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By Jill Nagy

In only three years, Empire Exhibits and Displays Inc., has outgrown its production and warehouse space in Mechanicville and plans to add another 5,000 square feet of storage and warehouse space on 2.7 acres in Halfmoon. 

“We’ve maxed out and had a chance to set ourselves up for future growth,” owner and CEO Craig Koehler said.

The project has been in the works for about a year, Koehler said. The company bought the land for $370,000 last December and hopes to break ground this fall. 

St. Peter’s Health Partners, along with the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the opening of St. Peter’s Urgent Care – Saratoga Springs with a ribbon-cutting ceremony n Aug. 26.

The facility, located at 377 Church St. in the same building as St. Peter’s Primary Care, began serving patients on Aug. 13. 

It is the sixth urgent care facility operated by St. Peter’s Health Partners.

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.