Nine years ago the cover story of our retail edition of Strictly Business featured Miromar Factory Outlet Center. The general manager was upbeat and very optimistic about future growth. All the stores, save three, were occupied and she predicted those last few would be filled soon after the first of the year — January 1996…..

The late 1970’s saw the arrival of wildly popular video games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Defender. Technology advances in gaming ushered in new opportunities for Bob Prescott’s vending and amusement business and his sons were at the right age to appreciate all the changes. An important part of Prescott’s business was to stay current….

The Center for Service Learning and Volunteerism at Plattsburgh State University of New York has announced the formation of the Plattsburgh Student Service Corps. This new service program was designed to engage 50 Plattsburgh State students in 15,000 hours of community service (300 hours per member) in local, not-for-profit agencies and elementary schools. It was….

Normally when it is time for me to sit down to write my Publisher’s View, my thoughts focus on economic development and the people who are making things happen in the North Country. This month I want to discuss a group of people who have worked hard and achieved much, but who haven’t always received….

As we have moved through the final weeks of 2005, there have been several significant developments which will po-sition our work for the year ahead. On the Champlain border project, Congress has recently completed its approval of the final piece of federal funding required for construction. In fact, Congress and the President have provided an….

For workers everywhere, the troubled economy may feel like an emotional roller coaster. “Layoffs” and “budget cuts” have become bywords in the workplace, and the result is increased fear, uncertainty, and higher levels of stress. Since job and workplace stress grow in times of economic crisis, it’s important to learn new and better ways of….