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Family business succession — where to startGuest Columnist
Ensuring a smooth transition to the next generation of family ownership can be challenging and requires careful preparation and execution.
Rick Weber is a litigation attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC. He can be reached at rweber@bsk.com.
Richard Weber Successful Family Business Succession Planning — Where to Start
Family-owned and operated businesses Consider the Best Mechanism for Business are a source of great pride to those who Transfer — Gift or Sale? have built these companies from the A business succession process involves ground up or built upon an earlier generaeither a “gift” or a “sale” of the business and its tions work. Ensuring a smooth transition to assets — often, a combination of both methods the next generation of family ownership can is required. A transfer by gift raises potential be challenging and requires careful preparatax consequences: Under current I.R.S. regtion and execution. ulations, an individual can “gift” $15,000
Following are some tips to help: to another individual each year without Determine the Business Objectives of the Key and gift tax exemption. In contrast, a transfer Players by sale allows for immediate income to the
Transitioning a family-owned business departing owners and/or influx of cash to the requires the transfer of two distinct items: business, but may place a high financial strain (a) ownership, and (b) management and on the new owners. From a tax perspective, operation. While the individual founder of the current economic climate (which includes the business may have held both roles simullow interest rates and reduced asset values) taneously, the transition process may divide presents many advantages in planning for those roles among multiple family members, the transfer of a business. each with different goals. For example, the departing owner(s) may want to retain a role Identify Potential Liabilities of the Business Early at the business, perhaps by serving on the in the Process board of directors or assuming a consultant role. Separately, GUEST COLUMNIST While the next generation may focus on business profits and the next generation may want “free rein” to operation, it is importtake the business in new directions, including ant to understand that business liabilities are exploring new product lines or relocation to part of any business transfer. Existing and a new facility. The transition process must future tax liabilities, contractual obligations strive to identify and resolve the differing and litigation risks must be identified. One business goals of each of the key players area of concern that is easy to overlook is ahead of time. the financial status of the departing business Consider Family Dynamics handled properly, the death of the founder
Business succession planning can chalpost-transfer could trigger significant individlenge long-standing family dynamics. For ual estate tax liability, which in a worst-case example, where certain members of the next scenario could then demand that the family generation have worked in the business for sell the business in order to satisfy the tax debt. years while others have not, what will be the impacting the gifting party’s lifetime estate founder — if the succession process is not effect if all members of the next generation Engage Professionals to Plan and Execute the receive an equal ownership share? If members Transition of the next generation do not get along, is it Business succession planning should not viable to install each as co-managers? The be attempted casually or haphazardly one situation is more difficult if the founding does not know what one does not know, and generation includes multiple family memmany of the challenges and complications bers, each with children in the business and inherent in the business succession process a different timeline for stepping away from are not immediately apparent to those who the business. Impasse may require that the do not regularly address such situations. family engage an independent CEO to opSuccessfully business succession planning erate the business. In addition, the business demands the involvement of attorneys, acfounder may wish to consider alternate gifts countants and tax professionals early in the or arrangements to provide for children that process. These trusted professionals can assist will not have a role at the business, including in ascertaining the priorities and wishes of making gifts via his or her estate plan. both the founding and successor generations, and identify and resolve the challenges that will arise along the way.
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Page Trucking, Inc.
Page Trucking is one of the largest lowvolume transportation suppliers and does the lion’s share of Novelis’ specialty transportation in Oswego.
Son, daughter of trucking entrepreneur overcome heavy obstacles to drive family business along road to success.
Resiliency is vital for business owners, particularly during times that test the mettle of the best entrepreneurs.
Dan and Piper Titus, president and CFO-CEO of Page Trucking, respectively, know the value of being resilient after overcoming challenges that could only be viewed as humbling.
The family has endured the untimely death of its patriarch, the founder of a business that has steadily earned respect in Cayuga County and beyond.
The business also managed to rebuild after a devastating fire several years ago that resulted in more heartbreak. And this year, coping with a global pandemic in the form of COVID-19 also proved to be an unprecedented hurdle.
Page is a family owned and operated company with diversity in the transportation industry and the bulk handling of materials.
The parent company is Keith Titus Corporation.
Keith Titus started the trucking business as Keith Titus Corporation by way of a roadside repair business. Originally moving agricultural products, he built the business one relationship at a time.
The company features three transportation subsidiaries: Page Transportation; Page E.T.C., which is its environmental transportation company that specializes in hazardous waste products; and Page M.T.C., which specializes in the transportation of molten liquid metals.
