New jobs-building program leaves out most of the North Country

(07/28/10) New York's top economic development official visited Saranac Lake last week to talk about the state's new Excelsior Jobs Program.

The program replaces the state's much-maligned Empire Zone program. It was signed into law last month.

Empire State Development chairman Dennis Mullen says the new program will help "targeted industries" in some areas of the North Country, but he admitted that it likely won't do much for most of the region, especially areas where the local economy relies on tourism and small businesses. Chris Knight reports.