November, 2015
On June 6, 2015, an otherwise pleasant day signaling the dawn of an Adirondack sum- mer, the Clinton County District Attorney’s Office was thrust into what would become the largest emergency it has ever dealt with. That sunny Saturday began a three-week manhunt that received national and even international media attention and involved a coordination read more
November, 2015
Anyone who was living in the North Country during the Ice Storm of 1998 has powerful memories of that time. Dealing with issues many of us had never considered was certainly a wakeup call. In this issue of Strictly Business we bring you the stories of people, businesses and agencies that have faced adversities and read more
October, 2015
There was a time when our economy drew its strength from manufacturing. Jobs were plentiful, but since 1980 the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs has decreased (although not here in the North Country) and the number of service jobs has increased. Today our economy and, for that matter the world’s economy, is increasingly a service read more
October, 2015
By every measure, Rod Giltz has successfully navigated his family business to become a thriving and respected resource and service for local businesses. A lifetime of hard work, professionalism and commitment to giving back to his community has positioned him well to kick back and retire (or put the pedal to the metal in his read more
October, 2015
In any conversation about the future of the North Country economy, sooner or later you will hear of the importance of being attractive to “millennials”, defined as the generation that reached young adulthood around 2000, and the future ability to retain more of the graduates of our North Country universities. Well, two recent bits of read more
October, 2015
e’s in the air. He’s on the ground. He’s everywhere. Superman? No, it’s John Wheeler, owner of Commercial Site Services, Inc. I’m not sure if he’s faster than a speeding bullet, but he’s darn fast and a self-proclaimed workaholic. Wheeler can do just about anything your site and buildings require, including electrical and plumbing repairs, read more
October, 2015
There is no doubt that Ed Woltner has a passion for energy efficiency. The only question is, did his business, Summit Contracting, fuel his passion or was it the other way around? Either way, listening to Woltner talk about energy loss in any type of structure is like watching a symphony performed by the composer—a read more
October, 2015
Steve and Mic Farrell have owned McSweeney’s Red Hots for 25 years this summer. “It’s interesting,” Steve noted, “that our very first ‘restaurant’ was actually at the Clinton County Fair in 1990. Now we have three locations, and we are still going back to run the original food booth.” The Farrells were offered the opportunity read more
October, 2015
More and more companies are doing it even though they don’t have to,” said Nancy Sucharski. “There are not many companies in this area that do not require pre-employment drug testing.” Sucharski saw the need eleven years ago when she founded Industrial Med Testing with business partner Howard Ritz, P.A. “I was an x-ray technician read more
October, 2015
Roger Rock’s customers will tell you that he offers superior service. He also understands the benefit of being flexible in a changing economy, which makes him a very smart service provider. Rock’s early years were spent in construction, building log cabins and homes in the 1990’s when the industry was thriving. When the recession put read more