The company also features two Dan Titus, president of Page Trucking, Inc., stands next to a rig at the company’s corporate headquarters in Weedsport. He joined the company in 2005.
additional service entities: Exit 40 Truck and Trailer Services, which is a full-service repair shop for tractors and trailers that is used both internally for Page’s own equipment as well as for outside customers. It includes a parts department that has over-the-counter capability for walk-in customers.
The other entity that falls under the service side is Page Material Management that encompasses the company’s on-site services.
Personnel perform truck-related services but mostly material management support onsite at customers’ locations.
Page has employees that work at sites that include Honda, Chrysler, General Motors, Arconic, Alcoa and Novelis.
Page Material Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of KTC as well. It manages all of the company’s warehouse facilities.
Loss of patriarch
The company features a close-knit management team, a crew that has been
Page Trucking, Inc. is headquartered in Weedsport. The company is a national leader in bulk trucking solutions and features about 1,000 pieces of equipment. The company has rebounded following a damaging fire in 2017.
together since the death of company founder Keith Titus in 1999.
Keith died of leukemia at the age of 50.
Dan Titus has been with the company for nearly 17 years, while his vice president of operations has been aboard for more than 20 years.
His sister Piper has been working for the company for nearly 13 years as well.
“It was tough on the family. We’ve been in business in the town of Cato in this county since 1809,” Titus said.
“We lost my dad and grandfather inside of one year,” said Titus, noting Kirby Titus died in 1998.
“It was a bit of a setback for us. We’ve transitioned out of the farming business in large part because there really wasn’t any family members to maintain it and continue it on,” Titus said.
“Having grown up on the farm and around the trucking company that was borne off the farm, Piper and I got exposure to perhaps the most important element of that, which is not necessarily the day-to-day operations, but the true blue-collar nature of the people that comprise these types of organizations,” he said.
“You have to appreciate what’s important to people who truly are proud to call themselves dark blue-collar people,” he said.
Titus said his mom was a school bus driver, and his father grew up on the same family farm that he had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with in his youth.
“Piper and I both had the opportunity to work around the business a little bit as kids growing up,” Titus said.
“You learn what makes people tick, and to make sure you show them respect and loyalty,” he said.
“You want to create a culture where there is respect and loyalty among one another and you have the foundation for something that is truly sustainable,” he said.
Devastating blaze
A fire leveled the Weedsport facility in December of 2017.
From a shop standpoint, the company lost about 60% of its maintenance facilities and its entire parts facility, which features a 30-year-old inventory of specialty parts for a lot of specialty equipment that it operated.
“We had an operation to maintain, so I think from a priority standpoint, we had to understand the needs of our employees and customers while coming up with a short-term plan to keep all the wheels turning,” Titus said.
Having some contingency planning in place made that an easier process, but the real challenge was what the plan was moving forward and what that design looked like, he added.
“Anytime you have a loss, you have to understand the impact of that loss and begin the planning process,” he said.
Over its 40-plus years, the company had grown from its original location on the family farm in Cato to the Weedsport facility on Trombley Road.
Over the last 25-plus years in Weedsport, growth was accomplished by acquiring neighboring properties one piece at a time, Titus said.
A series of about eight different additions occurred over different growth spurts during that time.
Following the fire, Titus said the challenge became during the planning process to either rebuild with the understanding that another addition would be required during the next growth spurt or to build something that would be more accommodating to what the company’s future plans could look like.
Titus attributed a successful rebound from the setback to the continuity of the organization and the true teamwork culture that exists at the company. “We all looked at it in terms of what we needed to do additionally,” he said.
He said employees went to work in a third of the space to try to accommodate the same sized fleet.
“They worked out in the elements and truly made the additional sacrifice to allow us to continue to function,” he added.
Titus said that approach wasn’t just a key to the rebound from the blaze; it’s been the key to success for a business that has flourished for four decades.
“We are a service-based business providing the services of transportation and material management, and that service is provided by people,” Titus said.
While highly specialized equipment is involved, it mostly requires operators, oversight and management personnel.
“The attitude of that personnel and the atmosphere that creates is more relative to the success of this business than any piece of equipment we have,” he added.
The decision was made to construct a “forever facility” representative of a corporate campus.
“We are proud to provide a worldclass service, so our facilities and the environment that our people work in need to be commensurate with that,”
Titus said. “The only way to achieve that was to take a long approach. What we have rebuilt is more than what we’ve ever had and will accommodate our growth for many years to come.
The new two-story building that was constructed features about 18,000 square feet for office and administrative space. It provides a viewing of the shop facility and shop administrative offices, which is another 35,000 square feet.
