Hometown Oneonta - The Otesgo-Delaware Dispatch: Nader, Northern Eagle Beverages Honored By Otsego County Chamber

Nader, Northern Eagle Beverages Honored By Otsego County Chamber

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Otsego County Chamber announced today the recipients of this year's NBT Distinguished Business will be Northern Eagle Beverages and the Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen award is being bestowed upon Albert "Sam" Nader, former Oneonta Mayor and civic leader.

"The selection of Sam Nader to receive the 6th Annual Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen award and North Eagle Beverages as the NBT Distinguished Business are great choices," Rob Robinson, president and CEO of the chamber, said in media release. "We are proud of them for all their efforts to make Otsego County a better place to live. You can't look around this area and not see that they have had positive impact on the quality of life here in Otsego County. "

In addition to his role as Oneonta mayor, Sam Nader, a lifelong area resident, brought professional baseball to Oneonta when he formed the Oneonta Athletic Corporation in 1968. He and his partners sustained one of the longest continuously operated franchises in baseball.

Northern Eagle Beverage, located on Railroad Avenue in Oneonta, was founded by Louis Hager in 1986 and currently employs 33 people. The business supplies beer and soda to numerous venues throughout the tri-county area. In 2001, the business was selected as the Wholesaler of the Year for the Northeast by Anheuser Bush.

The Otsego County Chamber Annual Banquet and Celebration of Buiness will take place at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 10 in the SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballrool. Tickets are $77.50 a person or $750 for a table of ten. To make reservations, call Pam Ferguson at 432-4500 ext. 201.

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