By Garry Douglas Understanding, cultivating and delivering the Power of Region has been at the core of our Chamber since the mid-nineties, beginning with the creation of a Regional Chamber of Commerce that would have the numbers and capacity to deliver real services and have a real impact on the North Country’s behalf. Today we read more
Our Evolving Supply Chain
By Colin Read Supply chains worldwide, and perhaps especially in the United States, can be described as BC or AC. Before COVID, malls thrived, grocery store shelves were stacked, and our local parking lots were full of cars with Quebec license plates. The Amazon Effect was starting to wear on local shopping, but not in read more
Meeting the Demand
By Connie Mandeville | Photos by Jessica McCafferty If you have ever looked for a storage unit in the Plattsburgh region, you know that good ones are hard to find. Between long waiting lists and outdated units, you can often wait weeks if not months to find an open unit. The rise in demand for read more
Housing Needs in Lake Placid: Solutions Abound
By Dan Ladue | Photos supplied Lake Placid is a place of American legend. Two-time host to the Winter Olympics. Sonia Henie, 1932. “Miracle on Ice,” 1980. It is also the only venue in the United States to host the International University Sports Federation (FISU) games twice in its 70-year history — first in 1972, read more
Pandemic Produces Record Sales
By Rachel Dutil | Photos by Jessica McCafferty As the world shut down in March 2020 and people were forced to stay home and cancel vacations, many people redirected their spending to home renovations. Fortunately for North Country suppliers, many people chose to shop locally for materials. Kevin Sample of Sample Lumber and Jeff Chauvin read more
Steve Cacchio
By Michelle St. Onge Hometown: Pleasant Valley, New YorkFamily: Wife, Carol, and two adult childrenEducation: B.A., Economics and Finance from the University of Hartford (Connecticut); M.S., Accounting from Syracuse UniversityOccupation: President and Chief Executive Officer ofChamplain National BankCommunity Involvement: Board member North Country Chamber of Commerce, Elizabethtown Community Hospital and Willsboro Development Cooperation. Recently completed read more
Building for SterRx
By Chris Chamers | Photos by Jessica McCafferty To understand this story, we need to start all the way back to 2021, when Terry Wiley, former President of SterRx, noticed a “built to suit” sign on Murnane Building Contractors’ property. This was a year after COVID started, and its impact could be felt. The demand read more
A Bold New Service Model
By Wendy Baker | Photos by Ty Kretser Northwoods Apartments is an affordable rental housing complex located behind Hannaford Plaza and Valcour Imaging in the Town of Plattsburgh. As a construction project, it brought over $7 million dollars into the North Country’s local economy between May 2021 and October 2022. It continues to bring nearly read more
Publisher’s View
by Herb Carpenter The pandemic had a crippling effect on many businesses, but in this issue of Strictly Business we take a look at some that found a way through and even a benefit in the disruption. Our cover article takes a look at the much-anticipated Northwoods Apartments built on Plaza Boulevard, off the Military read more