“With the growth of the company over the last 20 years in particular, we’ve been cramped for space more times than not,” he said.
The company’s fleet consists of about 1,000 pieces of equipment spread out over about a dozen terminals across North America.
A major phase of construction involved rebuilding the company’s original office facility into its training and driver comfort center.
“To be honest, we truly didn’t have that space before,” Titus said.
“Being able to have a space for our drivers when they are here for orientation, ongoing training or for maintenance repairs in a state-of-theart type of place that they can call their own was really important to Piper and I,” he said.
At the same time, the training component of the organization from a safety as well as continual improvement standpoint was equally important.
“We didn’t have facilities that were commensurate with the organization’s mission, which is to be truly best in class in safety and to provide a training regimen that allows us to develop our own labor pool,” Titus added.
Piper was instrumental in developing a qualified, state-approved curriculum to train heavy-duty repair technicians, construction operators as well as truck drivers.
“That was really important to our long-term plan. If we are truly going to be sustainable over the long term, we need to generate and help feed our own labor demands,” Titus said. “To be able to do that internally with the training that is specific to the specialized work we do was very important.”
‘Symbiotic’ bond
Page is one of if not the largest low-volume transportation suppliers sand does the lion’s share of Novelis’ specialty transportation in Oswego.
Novelis is the world leader in rolled aluminum products and recycling, and the largest global producer of automoPage Trucking recently rebuilt their facilities in Weedsport following a fire in 2017. The business is a family owned and operated company with diversity in the transportation industry and the bulk handling of materials. The parent company is Keith Titus Corporation.
tive and beverage can sheet.
“It’s a truly symbiotic relationship,” said Titus, noting that his company and Novelis have grown on parallel paths.
Novelis’ leap from producing can sheet and specialty materials to becoming the world’s leading supplier of aluminum sheet to the automotive industry go hand-in-hand with what Page has experienced, Titus noted.
Novelis’ products are featured in more than 225 different models on the road today.
Titus designed the trailer that allows Novelis to complete the largest closed-loop recycling model in the world. Novelis manufactures aluminum coil stock that goes to Ford Motor Co., and the trailer in turn goes from the delivery of the coil over to the receiving of the scrap, which is then transported back to Novelis.
Page Material Management has two facilities both within a few miles of the Novelis plant. One of those buildings is the former Distribution Centers-Americas facility on county Route 1A in Oswego.
Page has about 50 workers at the Oswego facilities.
At its headquarters in Weedsport, Page employs between 80 to 100 on-site workers.
Also, when including drivers and owner-operators, the total employment count nears 600 depending on driver counts at any one given time.
As president, Titus is responsible for all management and oversight of the operations of all entities, both from a fundamental operations perspective as well as from a net profitability and sustainability standpoint.
“None of that would happen without my business partner Piper Titus. Her and I work hand-in-hand to meld operations with accounting and systematic functions that allow us to provide services,” he said.
“I find that I spend most of my time in the data and the processes that drive the quality of the data,” Piper said. “I then use that information to inform leadership for opportunities for improvement.”
She also spends a significant amount of time with employees looking at their workflows and how they can improve their departments.
“Supporting employee processes and improving profitability are very gratifying,” she said.
Page Trucking, Inc. is a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council-certified women-owned business.
Only 36% of all businesses are women-owned, and they account for 12% of all sales and 15 percent of employment.
“I don’t necessarily see a lot of opportunity to mentor ownership but I actively try to mentor leadership as a woman in any business environment,” she said.
Piper noted she recognizes talented, ambitious women in the organization that may not specifically have leadership or business training.
“I try to both model and direct them to resources to empower them in their own understanding of where they can grow as leaders in my organization,” she said.
Backus Now the Second in Comand at Oswego Health
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Andrea is a coach that does streaming fitness workouts on Beachbody on Demand.
“I don’t stick to any set regimen, but my wife sticks to a really lean, healthy diet,” he said. “That has helped me eat better and try to set a good example for our kids.”
“They eat pretty much what we eat and having them learn that salmon or flank steak is better than processed food will hopefully set them on a healthy eating life course,” Backus added.
That’s not to say the family doesn’t enjoy treats, albeit in a limited manner.
“I also very much enjoy walking the golf course whenever possible,” he said.
Before COVID-19 struck, he joined a group of his high school friends and started playing basketball outside at Oswego High School.
“I try to stay active as much as possible and now that gyms are sort of back open, I’d like to get into a routine,” he said.
Backus notes that he has seen many people claim to have an effective worklife balance, but sometimes that is not the case and they pay a long-term price for that.
