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The Glass is Always Half Full

By: Connie Mandeville | November, 2020

Many businesses experienced the nightmare of furloughing their employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Garvey Hyundai was no exception. Marc Garvey, co-owner of Hyundai dealerships throughout Upstate New York, described the day he had to lay off 112 employees as, “One of the worst days of my life.” To Garvey, his employees are like read more

Unpacked For the Holidays

“For the person who has everything, we have everything else” …Jackson and Callie A set of hand carved loon...

Taking A Bite Out of the Restaurant Business

ON A BUSY FRIDAY NIGHT IN ONE OF PLATTSBURGH’S MOST BUSTLING RESTAURANTS, THE HOSTESS AT IRISES TYPICALLY HAS A...

Hospitality and the Pandemic Pivot

On February 18th Terry Meron flew home from a visit with his grandsons in Denver. A few days later...

Making It Better

On December 1, 2019, MHAB Life Skills Campus had a “soft” opening of its resident-run convenience store, MHAB Fresh,...

The Right Place

Melissa Owens has been working in hospitality her entire adult life, starting as part of a service team for...

Open for Business

At the corner of Military Turnpike and Tom Miller Road in the Town of Plattsburgh sits a shopping plaza...

Publisher’s View

PUBLISHER’S VIEW

An entrepreneur must love what they do and be willing to put in the effort and the hours to make their business a success. In this issue of Strictly Business we introduce you to people who embody those characteristics: Karen and Creston Billings of Point au Roche Lodge Larry,...

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