Saratoga.com logo
Saratoga.com logo
  • Places to Stay
  • Things To Do
  • Food & Drink
  • Events
  • Businesses
  • Travel Guides
Saratoga Business Journal
  • Home
  • New Businesses
  • Business News
  • Business Reports
  • Business Briefs
  • Business Registrations
  • Personnel Briefs
  • Contact Us

Month: October 2020

City Center Parking Garage To Open Soon And Event Scheduling Is Strong For 2021

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Ryan McMahon, City Center executive director, poses in front of the parking garage off Maple Avenue, across the street from the center. A foot bridge takes pedestrians directly to the center.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Susan Elise Campbell
After a long wait, the Saratoga City Center’s 610-space downtown parking lot between Maple Avenue and High Rock is set to open.
Ryan McMahon, City Center executive director, recently took a drive through the entire garage, top to bottom, the first non-construction person to do so.
“It feels good to get this going,” he said.
At one time the convention and events venue was going to build a 750-space garage on its own, but after some years of negotiations and design changes, construction started in September 2019 in partnership with the City of Saratoga Springs.
“We have great partners in the city,” McMahon said. “All five commissioners voted unanimously before the last election. We could not do this without a strong community partnership.”
The grand opening was will take place at the end of October.

Read More

Merger of Center For Economic Growth With Capital Region Chamber Gets Approval

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020

By R.J. DeLuke
Investors in The Center for Economic Growth approved in October the idea pursuing an affiliation with the Capital Region Chamber.
Under the affiliation, CEG would retain its identity and remain a legal entity whose sole member would be the Capital Region Chamber. CEG would have its own board of directors and representation on the Chamber board.
The changer will take place starting Jan. 1. Chamber members approved the idea in September.
The Capital Region Chamber and CEG informed their memberships in June that their boards had formed a Joint Task Force to consider potential affiliation.
“After conducting a comprehensive due diligence review, we are pleased to report that both boards have concluded that it would be in the best interest of the shared missions of each organization for CEG and the Capital Region Chamber to align under one organizational structure with a unified vision and coordinated strategy,” a letter to membership, over the signature of Mark N. Eagan, CCE, president and CEO of the Capital Region Chamber, and Paul Milton, Chamber board chair, said.
Eagan will continue to lead CEG as CEO and president. He plans to hire a senior economic development executive to oversee CEG’s portfolio of work.

Read More

Pavilion Grand In Saratoga Transitions From Hotel To Yearly Rental, Extended Stay Units

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020
The Pavilion Grand Hotel at 30 Lake Ave. in Saratoga Springs is changing to rental units.

By Christine Graf
The Pavilion Grand Hotel at 30 Lake Ave. in Saratoga Springs plans to rebrand itself as Pavilion Grand Executive Apartments.
In doing so, they will offer 32 yearly rental units in addition to 16 extended-stay units.
The transition will take place on Nov. 1.
According to general manager Susanne Simpson, 30 Lake Ave. was originally built by Cohoes-based Prime Companies to house luxury condominiums. The company decided to change course before the project was completed, and they opened the property as a luxury boutique hotel in 2014.
“The hotel’s building was originally built as luxury condos, so the transition to an executive apartment concept has been an easy one for us,” she said.
Because it was not designed as a hotel, the Pavilion Grand’s units are much larger than conventional hotel rooms. The smallest is 600 square feet, almost twice the size of a standard hotel room. The largest—a penthouse—is larger than many single-family homes. It measures 2,200 square feet and has two bedrooms and 2.5 baths.

Read More

Putnam Market Marks 25 Years In Business And Its Continued Evolution Over The Years

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Gloria Griskowitz, left, and Cathy Hamilton, are the owners of Putnam Market.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Susan Elise Campbell
A retrospective of Putnam Market’s 25 years is a case study in how a business can evolve 180 degrees from the original concept and become a local brand.
The market now occupies a storefront at 431 Broadway since its construction in 2000. But it started five years earlier on Putnam Street. Owners Cathy Hamilton and her sister Gloria Griskowitz had envisioned a place where customers could buy fresh meats and seafood, deli meats and cheeses sliced to order, assorted produce and baked goods.
“We had sourced everything from a local bakery and caterer,” said Hamilton.
Six months later, the partners started making sandwiches. During year three, they hired their first chef to do the baking and food production in-house. A wine store with the store was opened in 1998.
“We became the place to go for specialty groceries in the Capital District,” Hamilton said. “But when Roohan Realty built the building we are in now and we became the first tenant, we dropped produce to focus on food. Today we are known primarily for the stuff we make, which is totally opposite from where we started.”

