Mayor Joanne Yepsen, Saratoga County Chamber President Todd Shimkus and a range of business and civic leaders joined together to announce that the city will host a conference entitled "Experience Saratoga Springs - How to Create a Vibrant Downtown"...
Empire State College Participates In New SUNY Initiative With New Degree Programs
SUNY Empire State College will play a leadership role in the system's introduction of Open SUNY, offering two of the first degree programs to be powered by this signature initiative. State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher...
Chambers In Fulton, Saratoga Counties Seek Info For Great Sacandaga Lake Map
The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce and the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce are seeking information for the reprint of the Great Sacandaga Lake map that highlights businesses around the lake for 2014. Businesses that are around the...
Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Gets Grant From Solomon Charitable Trust
The Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust, in keeping with one of its purposes to support cultural programs in the Saratoga region, recently awarded the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation a $50,000 grant. The funds will go toward the restoration of...
Growth Of Area High-Tech Company Is Due, In Part, To Saratoga County Residents
David Prescott, owner of Integra Networks, said more than 10 percent of Integra's existing staff of 40 employees hail from Saratoga County One of the Saratoga/Capital Region's high-tech companies is utilizing talent from the region's fastest growing county to...
Stewarts Holiday Match Program Raises $1.3 Million For Children’s Organizations
The 27th annual Stewart's Holiday Match program, from Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day, raised over $670,000 to from donors, which then doubled to $1.34 million with the Stewart's match. The company said the amount is equal to the funds...
Local CPA Firm In Saratoga Adds Partner, Becomes Bucknam & Rodecker CPAs
Dawn Rodecker,left,recently joined with Melinda Bucknam to form Bucknam & Rodecker CPAs, which offers a variety of accounting and tax services to individuals and businesses The firm of Melinda Bucknam CPA, PC, that has been serving local businesses such...
Mechanicville’s Pedestrian Safety Project Slated To Get $400,000 Grant From State
A project in Mechanicville is among 63 bicycle, pedestrian and multi-use path transportation enhancement projects that will get some of the $67 million in state funding. The funds are being doled out to encourage tourism and economic development opportunities...
Minimum Wage Increase Affects Some Employers, But Woes Not Insurmountable
By Jill Nagy Generally, local employers "were aware but not happy" about the increase in New York state's minimum wage that took effect Dec. 31, with further increases scheduled for December 2014 and 2015, according to Wayne Dubiac of...
Ballston Spa National Bank Announces Community Support Award Recipients
Ballston Spa National Bank recently announced its 2013 Community Support Award recipients. Through the bank's Volunteers in Action program, all bank employees are encouraged to support the community by volunteering their time. Bank officials said that of the more...