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Remington owners retire after 32 years
QUEENSBURY -- Remington Bar & Grill, a longtime fixture along Route 9, is the kind of place where even visitors become regulars.
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:30 pm | (0) Comments
Gym brings fitness gurus together
SOUTH GLENS FALLS -- The four owners of ABC Fitness were each well-established in solo ventures prior to opening their new gym on River Street last month.
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:30 pm | (0) Comments
Biotech firms find profit boost in vaccines
MARIETTA, Pa. -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:25 pm | (0) Comments
Holiday job market isn't jolly
It may be a lot easier to find a deal this holiday season than a part-time job, according to recent surveys of national retailers.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:45 pm | (0) Comments
Closure loophole surprises credit customers
On his way home from work recently, Rick Niles of Laurel, Md., stopped at a gas station to fill up and as usual pulled out his Shell credit card to pay. But this time, the card didn't work.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:40 pm | (0) Comments
Credit crunch hurting small businesses
MIAMI -- Robert Stopanio's new medical-device manufacturing plant was supposed to open eight months ago and employ about 75 workers in a state that desperately needs jobs. But Stopanio hasn't been able to find the financing.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:40 pm | (0) Comments
Q&A with Your Work Coach
Q: My husband is very angry with my supervisor. I work the late shift in a hospital laboratory and usually sleep for a while before going in. The other night, my supervisor called and asked if I was available. When my husband said I was sleeping, my boss explained that he needed me to com…
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:25 pm | (0) Comments
Should you stay or should you go?
CHICAGO -- For under-the-weather workers, the decision to stay home or push through a day at the office always has been a hand-wringing one. Now, concerns over H1N1 flu, coupled with a lean economy, are putting workers' sick-leave dilemmas under the microscope.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:15 pm | (0) Comments
Good question: Try not to take a bad review personally
Q: I received a poor performance review last year that I felt was unwarranted, and despite making changes and trying to please my superiors, I received a lukewarm review this year. I feel like I'm being treated unfairly, but I am nervous to say anything. How should I handle it?
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:15 pm | (0) Comments
Your money: Pulling out your 401(k) can cost you
You leave your job and then face the question of what to do with your 401(k). If you're like 46 percent of workers, you will cash out the account even though this money is meant for retirement.
Nov 14, 2009 | 10:15 pm | (0) Comments
As dredging concludes, some complain
FORT EDWARD -- The Environmental Protection Agency's point man for the Hudson River dredging project concluded Thursday night's meeting with an apology.
Nov 13, 2009 | 1:45 pm | (0) Comments
A recipe for change
Spa City cupcake business owner finds family comes first
Nov 11, 2009 | 11:05 pm | (0) Comments
Oily dirt getting cleaned up at Gaslight site
LAKE GEORGE u The Charles R. Wood Foundation may have sold Gaslight Village more than a year ago, but it is still paying for an environmental cleanup on the land this week.
Nov 11, 2009 | 6:10 pm | (0) Comments
Judge backs block to fuel company's project
KINGSBURY -- A Warren County judge upheld the decision of the town Planning Board to deny G.A. Bove & Sons, Inc. the permit to build fuel storage tanks at the bi-county Industrial Park.
Nov 11, 2009 | 5:55 pm | (0) Comments
Now moving into huge, empty center: energy, money
WILTON -- The dimly lit, frigid corridors of the former Wilton Developmental Center carry a few reminders of the building's previous life.
Nov 10, 2009 | 8:05 pm | (0) Comments
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