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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Preview: retailers browse at &quot;Buyers Days&quot; in Saratoga Springs</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19436/20120306/preview-retailers-browse-at-quot-buyers-days-quot-in-saratoga-springs</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 6, 2012) The Adirondack North Country Association is sponsoring its 26th annual &quot;Buyers Days&quot; at the Saratoga Springs City Center this week.  The event starts at noon on Wednesday.   Todd Moe talks with ANCA&apos;s Melissa Hart, who is coordinating the show, which brings together local artisans, food producers together and retail buyers in the region.   Although not open to the public, Hart says the event is part of the &quot;buy local&quot; puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19436/20120306/preview-retailers-browse-at-quot-buyers-days-quot-in-saratoga-springs">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Adirondack North Country Association is sponsoring its 26th annual &quot;Buyers Days&quot; at the Saratoga Springs City Center this week.  The event starts at noon on Wednesday.   Todd Moe talks with ANCA&apos;s Melissa Hart, who is coordinating the show, which brings together local artisans, food producers together and retail buyers in the region.   Although not open to the public, Hart says the event is part of the &quot;buy local&quot; puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19436/20120306/preview-retailers-browse-at-quot-buyers-days-quot-in-saratoga-springs">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>sadk, saratoga springs, economy, adirondacks, retail, [loc:43.0831301 -73.7845651], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Owens adds to community store accolades</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18822/20111123/owens-adds-to-community-store-accolades</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 23, 2011) Congressman Bill Owens visited Saranac Lake’s new community store Tuesday. The first-community owned department store in the state offers basic goods - everything from underwear to bedsheets – things people in Saranac Lake had a hard time finding locally since the last chain department store closed nearly nine years ago.Organizers had sold half a million dollars in shares to get the business off the ground. The store opened its doors last month. As Chris Knight reports, Owens visit brought just the latest in a string of accolades. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18822/20111123/owens-adds-to-community-store-accolades">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Congressman Bill Owens visited Saranac Lake’s new community store Tuesday. The first-community owned department store in the state offers basic goods - everything from underwear to bedsheets – things people in Saranac Lake had a hard time finding locally since the last chain department store closed nearly nine years ago.Organizers had sold half a million dollars in shares to get the business off the ground. The store opened its doors last month. As Chris Knight reports, Owens visit brought just the latest in a string of accolades. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18822/20111123/owens-adds-to-community-store-accolades">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, saranac lake, bill owens, buy local, retail, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Community-owned department store opens in Saranac Lake</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18684/20111101/community-owned-department-store-opens-in-saranac-lake</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 1, 2011) The first community-owned department store in the state of New York opened its doors in the North Country this weekend. The Community Store in Saranac Lake traces its roots to the shutdown of the Ames department store chain in 2002. Organizers of the project sold half-a-million dollars in shares to local residents to get the store off the ground. As Chris Knight reports, shoppers who visited the store Saturday liked its selection and its prices. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18684/20111101/community-owned-department-store-opens-in-saranac-lake">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first community-owned department store in the state of New York opened its doors in the North Country this weekend. The Community Store in Saranac Lake traces its roots to the shutdown of the Ames department store chain in 2002. Organizers of the project sold half-a-million dollars in shares to local residents to get the store off the ground. As Chris Knight reports, shoppers who visited the store Saturday liked its selection and its prices. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18684/20111101/community-owned-department-store-opens-in-saranac-lake">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, saranac, retail, store, shopping, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lowes closure in Ticonderoga slashes more than 80 jobs</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18210/20110816/lowes-closure-in-ticonderoga-slashes-more-than-80-jobs</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 16, 2011) The Lowes corporation abruptly closed its big box store in Ticonderoga Sunday night, a move that affects more than eighty employees.  The company blamed lackluster sales and shuttered six other stores nationwide.As Brian Mann reports, efforts are already underway to help laid-off workers.  But the closure could also hurt regional contractors and construction workers throughout the southern Champlain Valley. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18210/20110816/lowes-closure-in-ticonderoga-slashes-more-than-80-jobs">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Lowes corporation abruptly closed its big box store in Ticonderoga Sunday night, a move that affects more than eighty employees.  The company blamed lackluster sales and shuttered six other stores nationwide.As Brian Mann reports, efforts are already underway to help laid-off workers.  But the closure could also hurt regional contractors and construction workers throughout the southern Champlain Valley. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18210/20110816/lowes-closure-in-ticonderoga-slashes-more-than-80-jobs">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, retail, lowes, ticonderoga, essex county, champlain valley, adirondacks, [loc:43.8486707 -73.4234531], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Small businesses fight tax proposal</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17297/20110314/small-businesses-fight-tax-proposal</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 14, 2011) A proposal to tax the rich to help balance the state’s budget deficit and avoid cuts to schools is a popular idea among New Yorkers. But business groups say what’s often overlooked in the debate is that the tax, in its current form, is paid by some of the state’s smallest and most marginal businesses.  Karen Dewitt Reports from Albany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17297/20110314/small-businesses-fight-tax-proposal">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A proposal to tax the rich to help balance the state’s budget deficit and avoid cuts to schools is a popular idea among New Yorkers. But business groups say what’s often overlooked in the debate is that the tax, in its current form, is paid by some of the state’s smallest and most marginal businesses.  Karen Dewitt Reports from Albany. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17297/20110314/small-businesses-fight-tax-proposal">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, politics, budget, taxation, taxes, business, retail, manufacturing, small business, cuomo, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Price Chopper opens new stores this week</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15714/20100524/price-chopper-opens-new-stores-this-week</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 24, 2010) Price Chopper is set to re-open five North Country grocery stores, shuttered nearly two months ago. These are the former P &amp; C markets in Canton, Potsdam, Massena, West Carthage and Gouverneur. The stores closed after P &amp; C’s parent company, Penn Traffic, declared bankruptcy. Price Chopper’s stores in Canton and Potsdam open today. In West Carthage, doors open Tuesday. And the Massena and Gouverneur locations will open Wednesday.  Todd Moe has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15714/20100524/price-chopper-opens-new-stores-this-week">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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