Business Briefcase – February 2012

Kelly Services celebrates 25 years

Kelly Services recently celebrated 25 years in business in Watertown. The agency works to meet evolving staffing needs of local businesses through custom workforce solutions.

With a second location in Potsdam, the firm serves Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties to provide candidates skilled in health care, engineering, information technology, office administrative and light industrial.

The agency helps determine hard and soft skills required for a position to ensure the right employee is placed with the customer. Once on assignment, Beth Mac, district manager, and her team ensure employees meet customer needs.

Visit www.kellyservices.us to learn more.

 Kinney Drugs Foundation supports museum

The Kinney Drugs Foundation recently gave $5,000 as part of a $30,000 pledge to the Frederic Remington Art Museum’s Centennial Campaign. The money will support the museum’s distance learning project.

Since its inception in June 2002, the Kinney Drugs Foundation has donated more than $6 million to charities.

The Frederic Remington Art Museum, 303 Washington St., Ogdensburg, is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting the art and archives of Frederic Remington. Visit www.fredericremington.org for museum hours and more information.

Aubertine and Currier named to list

Aubertine and Currier Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors, 522 Bradley St., Watertown, has earned recognition on the 2011 Zweig Letter Hot Firm List.

The list recognizes the fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada. The firms chosen have shown that they have the ability to outperform the economy in these challenging times. This year, 176 firms were recognized. The award was accepted by partners Brian A. Jones, Matthew R. Morgia, Jayson J. Jones, Patrick J. Currier and Michael L. Aubertine.

Marra’s earns seal of approval

Marra’s Homecare, a medical supply business at 21087 Route 12F, Watertown, has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with the commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in home care. The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

Marra’s Homecare underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site evaluation in July by Joint Commission surveyors, who evaluated Marra’s for compliance with standards of care in infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management. Marra’s Homecare is managed by Ed Mentry.

North Country Urgent Care earns designation

North Country Urgent Care, located just outside of Watertown, has received the Certified Urgent Care designation. The clinic provides patients with walk-in, extended-hour medical attention with licensed providers for a large scope of medical conditions and has met all of the Urgent Care Association of America’s established criteria.

North Country Urgent Care accepts unscheduled, walk-in patients during all hours of operation. When a medical condition cannot be handled by a patient’s regular doctor – such as unexpected cuts, burns, sprains or fractures that do not require a visit to the emergency department − North Country Urgent Care is equipped with X-ray, laboratory services and a licensed provider available to perform minor procedures like casting and suturing.

With its certification, North Country Urgent Care and the Urgent Care Association of America demonstrate their commitment toward providing patients with access to appropriate levels of care.

North Country Urgent Care, located at 21017 State Route 12F (outer Coffeen Street), is open Monday through  Friday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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