Dennis Brobston, president, Saratoga Economic Development Corp.By Dennis a. Brobston Saratoga County is poised to continue as one of the bright economic spots in Upstate New York in 2014 and for more than one reason. The county unemployment rate...
2014 Economic Forecast – Todd Shimkus
Todd Shimkus, president, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce.By Todd Shimkus No doubt any economic outlook for Saratoga County starts with the fact that we're clearly positioned for additional growth. When looking at many economic trends, facts and figures, we're...
Two Agencies In The Region Get Grants From Farm Aid’s Annual Fund Distribution
Farm Aid announced in December it distributed $573,514 in grant program funding, including funds to 73 family farm and rural service organizations in 36 states and the District of Columbia that are working to strengthen family farm agriculture nationwide. Two...
Empire State College’s Benke Is Inducted Into International Adult Ed Hall Of Fame
Meg Benke of Saratoga Springs is a professor and mentor at Empire State College.Meg Benke of Saratoga Springs, a professor and mentor at the SUNY Empire State College School for Graduate Studies, was inducted into the International Adult and...
Farm Credit East, Which Services Clients In Saratoga County, Grows With Merger
Farm Credit East, the largest agricultural financial institution in the region with an office in Greenwich, has merged with Farm Credit of Maine. The groups announced the move after stockholders of both cooperatives overwhelmingly voted for the merger. It took effect...
Older Seniors Get Companionship And Home Care Via Clifton Park-Based Service
Jeff Fraser is founder and managing partner of Independent Seniors LLC.Independent Seniors LLC, a Clifton Park-based non-medical, in-home and away-care and companionship service that unites caregivers between the ages of 50 and 70 with older seniors, was launched earlier...
Cryogenics Group Opens Facility In Malta, Is Air Pump Supplier For GlobalFoundries
Sumitomo (SHI) Cryogenics of America, opened a new facility in Malta in the at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park. SCAI is a member of the Cryogenics Division of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI). The Malta facility will mark the...
Shenendehowa High School Students Run In-School Credit Union Via Cap Com
A new student-run credit union named the Vault has opened in the Shenendehowa School District to not only teach young people the value of money, but show them how to make their own transactions and gain access to their own...
Funds From Ballston Spa National Bank, NASA, Assist High School Robotics Team
Robotics team members Danny Lehane, left and Dennis Mooney pose with Christine Kernochan, BSNB corporate branch manager, and Kevin Schaefer, school board vice president.The Ballston Spa High School Robotics Team 3044 was recently selected to receive a 2014 NASA...
Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce Creates Council To Help Veterans Groups
By Lisa Balschunat Denise Romeo, vice president of membership for the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, believes that the chamber's newly formed Veterans Business Council could be the first of its kind in New York, and sees it as a...