Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Dani Delaini of the Adirondack North Country Association's Center for Businesses in Transition about the virtual conference, "Small Communities. Big Opportunities. Own a North Country Business, " scheduled for Feb. 24 to 27....
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Essex County Sheriff’s Department has begun collecting input on a state-ordered project to ensure that all members of the community are treated justly, regardless of race or minority status. Following the death of George Floyd at the...
SARANAC LAKE — North Country municipalities are invited to participate in the latest round of the Clean Energy Communities (CEC) program. The grant program, coordinated by the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), was designed to help save communities energy and...
by Gwendolyn Craig, Adirondack Explorer ALBANY — Budget negotiations for 2022 are underway and within Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal is additional funding for the Adirondack Diversity Initiative. Its executive director, however, wants more. Police reform, diversity and inclusion training, educational...
SARANAC LAKE | A four-day virtual conference showcasing opportunities for small businesses is set to run from Feb. 24 through Feb. 27. Sponsored by the North Country Center for Businesses In transition, or CBIT, this seminar is designed for aspiring...
By Mike De Socio When Rebecca Hughes stops in at the Sunoco station on U.S. 9 in Schroon Lake, she always seems to draw attention from locals who aren’t very familiar with electric vehicles. “People are super curious, whether they’re...
After a year marked by a global pandemic and severe economic challenges, there are also bright spots for North Country businesses and communities. As the North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) enters its third year supporting transitioning businesses,...
SARANAC LAKE — A regional coalition aims to showcase small business opportunities to the next generation of entrepreneurs in a four-day virtual conference running from Feb. 24 to 27.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, on Thursday announced the Rebuild Rural America Act, a proposal to deliver $50 billion in federal resources directly to rural communities as they respond to and recover from the economic crisis brought on by...
When I ask people what they think are the two cheapest, cleanest, safest, most environmentally friendly, and most reliable energy technologies available today, the answer I receive is almost always wind and solar. But the correct answers; conservation and efficiency;...
