Standing outside Ward Lumber in the Adirondack town of Jay, you could easily confuse the company’s namesake, Jay Ward, for a small-town mayor. Over the course of a 30-minute, Ward repeatedly pauses to greet an incoming customer by name, complete...
JAY — Popular hardware and building supplies store Ward Lumber, a family business rooted in upstate New York since 1890, is now a worker-owned cooperative. The lumber store's 50 or so employees recently purchased the 130-year-old business and officials are...
JAY | In what could become a model for the North Country or even the nation, employees at Ward Lumber Co. in Jay and Malone have purchased the company, which had been family-owned since 1890.
Jay, N.Y and Malone, N.Y. — The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business as a worker-owned cooperative. The transaction marks the first employee ownership transition of its kind in the North Country region of...
JAY — The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business as a worker-owned cooperative. The transaction marks the first employee ownership transition of its kind in the North Country region of New York state.
JAY | In what could become a model for the North Country or even the nation, employees at Ward Lumber Co. in Jay and Malone have purchased the company, which had been family owned since 1890.
Kate Fish announces retirement after 12 years leading regional nonprofit The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Board of Directors announced that Executive Director Kate Fish will retire later this year, after nearly 12 years leading the organization. The regional economic...
In celebration of Earth Day 2021, the Adirondack Park’s largest environmental organization today awarded 21 micro-grants totaling $29,601 to local farmers and value-added food producers, in an effort to build a climate-friendly local economy in the Adirondack Park. It was...
TUPPER LAKE — After more than a year of the State Theater being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, owner Sally Strasser is excited to start showing movies there again. A big reason why is because the community has been...
