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October 7, 2007

Spotlight on business: Oct. 7, 2007

Price Chopper award

SCHENECTADY -- At the Certified Angus Beef's annual conference, held Sept. 13-15 in Savannah, Ga., Price Chopper was presented with the Retail Marketer of the Year award for outstanding support of the brand.

Accepting the award for Price Chopper were Jerry Golub, senior vice president of sales and merchandising, Jerry Wallace, vice president of meat merchandising, and Tim Toussaint, category manager.

Price Chopper has been one of the CAB brand's top 10 retailers across the nation. The chain offers traditional CAB brand, CAB brand natural and CAB brand prime, as well as dry-aged CAB items.

Their strategic merchandising and marketing resulted in a double-digit increase in sales. Product demonstrations, cooking classes and its multi-media "We Know Meat" campaign has led customers to the brand. The We Know Meat brochure is a very useful consumer guide to buying, preparing and cooking a variety of meats including CAB. These brochures are available in-store at the meat department.

Based in Schenectady, the Golub Corp. owns and operates more than 115 Price Chopper grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Deadline extended

ALBANY -- Based on the response in public workshops and a request from local governments, New York state will extend the deadline for submitting proposals to the $1 million Adirondack Park Community Smart Growth Program, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis has announced.

The application deadline has been extended to Friday, Dec. 28.

The program is geared at helping Adirondack Park communities develop plans that foster sustainable development, environmental protection and community livability. DEC will be assisted by the Department of State and the Adirondack Park Agency in the implementation of the program. An official Request for Application (RFA) has been mailed to more than 100 units of local governments in the park and has been posted on the DEC website (www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/37874.html).

DEC has now finalized the application process and guidelines, including the following grant categories:

Village, Hamlet and Town Center Revitalization

Sustainable Economic Development

Cultural, Environmental and Natural Adirondack Resources.

Municipal governments can apply for local, regional or park-wide planning grants geared at addressing the special conditions of the Adirondack Park. Awards, covering 100 percent of project costs, will be made on a competitive basis.

75th anniversary

PLATTSBURGH -- Four generations of one family. Twenty-four thousand extended family members. Seventy-five years.

From humble beginnings in the 1930s as Golub's Cash and Carry, the brainchild of Russian immigrant Lewis (Leib) Golub to the Public Service Market/Central Market concept developed by his sons Ben and Bill to what is known today as Price Chopper Supermarkets is celebrating.

With 116 stores in six states, an army of 24,000 plus associates who collectively own more than 50 percent of the company and sales in excess of $3 billion, Price Chopper continues to be a fiercely successful competitor in an industry where few family-managed businesses survive.

Sept. 30 kicks off a public celebration of Price Chopper's 75th anniversary that will span six weeks, extending through Nov. 10. A special 75th anniversary logo has been designed that will be used in television and print advertising as well as on store signage and associate apparel.

Each of the six celebratory weeks will focus on a theme, supported by a detailed public and media relations effort, special content in the weekly ad, marketing and advertising vehicles, unique in-store signage, merchandising and special promotions in the community.

Directors elected

PLATTSBURGH -- The Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce has announced the recent election of several new members to its board of directors.

Joining the 24-member governing board of the chamber are the following business leaders: David Champagne, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals; Dr. Jonathan Beach, Urgicare of the Northeast; Michelle Menard, Northern Sanitation; Kim Murray, Champlain Valley Electric Supply Co.; Brian McBride, Bill McBride Chevrolet/Subaru; and Todd Sample, Bee Line Logistics.

The Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber is the largest business and economic development organization in northern New York, linking more than 3,257 members in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and northern Warren counties. For more information visit www.northcountrychamber.com.

The Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce reminds all area businesses that it is now in the process of updating all listings and information for its 2008 North Country Business Directory and Buyers Guide.

The annual directory is the leading business contact and referral publication in the North Country region, and includes categorical listings of product and service providers with contact names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail. and website addresses. Thousands of copies of the directory are distributed for year-round use by other businesses.

All members of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber receive one free listing, and may purchase additional category listings for a small fee. In addition to the published directory, these listings are also automatically reflected in the Chamber's on-line Business Directory at www.northcountrychamber.com.

Members are encouraged to return their update forms as soon as possible, verifying and correcting information for 2008 and securing all desired categories. For more information or a new copy of the form, call Melanie Marr at 563-1000.

This is also seen as an excellent time for not-yet-members to consider joining the regional chamber so they will be fully listed and reflected in the 2008 Directory.

Building seminar

PLATTSBURGH -- Plattsburgh Housing Outlet has announced a home-building seminar on Oct. 12, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Plattsburgh.

The seminar will offer guidance on topics such as lender requirements, manufactured and modular homes, and how to develop a building site.

Experts from all areas of construction will give an overview of the process and participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions during the second hour.

Refreshments will be served during the event and there is no cost or obligation for this service. Participants must RSVP ahead of time; adults only. Space is limited and the room was filled to capacity last year. Anyone interested in attending may call (800) 794-6250 or email sales@plattsburghhousing.com with their name and phone number.

Participants will receive a "how-to" packet, a copy of their credit report and a discount coupon for attending the seminar. They will leave with the information they will need to make an informed decision about new construction and home ownership.

Plattsburgh Housing Outlet has been providing North Country families with quality, affordable homes since 1991. They were named Retailer of the Year by the Manufactured Housing Institute for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region in 2003, one of four companies in the nation.

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