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
Chamber Wise
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
Ready To Continue Advancing
For at least the 28th year, the Board and management staff of the North Country Chamber of Commerce engaged in an annual Strategic Planning Retreat recently in Lake Placid. The purpose was to assess our progress and performance over the prior twelve months, update our strategies and priorities for the year ahead and solidify our read more
North Country Works
As our area workforce remains in tight mode with continuing economic growth in manufacturing and other regional sectors, it should come as no surprise that the North Country Chamber and our subsidiary, NAmTrans, have been in active discussion with our member employers and our workforce development partners to identify new programs and approaches we can read more
NAmTrans In High Gear
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
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