Outlook 2021 Index: The Gazette’s annual guide to business in our region; 26 features on area professionals

Welcome to Outlook 2021

Success in the business world requires a blend of intelligence, vision and real-world savvy, but never more so than during a pandemic.

Over the past year, these qualities have been more vital than ever before as the playing field has morphed into an ever-challenging place. But for those able to persevere, the rewards are all the more gratifying.

In this year’s Outlook, we’re introducing you to some Capital Region entrepreneurs, business leaders and thinkers who have seized the moment to shine brighter than ever before.

You’ll meet the owners of a new Saratoga County brewery that opened their doors in early 2020 only to close 23 days later under the lockdown orders of New York state.

Or the Schenectady entrepreneur who saw her skin- and hair-care business boom instead of tanking when she shifted most of her business online last winter.

You’ll find these and similar stories of pluck and persistence amid the pandemic.

• Canajoharie: Delmar native, art history buff leaves mark by preserving past at Canajoharie’s Arkell Museum
• Amsterdam: St. Mary’s Healthcare leader Bruce tackling industry pressures head-on in Amsterdam
• Saratoga Springs: Pair come together during pandemic to create dance school in Saratoga Springs
• Albany: Albany Med exec Antonikowski leads effort toward linked goals of equity, diversity, inclusion
• Saratoga Springs: Saratoga Community Health Center is extension of doctor’s humanitarian, social justice efforts
• Amsterdam: Amsterdam funeral director betting that sustainable death care — ‘green burials’ — will gain favor

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