Category Archives: Business News

By Maureen Werther

In addition to the thousands of visitors who travel to Saratoga Springs each summer for the race track, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and Live Nation concerts and events, the area is also a mecca for businesses of all sizes who want to reward employees or entice clients with special venues and events designed specifically for them.

Working in a spirit of collaboration with SPAC, Live Nation brings events and performers to the region that benefit the city’s bottom line and helps bolster the downtown economy during the busy spring, summer and early fall. 

Saratoga and Albany counties are looking to build a waste treatment facility that would—at the end of the line—convert the waste into energy that could be sold to other entities.

Plans were unveiled March 29 at an event attended by representatives of both county board of supervisors, as well as other officials.

The price tag for the waste-to-energy plant is estimated at $45 million and it would be located in the village of Menands, north of Albany and about eight miles sough of the Saratoga County town of Waterford.

Full-season tickets for the 2018 meet at Saratoga Race Course are on sale. The New York Racing Association (NYRA) opened the sales in March. Ticket plans include admission and reserved seats for the full 40-day season in the grandstand or clubhouse. Packages are available for purchase online, through NYRA Account Manager, where fans may...

The Friends of Grant Cottage in Ganesvoort was awarded a $19,500 matching grant from the Environmental Protection Fund’s (EPF) Park and Trail Partnership Program to fund a new administrative position. 

The Friends of Grant Cottage will have to raise an additional $6,500 in matching funds, for a total of $26,000.

Mannix Marketing will be among the  honored with a 2018 Ethics in Business Award (EBA), presented by Adirondack Samaritan Counseling Center in Hudson Falls. 

Mannix will be honored along with Adirondack Technical Solutions in Argyle and Precise Painting and Wallcovering in Hudson Falls—will be honored on April 12 at a dinner held at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls.

The Landmark Motor Inn, 1418 Saratoga Road in South Glens Falls, has sold for $3.67 milllion, according to the Muroff Daigle Hospitality Group, which brokered the transaction with Vanguard-Fine.

The seller was John Naja of Landmark Motor Lodge Corp. and the buyer was Nadeem Lodging Corp., which previously owned the Red Roof Inn in Albany.

Prior to 2018, the native plants grown at Jessecology Eco-Friendly Landscape Design’s private nursery were earmarked for the business’ landscaping projects, or sold wholesale to the trade. 

According to owner Jesse Peters, that is changing.

Beginning May 15, each Friday the public will be able to visit the nursery at its location on Route 9N in Greenfield, or they can make an appointment to do so. Delivery is also available.

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership announced an expansion of its professional staff that it says will enable the organization to strengthen and grow its efforts to attract jobs, companies and investment to Saratoga County.

Shelby Schneider, who joined the Saratoga Partnership in 2016 as director of business retention and expansion, has been promoted to vice president. 

In her new role, she will spearhead a host of economic attraction and retention initiatives, working closely with public and private-sector partners and stakeholders to drive economic growth in Saratoga County.

In addition, Michael Hagerty has joined the Saratoga Partnership as an economic development specialist, bringing experience as a municipal grant writer and non-profit administrator. 

By Craig Skevington

Every time we turn around it seems that another major retailer, social network, or infrastructure company has been hacked. 

These intrusions put millions of people at risk via their personal and financial information and cost companies billions of dollars. So, what are small business owners to do? Small and medium size businesses are prime targets for hackers since they are often less prepared. There are some simple, but important things that can be done today to ensure your data remains secure. 

Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC announced that Alex Tucker has been named general manager of Saratoga Casino Hotel.  

Tucker “has been an integral member of senior leadership at Saratoga Casino for over eleven years,” the company said.

Most recently, he served as Senior vice president of gaming and finance. Tucker  was responsible for leading the company’s finance, accounting, food and beverage, and gaming operations departments.