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If you’re a reader of the Adirondack Almanack blog or the Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s letter-to-the-editor column, you know that there is a deep, nasty and and apparently intractable debate underway over the future of the rail corridor...
There’s a lot of speculation out there about the future of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg. The NY Office of Mental Health is considering closing a number of state hospitals, saying that at 24, New York has more than 3 times that...
I was talking yesterday with Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau, who was unveiling his village’s new “6er” program, designed to convince people to come check out the cool little mountains that ring his community.
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Hello hello hello! A lot from our newsroom this morning. Julie Grant reports on the ongoing questions about the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg: At a forum yesterday at the center, Acting Director of the New York State Office of Mental...
Today we’re excited to have a new regular contributor join us on The Dirt. Lucy Martin lives south of urban Ottawa and writes regularly for NCPR’s other blogs. A couple times a month, she’ll share the view of food and farm issues...
May 24, 2013 — Renee Montagne has business news.
May 24, 2013 — In a key test of the federal health law's ability to draw competitive bids from health insurance companies, California has unveiled the plans and prices that will be available next year to millions of residents shopping for individual coverage on its new insurance marketplace.
May 24, 2013 — Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, economics editor at "The Wall Street Journal," about the week in stocks. What's behind the broader rally this year, and why things got rocky this week.
May 24, 2013 — David Greene and Renee Montagne have the Last Word in business.
May 24, 2013 — Amazon is piloting 14 possible shows for its streaming video service. The audience will vote on which shows it likes best. TV critic Eric Deggans says the process and the shows would like to be breaking ground for a new media — but they aren't.
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Brian Mann travels in Ontario, comparing and contrasting that province's economy during the recession with conditions here at home. This series was created in partnership with WBEZ public radio in Chicago.
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Author and businessman Paul Hawken envisions a new kind of economy, one that protects natural resources, creates more jobs, and gives businesses a competitive advantage.
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Brian Mann reports on businesses in the Adirondacks that are embracing private sector green initiatives. It's a new kind of management that weds profits with a healthy environment.
Bar Owners, Smokers Fight Smoking Ban
Jul 23, 2003 — A group of tavern owners has filed a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the state's smoking ban, which takes effect on Thursday. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
Focus On Outdoor Recreation: Mountain Biking
Jul 22, 2003 — The Adirondack Park Mountain Biking Initiative holds its summer meeting this Thursday in Newcomb. The group - headed by Lee and Judi Borland of Lake Placid - is working to develop new trails and to develop the kind of infrastructure that will allow the sport to blossom. Lee Borland spoke with Brian Mann. Go to full article
Small Manufacturers Face Uncertain Future
Jul 17, 2003 — The economy is struggling, with unemployment rates rising to a nine-year high. Small businesses are key economic supports for the North Country, especially during today's weak economy. But the federal government may cut much of a program that helps small business stay afloat. Martha Foley talks with CITEC Executive Director Tom Pastino. CITEC is a non-profit economic development consulting firm in Potsdam. Go to full article
Rouses Point Company Plans to Lay Off 330 Workers
Jul 17, 2003 — One of the region's top private employers will slash more than three hundred jobs over the next two years. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals plans to cut positions at its plant in... Go to full article
State Moves To Buy More Land In Adirondacks
Jul 14, 2003 — Over the weekend, top state officials committed themselves to buying more land in the Adirondacks, to protect the environment and to expand recreation opportunities. Strong... Go to full article
New Investment Fund Hopes To Promote Tourism Industry
Jul 10, 2003 — A regional bank announced yesterday that it has formed a ten million dollar investment fund, designed to spur tourism development in the North Country. The new... Go to full article
Free Market Dairying
Jul 10, 2003 — This week the National Milk Producers Federation and dozens of dairy farmer cooperatives nationwide began a program to control milk production in the United States and push... Go to full article
Dairy Coops Leverage Market Power
Jul 09, 2003 — Dairy farmers are taking an historic step toward controlling the supply of milk in the United States. Farmers accounting for 70 percent of the milk made nationally have... Go to full article
NY Joins National Registry to Block Telemarketers
Jul 08, 2003 — Enforcing New York's Do Not Call Registry will now be the job of th Federal government. Governor Pataki signed over New York's list of people who do not want telemarketing... Go to full article
Modeling a Local Economy: "Pass The Buck"
Jul 03, 2003 — A movement is afoot to take small steps toward building a healthy local economy in the North Country. It's based on a concept called the "economic multiplier". The idea is... Go to full article
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