The Pet Lodge of Saratoga has opened and is offering open enrollment for their doggie daycare program.
The Pet Lodge also provides boarding for dogs and cats, grooming and obedience training.
Located at 3320 Route 9, Saratoga Springs, it is the fourth Pet Lodge in the Capital Region Other stores are in Clifton Park, Latham and Glenville.
By Jill Nagy
Galway Rock Vineyard and Winery in Ballston Lake opened a new tasting room in June.
About 300 people attended, according to Kate Taylor, one of the owners of the business.
The winery was started in 2014 in Taylor’s parents’ garage in Galway. At the time, it was only a production facility. The wines were sold at liquor stores and farmers’ markets. Taylor and her husband, Ryan Taylor, and her father, Vincent Soldani Jr., started the business and still operate it.
The Economic Development Committee of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors has approved the establishment of a new framework for economic development efforts in Saratoga County on a bipartisan basis.
The framework brings the efforts of two economic development organizations—the longstanding Saratoga Economic Development Corp. (SEDC) and the Saratoga Prosperity Partnership (SCPP)—into alignment, each with specific duties.
By Jill Nagy
In a shop on the lower level of the Saratoga Marketplace on Broadway in Saratoga Springs, Liam Rice sells simple clothing with a lofty purpose.
The shop, Summit Clothing Co., has T-shirts, hoodies and caps and donates 10 percent of all receipts and a portion of monthly profits to The Giving Circle, a Saratoga Springs charity that helps young people in Uganda and other parts of world.
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) Saratoga Summer Trolley is back for the season.
The service runs through Labor Day, Sept. 2, and operates free of charge, seven days a week, from 11 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. through Monday.
The trolley schedule offers streamlined service to hotels and key attractions along Broadway in Downtown Saratoga, including the historic Saratoga Race Course along with Saratoga Casino and Hotel.
For more information, visit www.cdta.org.
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Saratoga Hospital will hold its 37th annual gala, presented by Julie & Co. Realty LLC and Bonacio Construction Inc., on Wednesday, July 31, at the Polo Meadow on the grounds of Saratoga Casino Hotel.
Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group, which purchased Ellis Park racetrack in Henderson, Ky., last summer is selling the park for $11 million.
The sale was started after Ellis Park received regulatory approval to offer thoroughbred racing and historical gaming. A subsidiary of Laguna Development Corp. of Albuquerque, N.M., is buying the facility.
Plug Power Inc., a provider of hydrogen engines and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility,has acquired EnergyOr’s technology, assets, and personnel.
EnergyOr is based in Montreal and involved in advanced lightweight and compact PEM hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) systems for robotics, small scale material handling and aerospace applications.
Plug Power is based in Latham and has a Clifton Park office.
A $1 million gift from a Saratoga Springs family and its family foundation to support The Massry Family Children’s Emergency Center at Albany Med, the region’s only pediatric emergency department, was announced by Albany Med President and CEO James J. Barba.
The donation from Dan and Jennifer Pickett and the Pickett Family Foundation underscores a guiding principle that has been in place since 1992, when the Pickett family launched nfrastructure, a small technology company, in the basement of a liquor store hospital officials said. Today, the company, Zones nfrastructure, is the services company of Zones, one of the largest private technology companies in the world.
American Natural Gas LLC in Saratoga Springs has added 20 natural gas fueling stations in eight states to its portfolio with the acquisition of ampCNG LLC of Chicago.
American Natural Gas (ANG) is a diversified holding company of HC2 Holdings Inc. AmpCNG, is a natural gas fuel provider. The acquisition cost $41 million. ANG is funding the acquisition through a combination of cash and the issuance of debt and preferred shares at the portfolio company level, officials said.
Registration is open for the Above & Beyond Challenge, presented by the Adirondack Trust Co., in which area hikers will help raise awareness and generate funds to support the Saratoga Community Health Center’s Addiction Medicine Program.
Nearly 18,000 children and adults in Saratoga County have been estimated to be struggling with substance use disorders and addiction, according to program officials.