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By Herb Carpenter The North Country has an amazing history – from the Algonquian and Iroquoian tribes, to the Battle of Valcour Island during the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812, to the arrival of the Army in the early 20th century, the departure of the Air Force in the read more

by Herb Carpenter Each year I look forward to the Strictly Business Forum. It is a morning of conversation with representatives from every segment of our economy — the ones making the decisions that will shape our future. The participants are always insightful, enthusiastic and surprisingly candid. Since the last two Forums were remote due read more

December 12, 2022 The idea that Bombardier – and later Nova Bus — would attract dozens of parts and service providers to the North Country may have seemed too good to be true at first. It wasn’t. In this issue to Strictly Business, we bring you a look at several companies who have set up read more

Posted on November 2, 2022 The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the North Country. In this issue of Strictly Business, we bring you the stories of seven men who started out working for others and then were inspired to set out on their own. Our cover article features Corey Trombley, owner and president read more

By Herb Carpenter | Issue: October 2022 In the U.S., small business is big business. The Small Business Administration uses a variety of standards to define a “small” business – number of employees, total sales and more. By most standards 99.7% of all U.S. companies — 28 million in all — can be classified as small businesses read more

By Herb Carpenter Issue: September 2022 Your life is going along smoothly until all of a sudden it isn’t. The cause may be an injury, an illness, you’ve become discouraged or depressed, or maybe you just want to find a way to reclaim the person you used to be. In this issue of Strictly Business, read more

by Herb Carpenter Issue: August 2022 In this issue of Strictly Business, we examine ways to manage change as your career evolves. Whether you are thinking of buying or selling your business, planning your legal future or caring for yourself, you will find ideas from area experts in these pages. We lead off with a read more

Issue: July 2022 Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks, our rivers, small towns, and a few cities make the North Country a great place to live and to do business. In this issue of Strictly Business, we offer you a look at businesses whose focus is the outdoors. We begin with Adirondack DreamBuilders which has over 20 read more

Issue: June 2022 In 2014 when we produced our first Strictly Business issue focusing on up-and-coming community leaders we were pleased at the enthusiastic feedback. The issue was so well received we decided to make it an annual event. Each year we invite members of the business community to nominate young professionals who are making read more

Issue: May 2022 The turn of the 21st century brought with it remarkable innovations in technology – smartphones, flash drives, Skype, Google, the Human Genome Project, YouTube, Bluetooth, electric cars, and 3D printers to name a few. Now, as we look to the next decade and beyond, we have been told to expect even more read more