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Source: Minimum wage in America: How many people are earning $7.25 an hour?

Source: Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation now finalized | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | After finalizing the sale of its transportation business to Alstom, Bombardier is now fully repositioned in the business jet industry as local leaders welcom

Source: A librarian’s memories of working at ‘The Club’ and Dewey’s legacy – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: GameStop: How Reddit Traders Occupied Wall Street’s Turf : NPR

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that he helped pass legislation to support small businesses by excluding unemployment charges due to COVID-19 from being used to calculate an employer’s experience rating (A.2001). “The necessary shutdowns and restrictions put in place to help us battle COVID-19 have had adverse effects on many small businesses in the […]

Source: Walmart will use robots to turn stores into automated fulfillment centers | Engadget

Source: CCE Essex receives $385k USDA grant to expand local food buying – – The Adirondack Almanack

A total of 286,600 people were on the payrolls of Vermont employers in December, a number that hasn’t changed since September. But it’s 28,500 fewer jobs than in December 2019, before the pandemic started, a 9% decline. That’s the 5th largest employment decline in the nation. Only Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts and Michigan have experienced steeper […]

Source: Pressure Cooker: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Restaurant Workers | Food + Drink Features | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Source: Group Calls On Vt. Newsrooms To Address Gender Bias, Lack Of Diversity In Coverage | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Regulators: Elderwood didn’t provide adequate patient care during Covid outbreak – VTDigger

Source: Governor sets $92M for Olympic venue improvements | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Important story with very concerning local stats. Source: Adirondack Communities: Workforce Training – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Looking back over pandemic summer, some Adirondacks businesses saw ‘best year ever’

Source: Pandemic turning North Country second homes into primary residences | NCPR News

Source: Industry, unions ask: How much will green energy cost New York consumers?

The closing is more bad news for Destiny USA, the largest mall in New York and sixth largest in the U.S. The center, like many malls across the country, has been hit by a string of recent store closings, with the coronavirus pandemic greatly slowing customer traffic as consumers turn to e-commerce and away from […]

Officials from Casella Waste Management, presented United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. with a generous contribution of $5,000 that will go towards their 2021 Campaign. Casella Waste Management has been a strong supporter of United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. for several years.   Pictured Left to Right: Kathy Snow; Director of Development […]

Source: Solar apprenticeship: BTV school offers job training for installers

Source: Tupper Lake town board considers buying Big Tupper | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Destiny USA is losing another anchor store – syracuse.com

Source: Peru woman accused of $70K theft of travel benefits | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Police believe a Peru woman used her position as a company event coordinator to steal more than $70,000 worth of travel benefits from Schluter Systems in Plattsburgh.

January 20, 2021. Today is Inauguration Day—it was also one year ago today that the first COVID case was identified in the U.S. in Seattle, Washington. On this Inauguration Day, we look forward to working with the new administration in partnership to fight the virus. One of our biggest challenges is limited vaccine supply and […]

Source: Neck Gaiters May Protect Against COVID-19 Spread

Source: NYS Food Waste Law: Is Your Community Ready? – – The Adirondack Almanack