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Siska’s Barber Shop On South Broadway Has Hair Services, Beverages And Even Cigars

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Michael Siska recently opened a barber shop to cater to businessmen and professionals. Siska’s Barber Shop is at 148 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs.
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By Rachel Phillips
Inspired by the cosmopolitan atmosphere and economic growth in the Saratoga area, Corinth native Michael Siska recently opened a barber shop in the Saratoga area to cater to businessmen and professionals.
Siska’s Barber Shop, at 148 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs, has already begun to attract clients looking for an upscale experience, he said. Siska, along with two other barbers, offer services such as general men’s cuts, gentlemen’s cuts, business cuts, eyebrow trims and hot towel shaves. Clients are also offered complimentary espresso and coffee, beer, red and white wine and even hand-rolled cigars.

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Saratoga Hospital, Hudson Headwaters Will Develop Urgent Care Center Near Exit 18

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Saratoga Hospital and Hudson Headwaters Health Network are expanding their working relationship to include collaboration on a new urgent care center, located within the hospital’s proposed medical office building that will be constructed at Exit 18 of the Adirondack Northway.
The project is on the site of the former Carl R’s Restaurant, located at 124 Main St. in Queensbury. The hospital purchased the property in 2017.
The new building has been approved by the Queensbury planning board. The timeline for breaking ground and moving into the new facility is being finalized, projected to be ready mid to late 2020.
The new building will include urgent care, lab services and medical imaging, in addition to office and clinical space for Saratoga Hospital Medical Group specialists.

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Red Roof Inn Opens On Old Route 146 In Clifton Park With 40 Rooms, Amenities

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The new Red Roof Inn in Clifton Park has 40 rooms,with flat-screen televisions, hair dryers, coffee makers, an iron and ironing boards, microwave ovens and mini-fridges.
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by Andrea Palmer
A new Red Roof Inn is open in Clifton Park.
A grand opening was held on July 29. Local officials joined the ownership and management company, Red Roof Vice President of Brand Support Julie DaWalt; Greg Miles, director of franchise support services, and General Manager, Sara Cole at the event.
“The hotel is non-smoking and offers free Wi-Fi, a free expanded cable package featuring HBO, a business center, free continental breakfast, a picnic area and a fitness facility,” said Andrea Thompson, account director for Hill+Knowlton SAMCOR LL, a public relations consulting company.
The hotel has 40 rooms, featuring flat-screen televisions, hair dryers, coffee makers, an iron and ironing boards, microwave ovens and mini-fridges.

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Saratoga Hospital’s $2M Investment In MRI Makes Sophisticated Imaging Accessible

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Saratoga Hospital’s Wilton campus is home to the county’s only 3 Tesla MRI machine.
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Saratoga Hospital recently invested about $2 million to make highly sophisticated imaging of the brain, spine and prostate easily accessible to patients in the Saratoga region.
The hospital’s Wilton campus is now home to a 3 Tesla (3T) MRI to better serve patients with certain prostate, neurological and joint conditions, officials said. The new MRI is twice as powerful as the 1.5T MRI that is the standard of care for most imaging procedures.

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Bittersweet Blackbird Women-Owned Tattoo Parlor, Custom Designs For Clients

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Bridget Punsalang is the owner of Bittersweet Blackbird in Clifton Park.
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By Rachel Phillips
While Saratoga Springs has many tattoo studios, an experienced local tattoo artist Bridget Punsalang felt that Clifton Park offered a market waiting to be served.
Because it was close her home and where her children attended school, she felt Clifton Park was the place to stake her claim. She opened Bittersweet Blackbird in Parkwood Plaza at 1758 Route 9 in Clifton Park, after running the numbers and determining it was time to launch her own studio.

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Danielle Kresge Opens Elle Salon In South Glens Falls Offering A Variety Of Services

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Elle Salon is new beauty salon at 125 Main St. in South Glens Falls, opened in August by Danielle Kresge. It is open Monday through Saturday.

by Andrea Palmer
A new beauty salon has opened at 125 Main St. in South Glens Falls.
Danielle Kresge began taking clients at Elle Salon in August and had a soft opening on Sept. 7. A grand opening will be held Nov. 2 from noon to 6 p.m.
“It’s something I’ve wanted to do my whole life, since I was a kid,” said Kresge. “My aunt had a salon and I grew up around that environment. I always had a fascination with hair. I went to beauty school right after high school, and have been doing it ever since.”
Kresge has been in the industry for nine years, most recently working at a salon in Saratoga Springs.
“I knew I wanted to do my own thing and create my own environment, where clients could feel relaxed. I wanted to create a space where I could give each client individual attention and care,” said Kresge. “I want a calm and relaxing atmosphere.”
Kresge moved to the area in 2018 from Florida, to be close to family. She is originally from Scranton, Pa., and currently lives in Glens Falls.

