Jodi Brunner

In more recent years — in response to calls from employers to help address workforce skill needs — our efforts have expanded, securing various funding resources for a range of employee training efforts.

With the rising costs of traditional burial—the plot, casket, concrete vaults, and memorials coupled with the new awareness of what we are putting in the ground —the country has seen a rapid rise in cremations over burial and more celebrations of life rather than funerals.

For the July “Exit Strategies” issue of Strictly Business I met with two local funeral directors who proudly care for North Country families during some of their most difficult moments.