Beach Road at the south end of Lake George will be re-built this spring with an unconventional pavement: porous asphalt. Upon completion, Beach Road will become the first heavily traveled roadway in New York State (and one of the only...
SCA Hosts Junior Achievement Job Shadow 2012, For 7th Grade Students From Oliver Winch School
(L to R): Sabrena Quintois-Mckinney, Sarah Huntley, Kylie Bronson, Shelby Brayman and Sydney Potter tour SCA tissue mill with Operations Manager Terry Miller.SCA employees at the South Glens Falls, N.Y., facility spent the morning of Feb. 14 explaining the variety...
Kathie Duncan: Career As Regional President Of Adirondack Trust Started With Part-Time Job
Kathie Duncan, President-North Country Region, Adirondack Trust Company.By Maureen Werther Anyone considering a career in banking would do well to talk with Kathie Duncan, Regional President, North Country, Adirondack Trust Co. Kathie thought she wanted to be a teacher, but...
For Suzanne Hoffman At Glen Street Associates, The Future Is In Glens Falls’ Historic Buildings
Suzanne Hoffman, Co-Owner, Glen Street Associates.By Jill Nagy One building at a time, Glen Street Associates is transforming some of Glens Falls' white elephants into luxury apartments and prime commercial space. "Boom, boom, boom, we finish one project and move...
Gymnasts From Area High Schools Raise Money To Support Anti-Domestic Violence Initiatives
Dozens of Gymnasts from area high schools recently combined their fund-raising efforts to support anti-domestic violence programs.On January 27, 2012, girls from the varsity gymnastic teams from Guilderland High School, Saratoga High School, and Shaker High School donned purple leotards...
Adirondack Theatre Festival’s Leaders To Attend Leadership Development Bootcamp
The Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) leadership team of Mark Fleischer, Producing Artistic Director, and Tracy Long, General Manager, has been selected to participate in the Theatre Communications Group/American Express Leadership Bootcamp. The pair will participate in leadership consulting workshops and...
Samantha’s Café Holds Soup’r Delicious Recipe Contest To Compile New Community Cookbook
Samantha's Cafe is cooking up a recipe contest and community cookbook, which will also benefit eight local charities. Soup'r Delicious is a joint venture between the new owners, Jennifer Kraft and Liz Wilcox, PR Consultant Lisa Balschunat, of Queensbury, and...
Sharon Butto Teams Up With Daughters in Spa
Sharon Butto (L) and Erica (Butto) Keyas have built Spa Studio at Union Square together.By Katie Navarra Mother-daughter duo Sharon Butto and Erica (Butto) Keyas relish the opportunity they have had to build a business together. As co-owners of Spa...
Asset Management Is More Challenging Today In More Complex Global Economy
Michael Dier, Sr, Vice President& Chief Investment Office, Glens Falls National Bank.By Maureen Werther In the sage words of Warren Buffett, "It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful...
Professional Manager Can Focus On Your Investment Objectives, Minimize Emotions
Carl Cedrone, Financial Advisor at Edward Jones, Queensbury.By Barbara Brewer La Mere Oh, the market shot up today! Maybe things are getting better. Oops, it went down again! How does one manage one's assets in uncertain times? Carl Cedrone, financial...