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Business

Some hotels booked for FISU Games, some not so booked

LAKE PLACID — Many Lake Placid hotels are fully booked and bustling with FISU officials, athletes and workforce this week as the world arrives for the 2023 FISU Winter World University Games, which officially began on Thursday, Jan. 12. At many hotels on the outskirts of Lake Placid and ...

EYE ON BUSINESS: Wrapping up the holiday season

LAKE PLACID — Step into a local retail business the week before Christmas and you might find its owner donning a reindeer nose, a Santa hat, a necklace made out of string lights or an ugly sweater. Local retail business owners are in especially jolly spirits this holiday shopping season, ...

Champlain National Bank gives back to communities

Champlain National Bank employees are once again spearheading projects throughout Essex and Franklin counties to help make the holidays brighter for local families. The Project We Care program at Champlain National Bank partners with local agencies and schools throughout the region to help ...

Demolition begins on Lake Placid 7-Eleven (Robo-Mart)

LAKE PLACID — The 7-Eleven gas station and convenience store — known for many years as Robo-Mart — is no longer. The former gas station, located at 2792 Wilmington Road, was seen being ripped to shreds on Wednesday, Dec. 7 as construction crews with Clayton-based company Bach and Co. ...

Bob Miller Real Estate opens new Main Street office

LAKE PLACID — Realtor Bob Miller has opened a new real estate office at 2505 Main St. in Lake Placid. Previously, he held a broker’s license at Merrill L. Thomas, Inc., where he worked for 10 years. “At this point in my career, opening my own office makes great sense,” Miller said ...