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Month: May 2022

Hacker Boat Co. Moves Into The Season Operating Out Of New Queensbury Location

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Hacker Boat Co. owner and CEO George Badcock poses with some of the new and restored Hacker-Craft vessels being worked on at the firm’s new Queensbury manufacturing facility.
Paul Post

By Paul Post

Hacker Boat Co. is awaiting a new season, located now in Queensbury where it acquired a 6.4-acre manufacturing and office complex less than a year after moving its operations there from Ticonderoga.

The business shifted operations to the former Perkins Recycling plant at 315 Corinth Road, just west of Northway Exit 18, last September. The manufacturing and office complex sold for $2.35 million.

The move to Queensbury was necessitated in part by a simple need for more space. Hacker now has 40,000 square feet to work in, about 25 percent more than before in Ticonderoga.

The former recycling plant has been completely remodeled and retrofitted for new boat building and restoration jobs. 

“We reinsulated everything, new walls, new lighting, all new piping, compressed air, electrical and pressed air drops,” said owner and CEO George Badcock, who purchased the company 11 years ago. “We also have a wood and varnish shop where we work on all the pieces.”

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Historic Fort William Henry Museum Opens With A New ‘Augmented Reality’ Exhibit

Posted onMay 17, 2022May 31, 2022
A new ‘Augmented Reality’ experience at Fort William Henry , created by Frameless Technologies, puts the viewer directly into the siege of the for, according to museum officials.
Courtesy Fort William Henry Museum

Editor’s Note 5/27/22: This article has been edited to reflect revisions provided in an updated press release.

The Fort William Henry Museum, a restoration of historical significance to our democracy, located on the southern shore of Lake George, and nestled amid New York’s Adirondack Mountains, has introduced a new Augmented Reality (AR) exhibit for the 2022 season.

The new AR experience, created by Frameless Technologies, puts the viewer directly into the siege of the British fort by the French on August 8, 1757. It features a bird’s eye view of the Fort, the Entrenched Camp, and the French siegeworks firing at the Fort itself. Viewers can manipulate the AR by moving their phones to explore more of the surrounding area.

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Renovations At Glens Falls City Hall Among Projects Aided By $2M In Federal Funding

Posted onMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022
Scaffolding is up at Glens Falls City Hall as renovations get underway.

Standing outside Glens Falls City Hall in April, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced that the Adirondack Region will receive over $2 million for essential local projects through the bipartisan omnibus spending package for the federal fiscal year 2022. 

According to Schumer, the projects include making repairs to Glens Falls City Hall, funding major water upgrades to the Canalside Energy Park in Fort Edward, rehabilitating Fort Ticonderoga, and boosting Warren County’s childcare programs. 

“These community led projects are the embodiment of the needs for the Adirondack region, from preserving our history through Fort Ticonderoga and Glens Falls historic buildings, to addressing the need for more child care programs and modern infrastructure to help Warren and Washington counties grow like never before,” said Schumer.

The investment in the Adirondack region includes:

• $439,000 for City Hall. It will fund substantial structural renovations and energy upgrades. Glens Falls City Hall was built in 1900 and has served as the headquarters of the city’s civic affairs since Glens Falls was incorporated as a city in 1908. The building is a part of the Three Squares Historic District which is on the National Registry of Historic Places for the areas prevalence of unique and influential architecture. Work includes a new roof, replacing the gas-fired boiler heating system with a high-efficiency heat pump and heat recovery system, to make the building more eco-friendly. 

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Michael Bittel Retiring As President, CEO Of Adirondack Regional Chamber Of Commerce

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Michael Bittel has been president and CEO of the ARCC since 2018.

The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce is involved in a search to replace its president and CEO, Michael Bittel, who has announced his retirement from the organization.

Bittel will be retiring in June.

“It has been an honor to love and serve our great region for the past four years,” Bittel said of his tenure Our community is so wonderful because of our greatest asset, our people.”

The ARCC board of directors of hired Bittel in 2018. He took the reigns from Marti Burnley, who was named interim president after Tori J.E. Riley left the position in September of 2017.

