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Mental health conditions cost the economy an estimated $193 billion dollars in lost earnings each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. So therefore, as a business, you now know that mental health affects your bottom line. And that’s an important factor. We’re beginning to understand the impact and the ripple effect mental read more

Walking into Lake Placid’s Salt of the Earth Bistro for the first time was like walking into a comfortable grandmother’s house but with a decidedly funky flare. Once seated at a table, the comfortable aura continued from the gracious greeting to a sense that we were the only customers in the place even though there read more

Josue Chanduvi has always spent much of his time in the kitchen. “My life has revolved around food,” he said with a smile. Strictly Business’ interview with Chanduvi took place in the dining room of Grandma’s Spanish Kitchen, his restaurant in Plattsburgh’s south end. Chanduvi grew up in the North Country, the youngest of six read more

When I first met Josh and Sarah Vaillancourt, they were at the Plattsburgh Farmers Market as Woven Meadows Farm, a pasture-based sustainable family farm. Their operation was based on a holistic perspective, seeing all aspects of the farm as interconnected as well as the farm as interrelated with the wider community and environment. “Throughout our read more

Michael Reynolds is a happy man, working at a job he proclaims a boundless affection for. He’s an architect based in Malone, New York who has a specialty for Great Camps and boathouses, but who also designs courtrooms, beach bath houses and medical buildings as well. Reynolds has a back story that seems like he read more

The meaning of the phrase “Necessity is the mother of invention” is simple. Difficult situations often inspire ingenious solutions. In the case of Momot Trailer Sales, add the words “inspired, creative, innovative and original” and you are on the right track to describe this one-of-a-kind facility. A Simple Plan John Momot’s business had humble beginnings. read more

BEGINNINGS Donnie Phaneuf was in his late teens when he first began learning the roofing trade from family members and other roofing companies. After a decade of learning slate, flat and shingle roofing techniques. he decided it was time to go out on his own. Now, 20 years later, Phaneuf is celebrating. “I’m a third-generation read more

The local chapter of The ARC of New York, Advocacy and Resource Center (ARC), is celebrating a full house that was a long time coming. Connecticut Court, an innovated housing project located on the former Plattsburgh Air Force New Base took nearly two years from the time it received the green light from the town read more