×

Business

NYC vies to turn page on pandemic

NEW YORK — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer. Starting Wednesday, vaccinated New Yorkers could shed their masks in most situations, and restaurants, stores, gyms and ...

Trudeau Institute names business man Douglas Colson to board

SARANAC LAKE — The Trudeau Institute has announced the appointment of Douglas Colson to its Board of Trustees. Colson comes to Trudeau with an acute awareness of the impact that infectious disease has on rural poverty. He spent extensive time in East Africa as a founding board member of ...

Andrea Farrell gets real estate license

LAKE PLACID — Andrea Farrell is now a licensed New York state real estate salesperson in addition to her role as client relationship manager for The Reynolds Group. From overseeing many of the details throughout every transaction over the last 18 months, she is well seasoned and has ...

Assemblyman tours and touts Tupper Lake growth

TUPPER LAKE — Last Friday, May 7, state Assemblyman Billy Jones visited Tupper Lake to get an update of the new economic developments happening in the village since his last visit. Mayor Paul Maroun scheduled a tour for the assemblyman to see the newly renovated baseball field, the ...

NY to set workplace safety standards for airborne diseases

ALBANY — State regulators in New York will soon draft rules that will require employers to protect workers from airborne infectious disease. A new state law tasks state labor and health officials with coming up with minimum workplace standards around things like the availability of ...

ROOST earns three Tourism Excellence Awards

TROY — The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, based in Lake Placid, won three honors during the 2021 New York State Tourism Excellence Awards, recognizing the work the organization accomplished during 2020. Destination marketing organizations, museums, attractions and other ...