I don’t suppose most people think of insurance as an exciting topic, but to business people it is an area of great concern. In this issue of Strictly Business we take a look at health insurance in our cover interview with Jeff Burnham of Burnham Financial of Lake Placid. Jeff’s candid assessment of….

The North American Free Trade Agreement of 1988 was a truly big idea with historic consequences for our continent and, indeed, the world. It took the already historic Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and added Mexico, thereby framing a truly continental economy with the clear promise of further extension through the Americas.
Despite the narrow view….

“Every employer should know that a significant percentage of workers who have substance abuse problems bring those problems to work and create problems there.” Program Coordinator of Clinton Country Alcoholism Services, Sandra Lushia stated. She went on to point out tell tale signs: absenteeism and tardiness, diminished productivity and quality of workmanship, greater likelihood….

When the poet John Masefield wrote, “I must go down to the sea again…,” he spoke for all of us with the irresistible urge to leave the confines of land for the beauty and excitement of being on the water. Of course, we don’t have the ocean in the North Country, but better still, Lake….

Forty-two years ago Jack and Betty Hogan opened a small business headquartered in their Peru, New York home. Today J. Hogan Refrigeration & Mechanical Co. Inc. has a staff of 23 and serves hundreds of commercial, industrial and high-end residential customers throughout New York and New England. Jack Hogan is the Chief Operating Officer; son-in-law,….

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….