Read More

Personnel Briefs: October 2020

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Blake Realtors announced that Mary Ellen Boese has joined the staff as a licensed real estate agent.
Boese has lived and worked in Saratoga Springs for more than 20 years.
She received her masters in business administration degree from Sage graduate school.
Boese is an active outdoor enthusiast. She resides in Saratoga Springs with her daughter and son.

* * *

Seeley Office Systems has hired Ashtin Givens as a business development specialist.
Givens brings with her nearly six years of experience in business development and client management. She has worked in many different industries and has helped support organizations both big and small.
She holds a B.S. in human development and family relations from SUNY Plattsburgh.
In her roles prior to joining Seeley Office Systems, Givens was responsible for cultivating new business relationships in the greater Capital Region.

* * *

Elliot Edwards has been named vice president of retail banking at Ballston Spa National Bank (BSNB).
Edwards will oversee customer service and sales initiatives for the retail banking department and manage retail deposit activities in support of the bank’s overall goals and strategic initiatives.

Read More

Boiler Room Cut And Shave Co. Combines Old Babershop Traditions With New Products

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Dakota McGivern, one of the co-owners of The Boiler Room Cut and Shave in Saratoga Springs, cuts a client’s hair. The business also sells its own hair and skin products.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Susan Elise Campbell
In the spring when salon owners were shuttering their shops and self-isolating because of COVID-19, Dakota McGivern and George Solevo were texting back and forth, joking at first, but soon realizing that “Saratoga needed a barbershop” and despite the pandemic, they were going to start one, said McGivern.
A few months later the co-owners had literally transformed the boiler room at Saratoga’s historic Arcade building into a speakeasy-style barbershop that combines old traditions with new products.
The Boiler Room Cut and Shave is located at 376 Broadway, but accessed around the corner by a Phila Street alley.
Said McGivern, a master barber, “We are very busy.”
McGivern had been cutting hair at Patsy’s Barber Shop in Albany for eight years when COVID-19 hit. Solevo was a loyal long-time customer who had come into town every week for a trim by McGivern, and they kept up friendly communications during quarantine.

Read More

New Death Wish Coffee Headquarters In Saratoga Springs To Include Retail Space

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Death Wish Coffee has moved its headquarters from Malta to 260 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. It plans to open retail space to the public starting Oct. 30.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jill Nagy
Death Wish Coffee, which prides itself on creating the world’s strongest coffee, has moved its headquarters from Malta to 260 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, a building approximately five times larger.
The offices and headquarters are already open and a retail store is scheduled to open Oct. 30.
The move to Saratoga Springs was delayed more than six months by the coronavirus shutdown. “We had to wait at home while this beautiful new office was ready for us, waiting here for us,” said marketing director Teah Teriele.
The shop will sell coffee mugs, clothing and coffee products, but not fresh cups of coffee, because of COVID-19 restrictions.

Read More

Scarlet Clement-Buffoline Named Director Of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020
Scarlet Clement-Buffoline has more than two decades of administrative experience.
Courtesy Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group has appointed Scarlet Clement-Buffoline of Ballston Spa as executive director of the multidisciplinary medical practice.
Clement-Buffoline has more than two decades of administrative experience in positions of increasing responsibility at Capital Region hospitals. Most recently, she was chief operating officer for acute care services at St. Peter’s Health Partners in Albany. She also has served as vice president of administration and specialty services at Samaritan Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital, both in Troy.
At Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, Clement-Buffoline will play a lead role in overseeing operations and developing strategies to expand the practice and increase access to high-quality healthcare in the region.
“Since its founding in 2013, Saratoga Hospital Medical Group has earned a reputation for a culture of collaboration that improves patient outcomes and continues to attract exceptional providers,” said Jeffrey Methven, Saratoga Hospital executive vice president. “With her depth and breadth of experience, Scarlet is the ideal choice to build on the medical group’s success and identify opportunities for it to serve our community even better.”

