Empire Exhibits and Displays Will Expand With A 5,000-SF Warehouse In Halfmoon

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Craig Koehler, owner of Empire Exhibits and Displays, plans to expand his business by adding another 5,000 square feet of storage and warehouse space on 2.7 acres in Halfmoon.
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By Jill Nagy

In only three years, Empire Exhibits and Displays Inc., has outgrown its production and warehouse space in Mechanicville and plans to add another 5,000 square feet of storage and warehouse space on 2.7 acres in Halfmoon. 

“We’ve maxed out and had a chance to set ourselves up for future growth,” owner and CEO Craig Koehler said.

The project has been in the works for about a year, Koehler said. The company bought the land for $370,000 last December and hopes to break ground this fall. 

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St. Peter’s Urgent Care – Saratoga Springs Opens For Patients Who Need Non-Emergency Help

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This is one of the treatment rooms in the new St. Peter’s Urgent Care – Saratoga Springs that opened at 377 Church St. It has been taking patients on a walk-in basis since Aug. 13.
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St. Peter’s Health Partners, along with the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, celebrated the opening of St. Peter’s Urgent Care – Saratoga Springs with a ribbon-cutting ceremony n Aug. 26.

The facility, located at 377 Church St. in the same building as St. Peter’s Primary Care, began serving patients on Aug. 13. 

It is the sixth urgent care facility operated by St. Peter’s Health Partners.

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Saratoga Casino And Hospitality Group Now Officially Owns Race Track In Kentucky

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Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group as taken over full ownership of Ellis Park, a thoroughbred track and instant racing machine parlor in Henderson, Ky.
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Saratoga Casino and Hospitality Group has taken over full ownership of Ellis Park, a thoroughbred track and instant racing machine parlor in Henderson, Ky.

 The sales transaction of Ellis Park to Saratoga Casino & Hospitality Group was complete and the group became the official new owners of the property on July 30, casino officials said.

“We’re very excited to own such an historic property,” said Daniel Gerrity, president of Saratoga Casino & Hospitality Group. “We look forward to learning even more about the Henderson and Evansville (Ky.) communities, and we’re eager to work toward our goal of delivering an experience that goes above and beyond guest expectations.”

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Lake Placid-Based Marketing Agency Opens Office On Regent Street In Saratoga Springs

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Staff at Adworkshop, an integrated marketing agency headquartered in Lake Placid, work in the new office the company opened on Regent Street in Saratoga Springs.
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Adworkshop, an integrated marketing agency headquartered in Lake Placid, has expanded  into Saratoga Springs, with a new office near downtown to accommodate its growing client roster. 

“My vision for the workshop is to expand beyond our current space near downtown as we continue to add new clients and demonstrate the practical application of emerging and new technology for our clients, such as virtual reality and 360-video,” said Adworkshop President Tim Kelleher.  

The Saratoga Springs office, at 153 Regent St., Suite 1020, serves numerous verticals, including destination and tourism marketing, higher education, and financial institutions. 

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Hannaford Chain Eyes New Ballston Spa Store

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By Susan E. Campbell

Hannaford is slated to open a Ballston Spa supermarket and pharmacy off Church Avenue at Route 67, bringing to 50 the number of its stores in New York state.

According to spokesperson Eric Blom, the Scarborough, Maine-based chain filed a site plan with the town Planning Board and is “hoping for speedy consideration.”

He said several locations were considered and a number of factors carefully researched before the company selected a site for the new build. 

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Albany International Airport Project Will Modernize Facility And Ease Traffic Problems

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This rendering shows a parking terminal will have new electronic signs, car counting devices, and interactive control devices that use advanced GPS technology to locate available parking spaces.
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New York state has awarded $22.1 million in funding to Albany International Airport as part of a $42.1 million project to modernize the facility. 

The grant funding is part of the $200 million Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition passed in the 2017 state budget. 

To complement the state’s investment in Albany airport, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $50 million project to construct a new highway connector between the airport and the Northway in the town of Colonie, to ease traffic congestion and provide a more direct route to the airport. 

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McDonough Named New Director Of Urgent Care Services At Malta Med Emergent Care

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Dr. JoAnne McDonough of Round Lake, new medical director of urgent care services.
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Dr. JoAnne McDonough of Round Lake is the new medical director of urgent care services at Malta Med Emergent Care.

The emergency medicine physician is assigned to Malta Med full time, treating patients and overseeing all medical care at the facility, officials said.

 Although they were always available for consultation, previous medical directors also spent time providing care off site, officials noted. The change in coverage reflects increased demand at the 24/7 facility—and is the latest example of Malta Med’s responsiveness to patients and the community.

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Changing Eating Habits And Sticking To New Regimes Can Be Key To Healthy Nutrition

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Holly Zelenkewich, the owner of Healthy PhysZeke, a traveling personal training business in the Saratoga area, says good nutrition is often the biggest challenge to good fitness.
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By Maureen Werther

In 2006, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported that many diseases that were a direct result of nutritional deficiencies in populations had increasingly given way to chronic diseases related to dietary imbalances and poor nutritional habits.

At the time, the journal pointed to the need to focus on preventive approaches to healthcare that include assessments of nutritional intake on both the individual and the community levels.

Twelve years later, the need for proper nutritional balance and better dietary choices is more urgent than ever. A 2018 article in U.S. News & World Report stated that 39.6 percent of Americans over age 20 are considered to be obese. The figure is up nearly six percent from 2008.

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Hudson Headwaters Plans To Build A New, Larger Family Medical Center In Moreau

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This is a rendering of a new family medical center that Hudson Headwaters Health Network plans to build on Route 9 beginning this fall. It will total 24,000 square feet.
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By Jill Nagy

Hudson Headwaters Health Network plans to break ground this fall for a new, larger, family medical center in Moreau, about a mile from the existing Moreau facility. 

The new medical center will be built on 5.1 acres of land Hudson Headwaters purchased last June at 1299 Route 9 and 34 Fawn Road, close to the Northway.

Plans call for a 24,000-square-foot facility, most of which will be occupied by Hudson Headwaters. There will be 18 examination rooms, two procedure rooms, a health behavior room, and space for care management and nutrition, officials said. 

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Saratoga County Chamber Of Commerce To Hold Annual Business-To-Business Expo Oct. 4

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Business people browse the exhibitor booths at last year’s Business Expo hosted by the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. This year’s event is again at Saratoga Springs City Center.
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The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce is set to host the 2018 Saratoga County Business-to-Business Expo on Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.

The event will start at 3:30 p.m. for members and vendors and at 5 p.m. for non-members. It will conclude at 7 p.m.  Non-members pay a $5 fee,

The Adirondack Trust Co. is the presenting sponsor of the expo.

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