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By Chris Chamers & Mary Carpenter A foundry is a factory where castings are produced by melting metal, pouring the resulting liquid into a mold and then allowing it to solidify. It is a process that dates back more than 4,000 years. The American iron foundry was born of necessity. In the mid-1600s there was read more

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By Nick Southwick | Photo by Ty Kretser Issue: December 2022 If you are one of the 1.2 million registered snowmobile owners in the U.S. it is likely the treads on your machine were made at the Michelin facility right here in Plattsburgh. With an 80,000 square foot facility and 230 full time employees, the plant is read more

By Chris Chamars | Photo by Ty Kretser Issue: November 2022 In the world of project management, there is a triangle that exists: time — quality and cost – and you can only pick two. Northern Blacktopping has found a way to change that formula and keep all three, consistently delivering high-quality projects with a fast turnaround read more

By Chris Chamars | Photo by Ty Kretser Issue: October 2022 Chazy Central Rural School is small — 460 students small. However, its size is an unfair indicator of its capabilities. Step onto the campus and the small school feels larger than life. I sat down with Superintendent Scott Osborne recently to learn more about what makes read more

By Karen Hailson Bouvier | Photo by Ty Kretser Issue: September 2022 “Rehabilitation is an essential part of universal health coverage along with the promotion of good health, prevention of disease, treatment, and palliative care. Globally, an estimated 2.4 billion people are currently living with a health condition that could benefit from rehabilitation. This need is predicted read more

by Karen Hailson Bouvier | Photo Supplied Issue: August 2022 The 14 northernmost counties in New York — Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Oneida, Oswego, Warren, and Washington encompass 38% of the state’s geography. They are home to 1.26 million people who live and work in the area’s 255 read more