“I have been spoiled to work with a great team at the ARCC who will carry on the torch of loving and serving our community,” said Bittel, expressing thanks to the ARCC Board and his staffers Paricia Rogers, Amanda Blanton, Carol Ann Conover and Karen Mattison. 

“I have worked extremely close with Michael since his arrival at the Chamber in 2018,” said Marc Monahan, ARCC board chair and regional executive vice president of NBT Bank. “From day one, Michael showed up ready to work and connect the Chamber with our entire business community. Throughout his tenure with the ARCC he has shown a passion, drive and desire to help all of our members and supporters. 

“Although the past couple of years have been extremely challenging as we navigated the constant pressures of the pandemic, we are stronger today than ever before” 

Monahan said the ARCC team “is committed to continue to collaborate, educate, connect, and advocate during this transition. We are already hard at work to find a new leader for the ARCC. The next person will certainly have big shoes to fill, but we are confident we will find the right person.” 

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Amore Pizza Moves Into Nearby New Space, Creates More Room For On-Site Dining

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Rick Grabowski tosses a pizza at Amore Pizza in Queensbury with his grandson, Damien, looking on. The new location of the pizzeria is the former TD Bank North space at 340 Aviation Road.
Courtesy Amore Pizza

By Jill Nagy

Rick Grabowski has moved his Amore Pizza next door, doubling the space, including more spacious room for food preparation and production. 

The new location, the former TD Bank North at 340 Aviation Road, Queensbury, opened over a month ago.

“Everything is new” in the space, he said. They spent seven months renovating the premises before they moved in. 

“Our new storefront has lots of windows, offering a bright and inviting space,” he said. “We’ve been needing more room to cook for many years.”

The shop can now seat about 20 customers for indoor dining but is still primarily a take-out and delivery operation. They deliver within three to five miles of the restaurant. 

In addition to New York City, Neopolitan and Sicilian style pizzas, Amore offers chicken wings, calzones, and hot and cold subs, as well as non-alcoholic beverages.

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Personnel Briefs: May 2022

Posted onMay 17, 2022

The Adirondack Trust Co. announced it has named Bobbi Jo Lucas as senior vice president, chief retail banking officer.

Lucas joined the bank in April and is responsible for the administration, growth, and efficient operation of the bank’s retail network, including oversight of the bank’s 14 branches in Saratoga and Warren counties.

Prior to joining Adirondack Trust, Lucas’s 30-year career focused on retail banking and management. With more than 14 years of leadership at Fifth Third Bank, she provided direction to 82 financial centers across six regions in eastern Michigan. 

During her tenure there, she also played a lead role in retail staff recruitment, hiring, and development.

Lucas earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kaplan University, and a business diploma from the Center for Banking Education. 

She has served as an executive board member for the Boy Scouts of America—Water and Woods Council; committee co-chair for the Flint Institute of Art’s Art on Tap Event; past president of the Genesee Valley Rotary; board member for the Genesis Hospital Foundation, and more. 

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Nick Kelly has been hired as sports/ reunion sales coordinator at the Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, a division of the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce and an extension of the Warren County Tourism Department. 

Kelly, a SUNY Oneonta graduate and Minerva native, has a background in hospitality and sales. He launched his professional career in Chicago at Lettuce Entertain You Restaurant Group and completed a management training program while building knowledge in the food and beverage industry and maintaining relationships with vendors and staff. 

Kelly worked as beverage sales representative for Frederick Wildman and Sons, as well as Anheuser-Busch, overseeing extensive accounts throughout the Adirondack Park and Northern Capital Region. 

His position involves establishing relationships with regional and national sports and reunion event planners to ensure that Lake George area destination assets are top of mind with decision makers. 

Overall, Kelly’s role is to prospect and generate new professional relationships as well as maximize current business in the sports and reunion group business market to achieve booked business and overnight room goals.

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Local Man Known As A ‘Ghost Hunter’ Has Plan To Re-Imagine The McGregor Prison

Posted onMay 17, 2022
A South Glens Falls native is seeking to put the former McGregor prison to a new use.

By Christine Graf

When South Glens Falls native Steven Brodt was 5 years old, he had what he would later consider a paranormal experience. 

He said while sleeping over at his grandmother’s house, he woke in the middle of the night and saw an old woman sitting at the end of his bed. Ten years later, Brodt saw a picture of his great grandmother for the first time and surmised she was the woman he saw when he was 5.

