New York state will fund 88 revitalization and rehabilitation projects, totaling $71.7 million, to be completed at 60 state parks and historic sites across this year. The overall project is dubbed NY Parks 2020, a multi-year commitment to leverage...
Apartment/Retail Project Near ‘Fresh Market’ May Be Complete By Year’s End
This rendering shows what the apartment/retailed building on Excelsior Street in Saratoga Springs will look like. It is currently under construction, located near Fresh Market. BY JILL NAGY The Hamlet at Saratoga Springs, a multi-use building that is the...
NYRA’s Proposed Addition To Race Course Clubhouse Is Subject Of May 28 Hearing
The building on the left, toward the top of the first turn at Saratoga Race Course, is shown in this rendering. NYRA wants to build it as a fan enhancement at the track The New York Racing Association has...
GlobalFoundries Supplier PeroxyChem Will Build New Factory, Creating 10 Jobs
BY JENNIFER FARNSWORTH PeroxyChem will begin construction on its hydrogen peroxide purification plant this summer in the Grande Industrial Park in Saratoga Springs. Company officials said the Saratoga Spring location was chosen in response to the needs of GlobalFoundries,...
NY State’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative Is Accepting Applications For Round V
New York state launched two major economic development programs on April 30 - the Upstate Revitalization Initiative and Round V of the Regional Economic Development Councils - officially kicking off the 2015 competitions for $1.5 billion and up to...
EnergyNext In Saratoga Springs Partners With Sartori Energy Based In Chicago
A local energy consulting firm is scaling up to meet the needs of its growing business, municipal, and nonprofit customer base. Gordon Boyd and Gene Salerni, both founding partners of EnergyNext Inc. in Saratoga Springs, announced a strategic partnership...
Ballston Spa School District Program Adds SolarCity To Its Growing List Of Partners
Solar power provider SolarCity recently became the newest partner of the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School (Clean Tech ECHS), a state Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH). The program was developed by...
Michael And Margaret Roohan Donate 120 Acres Of Land To Skidmore College
The gift to Skidmore College of a 120-acre parcel of land in Greenfield by Michael and Margaret Roohan, owners of Granite & Marble Works Inc. of Wilton, has substantially increased the College's holdings of undeveloped property available for teaching...
National One-Room Schoolhouse Exhibit Headed To Saratoga, Washington Counties
This Perkins Hollow one-room schoolhouse of the Washington County Fair Farm Museum is part of a conference that will have events at Skidmore College and in Greenwich. The Washington County Fair Farm Museum with its Perkins Hollow one-room schoolhouse...
Report: Track Season Means $237M And 2,600 Jobs For The Greater Capital Region
A study commissioned by the Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency says Saratoga Race Course generates about $237 million in income for the region each year. The annual summer meet at Saratoga Race Course generates $237 million in economic activity...