Read More

‘Aurora Tattoo Society’ Relocates Into Space On Henry Street in Saratoga Springs

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020

By Jennifer Farnsworth
Aurora Tattoo Society can now be found on Henry Street in Saratoga Springs, relocating from West Circular Street.
It’s a move that owner and tattoo artist Michael Bruce said gives him more space to provide the service that he loves, while being safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Everything was good there all the way up until COVID and that’s when I realized that the location was too small to try to continue our growth. With all of the new regulations due to COVID, I started to look for a new location while out of work. Not knowing if or when I would be able to open back up, I took the leap and poured all of my savings into the current location at 73 Henry St. in Saratoga,” said Bruce.
Bruce moved into the new space in May, in hopes of being able to reopen. The new space allowed him to implement new protocols such as taking temperatures upon arrival, sanitizing work spaces and adhering to contact tracing guidelines.
“We also turned our shop hours into appointments only, due to the COVID regulations. So far everything has been going very well and we’ve been back to business as normal as we can be in this day and age. Our location permits us to have a lot of space between each of our artists and clients so that was the main reasoning for relocating during the pandemic,” said Bruce.

Read More

CEG Gets Involved With Apprentice Program For Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry

Posted onOctober 15, 2020October 16, 2020

The Center for Economic Growth will be vastly expanding its role in increasing the skills of the Capital Region’s workforce through an apprenticeship program for the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
CEG has partnered with SEMI, the industry association representing the end-to-end electronics design and manufacturing industry, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) and the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) to launch an apprenticeship program that will train more than 50 GlobalFoundries employees under SEMI’s Industry Approved Apprenticeship Program (IAAP) that trains them in skills required by the electronics industry.
As it has with other manufacturers, CEG will serve as a group sponsor of the SEMI IAAP for GlobalFoundries apprentices and SEMI Certs process, ensuring that the program meets the competency requirements of the industry. CEG will be responsible for apprentices as they undergo training, and it will manage vstate Department of Labor-required records and reporting and organize participants’ outside coursework so the program can be registered.

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 3 4 Next
Subscribe to Our Newsletter View the Latest Virtual Edition

Categories

  • 50-Plus
  • Banking
  • Banking / Asset Managment
  • Building Trades
  • Business Briefs
  • Business News
  • Business Registrations
  • Business Reports
  • Commercial / Residential Real Estate
  • Community Services
  • Construction
  • Construction Planning
  • Corporate Tax / Business Planning
  • Cyber / Tech
  • Dining Guide
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Outlook 2016
  • Economic Outlook 2017
  • Economic Outlook 2018
  • Economic Outlook 2019
  • Economic Outlook 2020
  • Economic Outlook 2022
  • Economic Outlook 2023
  • Economic Outlook 2024
  • Economic Outlook 2025
  • Education/ Training/ Personal Development
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environment / Development
  • Financial Planning / Investments
  • Fitness / Nutrition
  • Health / Community Services
  • Health & Fitness
  • Health & Wellness
  • Healthcare
  • Holiday Guide
  • Holiday Shopping
  • Home / Energy
  • Home / Insurance
  • Home & Real Esate
  • Insurance / Employee Benefits
  • Insurance / Medical Services
  • Legal / Accounting
  • Meet The Chef
  • New Businesses
  • Non-Profit
  • Office / Computer / New Media
  • Office / HR / Employment
  • Office/ Technology/ E-Commerce
  • Outlook 2021
  • Personnel Briefs
  • Retirement Planning
  • Senior Living / Retirement
  • Summer Construction
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness
  • Women In Business
  • Workplace / Security / Legal
  • Year-End Tax Planning

Archives

  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
Show More
Connect With Us

Follow, like and subscribe to Saratoga.com on social media

Account Sign In Submit An Event
Saratoga.com logo
  • Home
  • Places To Stay
  • Things To Do
  • Food & Drink
  • Events
  • Real Estate
  • Businesses
  • Guides
  • Contact Us
  • Blogs
  • Sweepstakes
  • Advertising
Visit Saratoga.com For Everything Saratoga
Full-Service Internet Marketing: Search Engine Optimization, Website Design and Development by Mannix Marketing, Inc.
Mannix Marketing, Inc. is headquartered near Saratoga Springs in Glens Falls, New York
Saratoga.com All Rights Reserved © 2025
Disclaimer & Privacy Policy / Terms of Use / Copyright Policies
[uc-privacysettings]

We strive to insure accuracy on Saratoga.com however accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Information is subject to change.
Please alert us if there is any inaccurate information here.

Having trouble using this site? Accessibility is our goal, please contact us with site improvements.