Editorial: Plattsburgh in context
EDITORIAL: Plattsburgh in context Press-Republican We always try to resist getting pulled into a Plattsburgh-vs.-Burlington debate, because it’s unavailing to all. However, in light of a recent article in Vermont’s Seven Days publication demeaning Plattsburgh and a strong statement in defense of our city last Sunday by Press-Republican contributor Garret K. Woodward, we’d like to try to put some perspective into the topic. Grousers in Plattsburgh — and Burlington — have...
Read MoreMountain Lake Journal, North Country Best Plan Awardee
December 15, 2011, Mountain Lake Journal, North Country Best Plan Awardee, Regional Economic Development Council, Online Video Archive Source and Video: http://video.mountainlake.org/video/2177525608#
Read MoreNorth Country ecstatic over $103.2 million
North Country ecstatic over $103.2 million — Development Council awarded second highest amount across state DAN HEATH Press-Republican ALBANY — The North Country Regional Economic Development Council was awarded a stunning $103.2 million Thursday for its Strategic Development Plan. A total of $785 million was announced for 720 projects across the state during a ceremony in Albany. The North Country plan was chosen as one of four Best Plan Award winners by the Strategic Plan Review Committee...
Read MoreNorth Country among top four for funding
North Country among top four for funding DAN HEATH Press-Republican ALBANY — The North Country Regional Economic Development Council was awarded a stunning $103.2 million Thursday for its Strategic Development Plan. A total of $785 million was announced for 720 projects across the state during a ceremony in Albany. The North Country plan was chosen as one of four Best Plan Award winners by the Strategic Plan Review Committee — and was also the second-highest amount granted to any of the 10...
Read MoreA feather in the North Country’s cap
A feather in the North Country’s cap COLIN READ, Everybody’s Business Press-Republican When economies are crumbling across our ocean and across the nation, we are triply blessed. Partly because of the resilient nature of North Country folk, and partly because of the careful and diligent nature of commerce in Canada, we have remained much less affected by the national and global downturn as have other regions. Our unemployment rate is only a couple of points higher than normal, and...
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