“I can still picture her to this day. It was very clear and very real. As I got older, I became very interested in how it was possible that I saw what I saw,” he said.

When he was 16, Brodt and a friend established a nonprofit group called the South Glens Falls Paranormal Society. They purchased digital voice recorders, night vision cameras, handheld video cameras, and electromagnetic field detectors and offered free paranormal investigative services to the community.

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Small Business Association Creates Training Program For Use By Small Business Leaders

Posted onMay 17, 2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s  (SBA) Upstate New York District Office announced the start of local recruitment for T.H.R.I.V.E. (Train, Hope, Rise, Innovate, Venture, Elevate), a free national training program for small business leaders.

The SBA is currently recruiting small business applicants who have been in business for at least three years; who have annual revenues of at least $250,000; who have at least one employee other than the owner; and who can commit to participating in the six-month program from July 5 to Dec. 16.

“T.H.R.I.V.E. is a unique SBA program that can be instrumental for entrepreneurs aiming to grow or expand their small businesses. Throughout the course, participants will receive core business knowledge, work directly with a business coach, meet with peers and develop a three-year Strategic Growth Plan,” said SBA Upstate New York District Director Bernard J. Paprocki. “We will select 20 participants for the Upstate New York cohort, and I strongly encourage small business owners who are ready for growth to consider applying for this opportunity by the May 31 deadline.”

T.H.R.I.V.E. provides complimentary entrepreneurship education and training for executives of high-performing small businesses. Over six months, the executive entrepreneurship training series includes in-person coaching and virtual, self-paced instruction. Paprocki  said the hybrid program allows participants to work with a network of experienced subject matter experts in core business topics like accounting, business strategy, marketing, and human resources customized for the unique needs of small business owners.

Small business owners can learn more regarding eligibility, how to apply, program format, and locations by visiting www.sbathrive.com.

“T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined initiative will provide up-and-coming small business leaders with tools, knowledge, and access to the best and the brightest minds in economic development to help them accelerate their growth and help them become competitive in an increasingly global economy,” said Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). 

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‘Creative Chameleon’ Relocates In The Shirt Factory, Increases Supply Of Retail Products

Posted onMay 17, 2022

By Susan Elise Campbell

Moving into Suite 101B at The Shirt Factory, 71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls,  is enabling the owner of The Creative Chameleon, Cie McCullough, to expand her offerings of unique games and crafts for young people. 

“I love this building,” said McCullough, sole proprietor since 2018. “The owner does so much for us.”

Going from 500 to nearly 900 square feet gives McCullough more room to add retail products, some of which are from different parts of the world, she said.

The shop has a wide assortment of do-it-yourself offerings for the creative child, puzzles, yarn and paper crafts, paintable ceramics and magnets, wood and wicker crafts, plus playing cards, books, journals, and many more items and activities, she said.

“Our biggest sellers are UGears and Eugy craft kits,” she said. “To my knowledge no one else in the area stocks these kits. The ‘U’ in UGears stands for Ukraine, and the distributor is a Ukrainian man who was looking for toys for his own kids. UGears are in a category all their own.”

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Northern Insuring Agency Experiences Growth, Moves Into New Bay Street Offices

Posted onMay 17, 2022
Northern Insuring Agency Inc. expanded its presence in Glens Falls by moving offices to 21 Bay St., more than doubling the space it previously occupied.

By Susan Elise Campbell

Northern Insuring Agency Inc. has expanded its presence in and commitment to Glens Falls and north country communities by moving offices to 21 Bay St.

The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting event at the new office on Tuesday, May 17.

Doubling the space from the former suite at 136 Glen St. will enable the agency to add staff, provide a comfortable conference space, and attract more people traveling in and out of the city, Deena Giltz McCullough, CEO, said from the company’s headquarters office in Plattsburgh. There is a another satellite in Potsdam.

In its 90-plus years, Northern Insuring has had many offices in smaller communities but moved strategically into select communities with higher populations and economic growth potential, McCullough said.

“We thought when we came into Glens Falls from Massena that the traffic circle would be a high visibility location,” she said.

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