Publisher’s View

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

Issue: April 2022 This issue of Strictly Business focuses on the businesses – large and small – whose recent construction/renovations have enhanced the economy of the area. Norsk Titanium’s new facility on the former airport property in the Town of Plattsburgh was financed, in part, by a grant from the New York State Economic Development read more

Issue: March 2022 Where to begin? There are so many aspects of health care it was difficult to decide where to focus this issue of Strictly Business. As our cover feature, we chose the Northern New York Physicians Independent Practice Association (IPA), a business organization owned and operated by a member network. The group’s mission read more

This issue of Strictly Business is the second time we have featured businesses that are 100 or more years old. Two have been passed down in the same family; three have had more than one owner, but maintained an unbroken business service record. Our cover story features Haselton Lumber of Wilmington, New York. The company, read more

We are proud to be celebrating the 32nd annual Strictly Business Forum, albeit in a somewhat different format than the 30 get togethers that preceded it. Even though the dialog took place virtually, this year’s participants were as insightful and enthusiastic as ever. The moderators kept the conversations moving and we now have a great read more

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