
Anne and Matt Gabel, owners of MJ Gabel Diamond & Jewelry Buyers opened the Ontario location in August of 2011. The primary business of MJ…
Shea’s Steakhouse & Tavern, 6361 Knickerbocker Rd., Ontario
Mark Leenhouts, the owner and proprietor of Shea's Steakhouse & Tavern, states that he has been and still remains a consultant for the food…
April – Ontario Post Office
Joe Lippa, Postmaster for Ontario states that the employees that work at this facility are very conscientious about performing their duties. The…
June – Adventures In Climbing, LLC, 912 NYS Route 104, Ontario
Jim Porcelli, President of Adventures in Climbing states that the company was started with a rock climbing wall. "While on vacation my children…
July – Vineyard View Woodworking, 6921 Fisher Rd., Ontario
Vineyard View Woodworking is owned and operated by Charlie & Deb DeMinck. Charlie states that he began his association with wooden objects right…
August – Big Lots, Ontario Plaza, 1250 NYS Rt. 104
Congratulations to Big Lots as Business of the Month for August. Ontario Chamber of Commerce is pleased to salute this Ontario Business as the…
September – Tool Ranch, 406 NYS Rt. 104, Ontario, NY
Josh Loeffler, the manager of the Ontario Tool Ranch states that the parent company of Tool Ranch is J. Kozel and Son, which is Kozel Steel. The…
October – Lance’s Automotive, 1668 NYS Route 104, Ontario
Lance states that he started working with cars as a young teenager and "This is what I love to do". Although working with cars has taken on an…
November – Save-A-Lot, 1250 NYS Route 104, Ontario, NY
Suzanne Schmitz is the owner of the Ontario Save-A-Lot store and three others. All of the Save-A-Lot stores in the western New York area are…
December – Konstantinou’s Liquor, 2024 NYS Route 104
Prodromos (Pro) Konstantinou states that his father said ten years ago, "We should open a liquor store". This suggestion came from the lack of a…
January – Birthright of Ontario, 2003 Ridge Road
Birthright has been providing services to the community for about thirty years. Nora Craft, director of Birthright of Ontario states that "we are…
February – James S. Sullivan Agency, Inc. – 1983 Ridge Rd., Ontario
Karin Montgomery started her insurance career in 1988 at a small agency in Webster, NY where she worked for about 15 years before taking time off to…
March – Empire Wrecking Co., Inc., 6372 Knickerbocker Rd., Ontario
Julie DiLella, CFO of Empire Wrecking states that the direction of the company was set about 50 years ago by her grandfather Joseph, patriarch of the…
April – Dollar General, 1280 NYS Rt. 104
Zabrina East is the store manager of the Ontario Dollar General. Dollar General came to Ontario in May of 2014 and has seen consistent increases in…
Heintzelman’s Marinade Magic, Ontario, NY
Heintzelman has always liked to cook and was taught culinary skills by his Italian mother and grandmother. In 2015 Heintzelman…
Yesterdays Architectural Salvage & Gift Shop – 6372 Knickerbocker Road
Yesterdays Architectural Salvage & Gift Shop, established in October 2015, is owned and operated by Jeanne and Mike Steffen. It is conveniently…
Farmers Insurance – 1648 NYS Rt. 104, Ontario, NY
Brian Natale, agent, owner of Brian Natale Farmers Insurance states that after more than 22 years of working in the corporate…
Lazzaro Performance, Inc. – 1712 NYS Rt. 104, Ontario, NY
Kevin Lazzaro, owner of Lazaro Performance states that he got his start in the automotive industry by studying as a General Motors Technician at…
Nowak Homes – 6810 Ontario Center Road, Ontario, NY 14519
Matthew J. Nowak began building new homes in 1999 and is the proud owner of what is now known as Nowak Homes. Matthew’s knowledge of home building…