Month: February 2020

During International Networking Week in February, BNI’s Winners Circle Chapter in Saratoga Springs was recognized for passing $1,053,000 in business in 2019.
The ceremony took place at the Inn at Saratoga on Broadway.
BNI is the world’s largest networking organization. There are two Chapters in Saratoga Springs.
The chapter meets to exchange referrals to other members. BNI members form a trusted team of referral partners who help each other grow their businesses.
President Kimberly Salerno of Salerno Law said, “It is an honor for us to be recognized in again this year. I am proud to be part of this group and the way we help each other. We have done this for 6 consecutive years.”

By Andrea Palmer
Gordon Sacks, owner of 9 Miles East, a diversified farm and food business, is passionate about what he does. And now he’s expanding services and adding a restaurant, located at 64 Excelsior Ave. in Saratoga Springs.
“Our mission is to make it easy for busy people to eat healthy, local food,” said Sacks.
The company has been around for more than a decade, and has a 29-acre vegetable farm in Schuylerville.
“We make healthy meals that we deliver to the employees of big companies in Upstate New York and in Boston. We have a subscription meal delivery service, where we bring those healthy meals to people’s homes,” said Sacks.
Five years ago, Sacks added a pizza delivery operation.

After almost 50 years, SUNY Empire State College has an official mascot.
After a month-long, online campaign that resulted in a total of 9,922 votes cast, Blue, the Bluebird, beat out its competition and will represent the SUNY Empire community.
Officials said faculty, staff, students, and alumni submitted more than 180 mascot concepts for consideration this past fall. The submissions were evaluated by a committee representing a cross-section of the college community, and three were selected as finalists: Blue the Bluebird, Cam the Chameleon, and Van the Vanguard.