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Former North Country housing authority director and her mother plead guilty to theft
WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — A former West Carthage Housing Authority (WCHA) executive director recently pled guilty to stealing more than $48,000 from the organization, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has announced. Jan Hoffman, who served as executive director of the government-funded apartment complex for low-income senior citizens and individuals with disabilities from 2016-2021, […]
Jefferson County hotels see business gains in April
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels registered a more than 1 percent rise in overnight guests in April, while another key business indicator posted a big increase. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s largest county edged up 1.1 percent to 49.8 percent in the fourth month of
Kraft Heinz plant in Lowville to use federal grant to cut emissions
LOWVILLE — The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ: KHC) plant in Lowville plans to upgrade, electrify, and decarbonize its heating process to significantly cut carbon-dioxide emissions. It’ll use an estimated $22 million federal grant award to help pay for the effort. The Lowville facility in Lewis County is among 10 Kraft Heinz sites across the country
The White Silo at Saphead Complex in Canton formally opens
CANTON, N.Y. — The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce (STLC Chamber) says it hosted a formal-opening event for The White Silo at Saphead Complex,
Lewis County firms win grants to improve visibility
LOWVILLE — Naturally Lewis, the economic-development agency in Lewis County, recently announced it has awarded the second round of grant funding from its Small Things, Big Impacts Fund. A total of 16 businesses and organizations in Lewis County will use more than $14,000 in grant funding to improve their visibility. The awarded grants totaled as
Crews start work on 2nd phase of $22M Ogdensburg Airport project
OSWEGATCHIE — Crews have started work on the second phase of construction on a $22 million project at the Ogdensburg International Airport. The second phase will target the main terminal and will include a new, multi-purpose great room to provide community space for civic gatherings, conferences, business meetings, and other public events, the office of
Naturally Lewis awards grants to 16 businesses, organizations in Lewis County
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — A total of 16 businesses and organizations in Lewis County will use more than $14,000 in grant funding to improve their visibility.
Adirondack North Country Association adds two new directors to board
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently announced the addition of Jaideep Khanna and Julian Mangano to the regional economic-development organization’s board of directors. Khanna, of Lake Placid (and Greenwich, Connecticut), brings decades of experience in investment and philanthropy to the nonprofit’s board, according to an ANCA news release. Mangano, of Castorland,
Samaritan uses Kinney gift to expand mental-health services
WATERTOWN — Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown is using a donation from the Kinney Drugs Foundation to expand its mental-health treatment services and treatment space within the hospital. Gouverneur–based Kinney Drugs and the Kinney Drugs Foundation donated $250,000 in funding to the Samaritan Medical Center Foundation of Northern New York to help fund the expansion.
Naturally Lewis student-pitch competition accepting applications through May 15
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis will continue accepting applications for its first-ever, student-pitch competition through May 15. The effort targets young entrepreneurs in Lewis County and seeks to help them reach small-business ownership. Through the competition, students will have access to business tools, resources, and connections, enabling them to turn their ideas into functioning businesses
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