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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2009

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NCPR News

A Year of Hard Choices: Is this the perfect time to open a new business?

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Dawn and Andy Flynn are expanding their "Meet the Town" business
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This morning we continue our series "A Year of Hard Choices." Last year, the North Country lost more than 1700 jobs, according to the New York Department of Labor. The national headlines these days are full of lay-offs, bankruptcies and government bail-outs. But down in the trenches of America's struggling economy, thousands of entrepreneurs are opening new businesses, rolling out new products and even hiring new workers. Brian Mann has our profile of four people in this region who decided to take the plunge.
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