Emergency preparedness, like accident prevention, is a phrase that is a bit of an oxymoron. If you were prepared for it, it wouldn’t be an emergency, and the definition of accident is an incident that occurs without any planning or apparent cause. So how can you prepare for or prevent something that by definition you….

While generating construction activity is not the main mission of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce, you might well think otherwise, given the direct results of so many of our endeavors over the last few years. We estimate that the Chamber has played a direct role in securing more than $200 million for construction activity in….

When I think of a carousel, my brain conjures up childhood memories of hot summer days at the crowded amusement park, clinging to the reigns of a plastic horse with one hand as it goes up and down and the carousel turns. There are a lot of stereotypes contained in that one memory. The plans….

The effects of the recession magnified by the mortgage crisis has stagnated home construction across the country and the situation doesn’t appear to be improving significantly. In the Feb. 2011 report of new residential construction released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of new building permits was 20.5 percent lower….

Randy Trombly, vice president for sales and marketing for The Westelcom Group, is the 2006 United Way Campaign Chairman and, he, along with his campaign cabinet, have been working extremely hard to reach and surpass the $815,000 Campaign Goal. Following one of their regularly scheduled campaign cabinet meetings earlier this month, Trombly and his team….

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….