“I am pretty grounded when it comes to my home life,” he said. “My kids ensure that I know what Barbie is out or what new monster truck Grammy or Grandma bought. So they definitely are my beacon call every night coming home.”
Backus greatly enjoys cooking on a regular basis.
“Finding time to make dinner gives me an hour or so of uninterrupted focused mindfulness,” he said.
“I also know it means a lot to my wife, a kindergarten teacher, who after a long day in the classroom could use that hour to play with our two kids or catch up on all the things she needs to get done,” he said. “It’s not just a work-life balance for me that I try to strike — it’s a work-life balance for our family.”
Tough call
Backus said stepping away from the county clerk’s position was a difficult decision and one that he did not make lightly.
“I definitely learned over the seven-plus years I served in county government that there are some tremendously dedicated people who are subject area experts in their field,” he said.
Standouts include Cathy Sharkey, Oswego County Department of Motor Vehicles supervisor, and Matt Bacon, now acting county clerk and formerly deputy county clerk.
“They both run their divisions with professionalism and an eye toward quality that is not always found in government,” the Syracuse native said.
Backus said skills sets he developed as county clerk translate well into his current position at Oswego Health.
“I’ve always strived to be a good listener. Whoever came up with the saying, ‘You have two ears and one mouth — they should be used in proportion,’ knew what they were talking about,” he said.
When he started as clerk, Backus sat down with county employees to understand his or her perception and spin on the world.
“I took those conversations and developed approaches that strategically positioned employees to be successful for their specific tasks,” he said.
Oswego Health is a significantly larger organization than county government, but Backus said his initial approach has been the same.
“Listen first, learn the culture and what culture needs to be built, and then implement strategies to help ensure employees are set up for success,” he said.
Backus’ experience on the boards of both Oswego Health and ConnextCare is helping him transition into his new position and understand the health needs of area residents.
He resigned from the board at Oswego Health when he started discussing potential employment to ensure that there were no ethical conflicts, but he does continue to serve as chairman of the board of ConnextCare, a nonprofit corporation and a federally qualified health center with a network of primary care practices that serve people in Oswego, parts of Jefferson and Onondaga counties.
“I believe strongly in board service,” he said. “We need more community members willing to dedicate their time to serving on nonprofit boards.”
He said board and community service gives participants a high level of understanding in regards to the important work that is done by each entity.
“I’ve always grown as a person and a professional from serving on these boards as it broadens your worldview, which is always something I strive to do,” he said.
Jim Miller is the author of Savvy Senior, a column that appears in 55 PLUS magazine (www.cny55.com) and In Good Health—CNY’s Healthcare Newspaper (www.cnyhealth.com).
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Let’s start with the basics.
A reverse mortgage is a unique type of loan that allows older homeowners to borrow money against the equity in their house (or condo) that doesn’t have to be repaid until the homeowner dies, sells the house or moves out for at least 12 months. At that point, you or your heirs will have to pay back the loan plus accrued interest and fees, but you will never owe more than the value of your home.
It’s also important to understand that with a reverse mortgage, you, not the bank, own the house, so you’re still required to pay your property taxes and homeowners insurance. Not paying them can result in foreclosure.
To be eligible, you must be 62 years of age or older, own your own home (or owe only a small balance) and currently be living there.
You will also need to undergo a financial assessment to determine whether you can afford to continue paying your property taxes and insurance. Depending on your financial situation, you may be required to put part of your loan into an escrow account to pay future bills. If the financial assessment finds that you cannot pay your insurance and taxes and have enough cash left to live on, you’ll be denied.
Loan Details
Around 95% of all reverse mortgages offered are Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), which are Federal Housing Administration-insured and offered through private mortgage lenders and banks. HECM’s also have home value limits that vary by county but cannot exceed $765,600.
How much you can actually get through a reverse mortgage depends on your age (the older you are the more you can get), your home’s value and the prevailing interest rates. Generally, most people can borrow somewhere between 50% and 60% of the home’s value. To estimate how much you can borrow, use the reverse mortgage calculator at ReverseMortgage.org.
To receive your money, you can opt for a lump sum, a line of credit, regular monthly checks or a combination of these.
But be aware the reverse mortgages aren’t cheap. HECM loans require a 2% upfront mortgage insurance payment, plus an additional 0.5% annual charge, on top of origination costs and lenders’ fees. Any amount you borrow, including these fees and insurance, accrues interest, which means your debt grows over time.
To learn more, read the National Council on Aging’s online booklet “Use Your Home to Stay at Home” at NCOA.org/home-equity.
