In the year 1016 there was a great Danish prince who united the thrones of Denmark, Norway and England. His name has been lost in the midst of time but it could have been either King Knute the Great or King Herbert the Carpenter. The prince was known to be wise, successful and great at read more
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ONWARD IN 2021!
While things won’t return to normal on New Year’s Eve just because a new year will be upon us, 2021 will certainly be the year when we (hopefully) experience the long-awaited emergence from the worst of the pandemic and see the restoration of more and more normalcy, in part assuming a vaccine and further positivity read more
IT’S UP TO US
The upcoming holiday season is normally a “make or break” time each year for most retailers This is truer than ever this year with retailers coming off the most challenging period in modern retail history. But wait. It’s an even more challenging dynamic in our area than in most places because on top of the read more
How the Adirondack Coast is Coasting into 2021
A Snapshot of Marketing the Region during a Pandemic There is no doubt that this is an unprecedented time. The community, residents, businesses, government, and travelers are all navigating a changing business landscape. At the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau (ACVB), a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, we understand this and have developed read more
NO FALLING BACKWARDS
As we enter fall, this would normally be a time for focusing on remaining goals for 2020 and looking head to 2021. And in spite of the continuing impact of the pandemic, that is what we are doing at the North Country Chamber. With appropriate caveats and with a notion of flexibility to adjust as read more
NEW OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE
Over the summer, the North Country Chamber of Commerce concluded, signed and launched an innovative new Partnership Agreement between our Chamber and SUNY Empire State College. Based in Saratoga Springs, Empire State College has long been a special part of the SUNY system, devoted primarily to distance learning. Its long-standing specialization in on-line college classes read more
ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHEN CHAMBERS MATTER MOST
From the first day that this pandemic was confirmed and the major impacts began to really take hold, the North Country Chamber has endeavored to position itself firmly and reliably as a voice and support system for regional business, playing a key role in terms of information, guidance, facilitation, advocacy, and support. We made the read more
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Mergers and acquisitions among major companies have long been an occasional occurrence in any area engaged in manufacturing. But in the new age of globalization, with intense new competition from China and other parts of the world, competitiveness argues strongly for both the merger of like companies to create stronger combinations and the acquisition of read more
A Roaring Start to the 20s
By Garry Douglas This new decade of the twenties certainly seems to have started with a genuine “roar” for our North Country area. In late January we had two pieces of affirmation of this fact. Policom, a Florida based independent economic research firm, released its 2020 rankings of the relative “economic strength” of the nation’s read more
Never Waste Failure
As we approach 2020, the Chamber has been harking back to the unexpected decision to close Plattsburgh Air Force Base in 1993, followed quickly by full closure in 1995. There are many lessons and stories from that period and the years since then, but I have embraced a three-word phrase resonating most strongly: NEVER – read more