Strictly Business awards a scholarship to a resident of Clinton, Essex or Franklin County who is a full-time student in SUNY Plattsburgh’s School of Business & Economics. The 2017 winner of the scholarship is Ellen Silverman, a rising senior who is triple major- ing in Accounting, Business Administration, and Management Information Systems. Born in Peru, read more
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Extending a Mental Health Lifeline
Many Strictly Business readers will recognize Bonnie Black as a frequent contributor on topics related to human resources and employee well-being. As director of Behavioral Health Services North’s (BHSN) Employee Assistance Services, she works with 160 businesses and organizations in the Tri-County area to pro- vide support services for employees experiencing personal problems that affect read more
Does Your Checkout Process Maximize Sales?
Most businesses have moved to the internet to some extent. For many, the move has come in the form of allocating some of their advertising budget to a website. For others, the move has meant moving the whole storefront onto the internet. In most physical stores, the checkout process has usually been very similar. The read more
How Ready Are You?
Sitting in my grandmother’s car as my mother was driving me to Junior High, the pouring rains were blinding. The wipers were at the highest speed a Mercury Comet had and—suddenly—the driver’s side wiper came off and began grinding the glass as my mother leaned over toward me to try to see if it were read more
The Year In Review: Employment Law
The year 2016 brought major developments in employment law. Many of the headline-grabbing developments came out of federal agencies, most of which are now called into question with the looming change in administration in Washington. However, there have also been a number of important developments at the state level, which are likely to be challenges read more
Building a Wall…For Creative Discovery
There’s a new wall in the Plattsburgh Public Library
Upcoming Legal Changes May Result in Salary Compression
With the new requirement raising most exempt employees’ minimum salaries to $47,476 per year beginning December 1, and the NY minimum wage going to $9.70 an hour beginning December 31, wage compression is becoming a real concern to companies throughout the region. Suddenly, New York employers are facing serious salary compression, where employees in lower-level read more
Much More Than a Building
May 17th was an historic day for the North Country as ground was officially broken for the new Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (IAM) at Clinton Community College, now under full construction. Launching any construction project in support of CCC would be important at any time, but this ground breaking was especially significant for several reasons. read more
Believe
Boire Benner Group was given an amazing honor earlier this year. The North Country Chamber of Commerce announced their group “Small Business of the Year.” Winning this award was a special moment for the Group. They knew they couldn’t have won the award without the support of local businesses and the community as a whole; read more
Ashley & Brittany Taylor
Owners, The Bagel Pit In March 2014, Brittany and Ashley Taylor formed B.A. Sister Enterprises, took out a personal loan, purchased Baxter’s Bagels on Brinkerhoff Street in downtown Plattsburgh, and turned it into The Bagel Pit. The sisters agreed when they started their business that the The Bagel Pit would always be a safe and read more