What’s Up North Blog

Thank you to all who joined Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) partners, event sponsors, guest presenters, and our region’s amazing small business community for the 2023 Small Communities. Big Opportunities. (SCBO) Conference on February 12-14, 2023 at the Hotel...

By Dani Delaini, ANCA Entrepreneurial Economy Program Director On the first morning of the Small Communities. Big Opportunities. Conference, I braced myself. I knew that my team and I would be speaking, making connections and moving from room to room...

By ANCA Energy Circuit Riders Shawnea Hull and Carlie Leary Incorporating sustainable practices into your holiday season doesn’t have to be difficult and can be a wonderful opportunity to create new traditions, start meaningful conversations, and reduce your impact on...

by Melanie Reding, Associate Director, Adirondack Diversity Initiative Like many contemporary holidays and celebrations, Thanksgiving has become a holiday where  oversimplification, misrepresentation and myths tend to dominate the narrative. The history and significance of the day is often overshadowed by...

David Epstein-HaLevi, ScholarACTIVIST-in-Residence, Adirondack Diversity Initiative   “How are you feeling?”  It’s such a seemingly simple question — yet research by professor, lecturer and author Brené Brown has revealed that the average American adult has the ability to name only...