BY SUSAN E. CAMPBELL Alaturco Mediterranean Grill opened recently in Ballston Spa, offering traditional grilled kebabs, gyros and falafels, and family favorites like baba ghanousch and moussaka. Alaturco is the first venture into restaurant co-ownership and management for Saba...
‘Accents At Allerdice’ Gifts Moves From Saratoga To Allerdice Hardware In Malta
Accents at Allerdice, the gifts and home décor shop, is now located inside the Allerdice Ace Hardware store on Route 9 in Malta, where there is space for more products Accents at Allerdice announced its move to 2570 Route...
Holiday Social Media Shopping Promo Launched By Saratoga County Chamber
The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce launched a brand new social media shopping promotion in September. The Chamber invited the general public to help promote their favorite local stores or unique gift ideas as part of the effort on...
Maestro’s Restaurant Adds Second-Floor Banquet Room And New Menu Dishes
Bill Donovan, right, owner of Maestro's at the Van Dam, and executive chef Danny Petrosino sit in the Saratoga Springs restaurant that is opening a new room on the second floor BY R.J. DELUKE When Maestro's at the Van...
Showcase Of Homes Realtor’s Choice Awards Go To Four Different Companies
Four different developers won the Realtor's Choice awards in four categories during the three-weekend Showcase of Homes event in Saratoga County. The annual Showcase of Homes celebration and awards presentation was recently held in Vapor at the Saratoga Casino...
More Women-Owned Businesses Will Be Able To Bid State Contracts, Cuomo Says
New York state is "dramatically increasing its goal" for minority-and-women-owned enterprises' (MWBE) involvement in state contracting, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Oct. 1. He said new data showed that the state has far exceeded the original 20 percent...
All-Female Horse Racing Syndicate Ran First Horse At Belmont Park In September
Lady Sheila Stable Two, LLC, a newly launched syndicate that started adding investors in May, ran its first horse on the racetrack in September. Hot Like Hepburn made her debut in the fourth race at Belmont Park on Sept....
Sunday Verillo Turns Love Of Corvettes Into A Career At Prestige Motor Car Co.
Sunday Verrillo at Prestige Motor Car Co. added a new service where customers can store their cars in a climate-controlled facility, under the protection of trained staff BY LIZ WITBECK Sunday Verrillo loves Corvettes. She formed an interest in...
Spoken Boutique Owner Meets Business Challenges With Strong Customer Service
Pam Worth opened Spoken Boutique in 2010, where she offers different styles of clothing and customized service mostly for women between the ages of 40 to 60. BY LIZ WITBECK Pam Worth, born and raised in Saratoga Springs, has...
IT Experts: Vital Security Issues Are Not Always Simple, But Need To Be Addressed
Mark Shaw, founder and president of Stored Technology Services (StoredTech) Computer system security lapses periodically make headlines, causing serious problems for those whose systems have been violated. It should make all businesses take notice. But local IT experts say...