Publisher’s View

IN 1987 JOHN CANDY, a popular comedian, starred in the hit movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles. In this issue of Strictly Business, we bring you our view of transportation in the North Country – Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Trucks. Our cover article introduces you to three members of the Esposito family who are carrying on read more

With more than 100 Canadian companies in the greater Plattsburgh area, and approximately 9,000 people (15% of the Clinton County workforce) employed by a Canadian or border related employer, what better theme for the November issue of Strictly Business. Our cover article takes a look at the recent acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom, a read more

While few of us have the skills or the time to take on home repair or renovation projects, it is good to know the North Country has a cadre of talented service providers who can. In this issue of Strictly Business, you will meet several of them. Our cover article features Jacki and Jim Wheelin, read more

ACCORDING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, in 2019 (the last year for which statistics are available) small businesses accounted for 44 percent of economic activity in the United States. They created two-thirds of new jobs and delivered 43.5 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product. In addition to keeping the economy running, small businesses read more

It has been a difficult year and a half—one none of us wants to live through again. Now it is time to take stock of the short and long term impacts the pandemic has had on us, our families, our businesses, and our employees and chart a plan. Where do we go from here? To read more

2012 WAS THE FIRST ISSUE OF STRICTLY BUSINESS to feature what I called in my Publisher’s View “some of the brightest and most accomplished young business people in the North Country.” We called the issue Faces of Our Future. Our goal was to recognize the career achievements and community involvement of our next generation of read more

Retired General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell noted, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” To that I would add, “and good financial advice.” It is important to remember that being a success doesn’t mean we are an expert in every aspect read more

Each year in April Strictly Business focuses on construction and development in the region—what’s been built and who built it. Throw in an interesting personality from the industry and we have enough for an issue. This year the question was, “Has enough happened that will allow us to pull it off in this year of read more

Sometime during 2020 hackers broke into digital systems run by Solar Winds, an American tech firm, and inserted malware into its code. The hack went undetected for months until some of the company’s clients discovered large amounts of their data had been stolen. While Solar Winds is thought to be the biggest cyberattack in the read more