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Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group has taken over full ownership of Ellis Park, a thoroughbred track and instant racing machine parlor in Henderson, Ky.

 The sales transaction of Ellis Park to Saratoga Casino & Hospitality Group was complete and the group became the official new owners of the property on July 30, casino officials said.

“We’re very excited to own such an historic property,” said Daniel Gerrity, president of Saratoga Casino & Hospitality Group. “We look forward to learning even more about the Henderson and Evansville (Ky.) communities, and we’re eager to work toward our goal of delivering an experience that goes above and beyond guest expectations.”

By Susan E. Campbell

Hannaford is slated to open a Ballston Spa supermarket and pharmacy off Church Avenue at Route 67, bringing to 50 the number of its stores in New York state.

According to spokesperson Eric Blom, the Scarborough, Maine-based chain filed a site plan with the town Planning Board and is “hoping for speedy consideration.”

He said several locations were considered and a number of factors carefully researched before the company selected a site for the new build. 

New York state has awarded $22.1 million in funding to Albany International Airport as part of a $42.1 million project to modernize the facility. 

The grant funding is part of the $200 million Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition passed in the 2017 state budget. 

To complement the state’s investment in Albany airport, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $50 million project to construct a new highway connector between the airport and the Northway in the town of Colonie, to ease traffic congestion and provide a more direct route to the airport. 

The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce is set to host the 2018 Saratoga County Business-to-Business Expo on Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

The event will start at 3:30 p.m. for members and vendors and at 5 p.m. for non-members. It will conclude at 7 p.m.  Non-members pay a $5 fee,

The Adirondack Trust Co. is the presenting sponsor of the expo.

Donna Ng, a senior financial and administrative executive with extensive experience in higher education and non-profit organizations, was appointed Skidmore’s next vice president for finance and administration and treasurer, effective Oct. 1.

Ng, who was selected after a national search, is currently the senior vice president for finance and administration at Simmons College in Boston and previously vice president for business affairs and treasurer at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif.

At a time when the country is earnestly pursuing other-than-opioid options for pain, Saratoga Community Health Center’s Complementary Pain Management Program, located at 24 Hamilton St. in Saratoga Springs, has been credited by national experts for being among those on the leading edge of alternative pain management initiatives.

 The three-year-old program has been named a winner of the 2018 Recognition of Excellence in Wellness by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Program to Achieve Wellness. 

SAMHSA is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Community Health Center was one of only four recipients—and the only medical facility—winning this year’s national award.

The Board of Directors of the Adirondack Balloon Festival announced details of the 46th annual event to be held Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 20-23.

In celebrating 46 years, the festival’s  logo and theme represent  shared  and celebrated traditions of the region—ballooning and hiking. The event is set to celebrate the majesty of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks.

 The event kicks off Thursday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. at  Crandall Park in Glens Falls.  Events continue throughout the weekend at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport  in Queensbury.  

The National Racing Hall of Fame and Museum announced a $20 million project that will create a multi-screen theater in the round inside the facility at 191 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs

The project was announced Aug. 3 by John Hendrickson, museum president, at the ceremony where new members of the Hall of Fame were inducted.

The theater is expected to be completed by 2020.

The Whitney family, long a friend and benefactor of the thoroughrbed racing industry, donated $1 million toward the project.