Two years ago, the North Country Chamber of Commerce announced the planned creation of the North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment — NAmTrans for short. The Chamber subsidiary is modeled after the Center of Excellence for Land Transportation in Quebec which mentored our early plans, and is now an organizational framework for linking, read more
Chamber Wise
Small Business is a big Chamber Priority
From restaurants and hospitality businesses to contractors, professional services and even manufacturers, small businesses have always made up the great majority of the North Country Chamber’s membership and they always will. And our many direct business support services as well as activities, such as our advocacy efforts in Albany and Washington, reflect this. As we read more
Staying On Top of Our Most Important Dynamic
The last couple of months have been eventful in the context of our all-important U.S.-Canadian economic partnership. And the North Country Chamber of Commerce has been acting and engaging at all possible levels in multiple ways. It’s simply what we do. In mid-May, we welcome the long-delayed lifting of U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum and read more
Chamberwise Business Expo
Business Expo, the business-to-business event of the year, will take place for the 31st time on Thursday, June 6th at the SUNY Plattsburgh Field House. And it’s as fresh and powerful a business opportunity as it has ever been, so please don’t miss out. With up to 149 exhibitors drawing some 2,000 people during the read more
Chamberwise: Springing Forward!
These months of spring bring much activity at the North Country Chamber, furthering our ambitious set of priorities for 2019. On the Transportation Equipment and Aerospace front, we have secured new tenants in the facilities at Plattsburgh International Airport, including a Quebec energy technology manufacturer in one of the former Air Force buildings rehabilitated as read more
Always Leave Them Laughing
In the words of George M. Cohan, “Always leave them laughing when you say goodbye.” After all, if you stay too long, you’ll step on the punch line! And so, it is with a smile and great satisfaction that I have recently concluded my service as co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council read more
2019 Business Confidence Remains Strong
The North Country Chamber of Commerce recently conducted its Annual Issue Survey, providing a snapshot of the business community’s opinions on a number of federal and state issues as well as our annual Business Confidence Index. The index is a combination of those in the business community who expect their business activity to be up read more
North Country @ 3.4
The Plattsburgh region has been doing well for several years in attracting job creating investment, earning recognition by fDi Magazine last year as one of the Top 10 Micropolitan Cities of the Future in all of North and South America. But as well as we have been doing generally, when was the last time the unemployment read more
The North Country and Canada: Back To Business
As we note so often, there is no greater driving force in the North Country economy and no greater source of our best economic opportunities for the future than the U.S.-Canada economic partnership. For the first time in a generation, a serious cloud came over this crucial dynamic in the past year as the negotiations read more
An Essential Investment In Our Future
Our partners at CVES (Champlain Valley Educational Services), our BOCES for Clinton and most of Essex Counties and the home of CV-TEC, has developed a much needed capital project plan requiring approval in December. On Tuesday, December 11th, residents will be asked to vote on the capital plan, allowing it to move forward in 2019. read more