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		<title>ANCA urges preservation of Plattsburgh mail facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statement by ANCA Board President  Stephen Erman on the Proposed Elimination of Regional Sorting Facility for Stamped Mail from Zip codes Beginning with 129. ANCA is an economic development organization for 14 counties of northern N.Y. including Essex, Franklin and Clinton Counties whose communities will be severely impacted by this proposal. The elimination of this sorting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clarkson offers free business course for artisans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clarkson University&#8217;s Reh Center for Entrepreneurship, with generous support from the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Foundation, will offer &#8220;My Small Business 102: Strategies and Inspiration for the Creatively Inclined&#8221; on Saturday mornings, January 7, 14, 21, and 28, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Adirondack Business Center, 141 River Street in Saranac Lake, N.Y. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support Local Jobs with Holiday Gift Giving</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the holidays approach, we are surrounded by advertising and calls to buy new gadgets and mass-produced things, but how about a different approach this year? One that supports local jobs in your community: Think outside the (big) box Instead of buying stuff, how about considering services that support local people in our communities: Salon: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Banking Locally</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The interest generated by the Occupy Wall Street movement nationwide has led to a renewed enthusiasm in keeping money in smaller, regionally based banks. We reached out to our ANCA network of contacts to ask the question: “What are some reasons to bank with a local bank or credit union?” ANCA Director Dale Brown is Assistant Vice President [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plans for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biomass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Our goal is to raise $100,000 from individuals and businesses by the end of 2011. We are well on our way &#8211; but we need your help to get us over the top. Join our network by giving online here or by printing and mailing this form With our networks of partners across the region, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESD Announces Consolidated Funding Application Workshops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Empire State Development recently announced the launch of Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) workshops as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s historic initiative to stimulate job creation and economic growth through Regional Councils. The CFA workshops will be held throughout the first week in October at over a dozen locations across the state, covering all ten regions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Clean Energy Can Stimulate Job Growth, says Bill Clinton</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton explained how the development of clean energy could stimulate job growth last Tuesday, when he was the keynote speaker at Gov. Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s Open for Business Statewide Conference. A post about his remarks can be found here: http://energysecuritya.blogspot.com/2011/10/green-energy-key-to-future-says-ex-prez.html]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Adirondack North Country: Presentations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Oct. 3, more than 175 people attended  Adirondack North Country Association&#8217;s 56th Annual Meeting. ANCA and  some of its partners will be presented an overview of the &#8220;State of the  Adirondack North Country: Economic and Demographic Changes Since 2000.&#8221; A special thanks to all those who attended and to those who worked to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Map Shows 1,500 Potential Wireless Spots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PLATTSBURGH, NY &#8212; The Wireless Clearinghouse Project just launched an interactive, web-based map that will help facilitate the expansion of wireless telecommunications in the Adirondack Park &#8211; a key to economic development in the region. Available at www.giswebhosting.com/wirelessclearinghouse, the map is an inventory of existing structures that are suitable for housing wireless antennae. It uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boosting small business is central to Council&#8217;s plan</title>
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		<comments>http://www.adirondack.org/boosting-small-business-is-central-to-councils-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Hamilton County Express, reporting on Wednesday, Sept. 28: &#8220;The North Country Regional Economic Development Council sees boosting the rate of small business start-ups in the region as key to boosting the economy.&#8221; The article goes on to reference the Council&#8217;s newly released Vision Statement. The Council meets this Friday, starting at 11 a.m. [...]]]></description>
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