Also note that because reverse mortgages are complex loans, all borrowers are required to get counseling through a HUD-approved independent counseling agency before taking one out. Most agencies charge between $125 and $250. To locate one near you, visit Go.usa.gov/v2H, or call 800-569-4287.
Other Options
If you have a short-term need for cash, there are other options you should look into. For example, many low-income seniors don’t realize they qualify for the earned income tax credit, a refundable tax break that can put cash in your pocket. You also could use BenefitsCheckUp.org to search for financial assistant programs you may be eligible for.
Another possibility is a regular home equity loan or line of credit. This type of borrowing requires you to make payments, and lenders can freeze or lower limits on lines of credit, but the borrowing costs are much lower.
Best Business Directory
AUTO SALES & SERVICE
Bellinger Auto Sales & Service. Third generation business. Used cars, towing, general auto repair & ac cessories. Truck repair. Oil, lube & filter service. 2746 County Route 57. Call 593-1332 or fax 598-5286.
Jake’s Automotive of Oswego, Inc. Auto repair and service of brakes, steering, suspension, diagnostics, oil change, tires & more. We also sell performance parts. 801 E. Seneca St., Oswego. 315-342-6871.
Munski Automotive. Brakes, exhaust, NYS inspec tions, shocks & struts, steering & suspension, check engine & ABS light, tires. 14 West Seneca St., Oswego 315-343-6229. Visit us on the web: www. munskiauto.com.
Port City Car Care. Oil, lube, NYSI, alignments, tires, brakes, electrical, air conditioning, suspension, tune-ups & timing belts, complete car care. We do it all! Over 28 years’ experience, 20 Ohio St. Phone 315-207-0500 or visit us on the web at www.portcity carcare.com
BIKES, SERVICE
Murdock’s. Oswego County’s only authorized Trek dealer. We service all brands of bikes. Check out our website: www.murdockssports.com or call us 315-342-6848.
COPY + PRINT
Port City Copy Center. Your one-stop for all of your printing needs. 115 W. Thrd St., Oswego. 315-216- 6163.
DEMOLITION
Fisher Companies. Commercial & residential demolition. Great prices. Fully insured. Free estimates. 48 years of experience. Call us at 315-652-3773 or visit www.johnefisherconstruction.com..
EXCAVATING
Gilbert Excavating. Septic systems. Gravel & top soil. Septic tank pumping. 685 County Route 3, Fulton. Call 315-593-2472.
JANITORIAL SERVICES
Looking for good service, start by calling LC Cleaners at 315-744-2205. We clean dirt cheap. We will also disinfect your office. Please leave message on our phone. We will be happy to call you back.
KILN-DRIED HARDWOODS
Lakeshore Hardwoods. We stock kiln-dried cherry, walnut, maple, butternut, ash, oak, basswood, mahog any, cedar figured woods, and exotics. Also, hardwood flooring, moldings, stair parts & woodworking supplies. 266 Manwaring Road, Pulaski. 315-298-6407 or visit www.lakeshorehardwoods.com.
LAND SURVEYOR
Robert M. Burleigh, licensed land surveyor. Quality land surveying. Residential, subdivision, commercial, boundary surveying. 315-593-2231.
LUMBER
White’s Lumber. Four locations to serve you. Pulaski: State Route 13, 315-298-6575; Watertown: N. Rutland Street, 315-788-6200; Clayton: James Street, 315- 686-1892; Gouverneur: Depot Street, 315-287-1892.
PICTURE FRAMING
Picture Connection. Custom matting & framing for photos, posters, prints, oils & more. Shadow boxes, object framing, art print source. 169 W. First St., Oswego. 315-343-2908.
PLUMBING & HEATING SUPPLY
Pullen’s Plumbing & Heating Supply has a large variety of plumbing & heating repair parts & fixtures. Water heater, furnace, boiler & all plumbing installa tions available. We do our own excavating for water service & sewer replacement. 22 Ohio St., Oswego, 315-343-1906.
PLUMBING & HVAC
AHR Plumbing & HVAC service, sewer cleaning, hydrojetting, video inspections, water heater installs, new construction & remodel service & repairs. 315- 668-6569 AHRPlumbing.com.
SCREEN PRINTING & EMBROIDERY
Valti Graphics-Creating garment graphics on customized apparel in screen printing, embroidery, Greek apparel & custom lettering. 152 W. Bridge St., Oswego. 315-342-4912.
TRACTOR/LAWN
RanMar Tractor Supply. Sales and service of new and used tractors and farm equipment – 5219 US Rte. 11 Pulaski – 315-298-5109.