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Code Ninja Gives Children Tools For The Future In STEM Education Programs

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Neelima Kanakamedala, is co-owner of the Code Ninja franchise in Clifton Park. The center helps young people learn teamwork, math, problem solving and logic skills.
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By Susan E. Campbell
A new center in Clifton Park is helping young people learn teamwork, math, problem solving and logic while preparing them for careers in STEM.
“Code Ninjas is my pride and passion,” said Neelima Kanakamedala, co-owner of the franchise with Latha Jakkani and Uday Sree Kothamachu. The three celebrated the grand opening of the business on Sept. 7.
The concept of learning coding is game-based and uses the black belt system of Tae Kwon Do to learn the basics, advance to new levels, and be rewarded along the way with a belt ceremony, said Kanakamedala. The classroom is the dojo, the instructor is the sensei, and the 7-to-14 year-old students are the ninjas.

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Business Report: Businesses Can Be Protected From Divorce

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By Tammy J. Arquette, Esq.
Small business owners typically put in many hours per week to operate and sustain the success of their company. They make investments of money, time and sweat equity.
They take on debt. And they utilize various experts to assist in the operation of the business, from accountants and lawyers to insurance and real estate professionals. Statistically, 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce, but when you add the stress of building a business, the strain on the marriage may be too much to bear.
Sometimes the best offense to protecting business asset is a good defense planned out when circumstances are still favorable and amicable. A classic example is the effect of a divorce on a small business.
The Domestic Relations Law defines marital asset as “all property acquired by either or both spouses during the marriage and before the execution of a separation agreement or the commencement of a matrimonial action, regardless of the form in which title is held, except as otherwise provided” in a separation agreement. This means that a business venture that is started during the marriage is subject to equitable distribution in the divorce process.
And a business that was commenced before the marriage is also at risk to the extent that it appreciated in value during the marriage.

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Teddy Foster, Universal Preservation Hall Campaign Director, To Speak At Luncheon

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Teddy Foster is the campaign director for Universal Preservation Hall.

Teddy Foster, campaign director for Universal Preservation Hall (UPH). will be the guest speaker at the Women in Business Annual Fall Luncheon, sponsored by the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County’s Women in Business Committee on Thursday, Oct. 24.
“Persistence Pays” is the theme of the luncheon at the Hilton Garden Inn, Clifton Park.
Registration and a pre-reception runs from 11-11:45 a.m.. followed by the luncheon and presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Foster will share her journey starting as a long-time, dedicated volunteer for UPH to her current role as campaign director. Her resolve and personal conviction to achieve a complete building restoration has UPH within close reach of a lofty fundraising goal.
In 2006, she joined the UPH board of directors. With the UPH-Proctors affiliation announcement in 2015, she resigned from the board and was hired as the campaign director for the $5.5 million capital campaign to complete the restoration of the building.
A native New Yorker, she grew up in Fishkill.
Universal Preservation Hall is located at 25 Washington St.

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Business Report: Before Signing Commercial Lease, See This

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Jennifer Tsyn is a business law attorney with Bond Schoeneck & King.

By Jennifer Tsyn
Whether your business is just starting up, expanding, or relocating, you are likely to find yourself negotiating a lease. Of major concern to most commercial tenants are the maintenance, upkeep and repair of their space and the entire building. These issues should be carefully negotiated and then written into the lease.
1. Who is responsible for repairs and maintenance of the tenant’s space?
Commercial leases often require that tenants maintain, repair and replace those portions of the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and water and sewer systems that are located inside or outside of the leased space, but which exclusively serve the leased space.
Tenants should always take steps to learn whether the heating, cooling and ventilation for their space will be provided by a shared HVAC unit or a designated HVAC unit, and whether that unit will be considered to be inside their space or outside of it (for example, if there is a rooftop unit). Similarly, tenants should make sure that they understand what parts of the electrical, plumbing, water and sewer systems that they will be responsible for.

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