In 1920, due to Prohibition, breweries across the United States were closed down or began making malt (barley that has been steeped, germinated, or dried for brewing, distilling, or vinegar making) for other purposes. The home brewing of beer with an alcohol content higher than 0.5 percent remained illegal until 1978, when Congress passed a read more
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In New York State, Paid Family Leave Begins Jan 1st
On January 1, 2018, a new mandatory insurance benefit goes into effect in New York, making all private sector employees eligible for paid time off to care for a family member. Unlike the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which only applies to companies with 50 or more employees, New York’s new law will apply to read more
After Hour Imaging
If you had told Jim Morgan Jr. years ago that he’d be operating a medical imaging facility in Plattsburgh and employing his dad, he’d have suggested a reality check or maybe a psychiatric consult. The junior Morgan was born and raised in the North Country while his dad, Jim Sr., was working at CVPH Medical read more
Woodmenlife: Insures Something Different
Joseph Cullen Root founded WoodmenLife over 127 years ago in Omaha, Nebraska. The name of the insurance company was a tribute to Root’s vision of caring for those in need. The early pioneers cleared the forests to provide shelter and protection for their families; Root offered “…protection through life insurance.” The name remains a powerful read more
Clinton Community College
Most of us would agree that the Plattsburgh/North Country area is poised for exciting things, thanks to a 20-year set of strategies aimed at positioning our economy for future success. We have remained a place that makes things and are in the right sectors to remain a manufacturing hub for years to come. Our Transportation read more
See how they grow
Most apple varieties or cultivars are propagated by grafting. Grafting is the process by which two plants are blended together. One is selected for it is hearty root stock (the part that lives under the earth, the foundation of the plant). The other part of the graft is the scion. The scion gives rise to read more
Plattsburgh Farmers and Crafters Market
It’s a sunny Saturday morning and the sun is streaming down on the Burgh. On this par- ticular day, the unmistakable vocal stylings of Speedy Arnold add a lazy charm to the low buzz of adults and kids milling about, browsing and buying handmade food and crafts from the Plattsburgh Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market’s nearly read more
The Arts Anchor in downtown Plattsburgh
Under the leadership of Executive Director Joshua Kretser, the mission of unit- ing the arts with our community and visitors to the Adirondack Coast is in full swing. Arts and cultural events, presented by the Strand Center for the Arts (SCA), are bringing people to downtown Plattsburgh. With a 15,000-square foot arts center and a read more
Where good things grow
Sustainable by definition means able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed. Sustainable may well be today’s agriculture buzzword. The discussions about sustainability in relation to farming span the scope of simply adjusting lifestyles to conserve natural resources, to examining whether or not 100% sustainability is even achievable in an open system. read more
Selling Yourself Across the Border
We have seen a substantial uptick in issues related to intra- company/transfer pricing (Canadian “Parent” to U.S. “Subsidiary”) or to use U.S. Customs parlance “what constitutes a bona fide sale”. A recent DHS headquarters decision, H263559 RMC (“Decision”), addresses this issue. This particular Decision found that the information provided by the Parent and Subsidiary to read more