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Month: June 2022

Many Improvements Planned At Adirondack Camping Village By New Ownership Group

Posted onJune 17, 2022
Interior of one of nine rental cabins on site. More units are planned in the future.
Courtesy Lake George Camping Village

By Christine Graf

The 67-acre Adirondack Camping Village in Lake George has been purchased for $4.5 million by Athena Real Estate, a company based in Orlando, Fla., and founded by Siena College graduate Richard O’Brien. 

Located less than two miles from the Village of Lake George, the family-friendly campground, features RV sites, camping cabins, and single tent campsites. 

It now operates under the name Lake George Camping Village.

Athena Real Estate is a private real estate investment firm that invests in manufactured home communities, RV parks and resorts, and self-storage facilities. Prior to founding Athena in 2004, O’Brien, a CPA, was CFO for a multi-billion-dollar real estate investment trust. He also worked in the commercial real estate division of GE Capital Corp., and it was there that he developed an interest in real estate investment.

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Adirondack Wine & Food Festival Returns To Lake George After 2-Year Pandemic Hiatus

Posted onJune 17, 2022June 17, 2022
The Adirondack Wine & Food Festival is June 25 & 26 at the Lake George Festival Commons. Courtesy Adirondack Wine & Food Festival

Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adirondack Wine & Food Festival will return to Lake George on Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26.

The event will feature more than 120 of New York wineries, distilleries, breweries, cideries, artisan food producers, food trucks and more at the Lake George Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park in Lake George Village.

Organizers of the family friendly event said over 7,700 attendees are expected this year.

“Two years ago, we didn’t know when we’d be able to hold this festival again,” said Sasha Pardy, who founded the festival in 2014. “We are 100 percent committed to bringing our guests the experience they have come to know and love over the years: sampling the state’s best craft beverage and food products with beautiful Lake George as their backdrop.”

The last Adirondack Wine & Food Festival was held in June 2019. Over 6,700 guests attended, with 73 percent of attendees saying they planned a trip to the Lake George area specifically to attend the festival.

Tickets for this year’s festival are selling at a record pace. “This tells us our event has been missed and we look forward to giving our attendees an experience they’ll never forget,” Pardy said.

She said the 2022 festival is expected to generate 4,745 overnight stays in the area and produce a $3.6 million economic impact on the region.

“As the Adirondack Wine & Food Festival returns from their pandemic hiatus, the event is attracting even more new and different visitors,” said Gina Mintzer, executive director of the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce. “The event producers have been very strategic in their growth plans that enhance the Lake George vacation brand of unique experiences. Because of their efforts, the festival continues as a substantial economic engine for the region adding tremendous impact to the area.”

For a third time, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Adirondacks (BBBS) will return as the festival beneficiary. A portion of every ticket sold is donated to the organization that provides mentorship, tutoring and experiences to youth in Warren, Washington, and northern Saratoga counties. BBBS raised $15,000 at the 2019 festival.

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Lake Association Gets $300,000 Grant To Share Its Water Protection Model With Others

Posted onJune 17, 2022

The Lake George Association has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation to share its model for success with freshwater researchers and communities around the world.

“What an incredible honor and opportunity,” said LGA board chairman Jeff Killeen. “For the William Randolph Hearst Foundation to recognize the tremendous advancements we are making in freshwater protection at Lake George and how our model can benefit water bodies around the world is both deeply humbling and incredibly energizing.”

LGA president Eric Siy said the LGA, supported by the science and technology of The Jefferson Project and the highly targeted research and analysis of the Lake George Waterkeeper, “has created a culture of commitment among regional public officials, businesses, and property owners toward Lake Protection that is delivering breakthrough results in water quality.

“With the generous and visionary help of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, we are now poised to share our success with others and play an even more meaningful role in protecting the world’s most important natural resource, our finite fresh water supply.”

Over a multi-year period, the LGA will utilize the Hearst grant to:

• Expand the research being undertaken by The Jefferson Project environmental research collaboration at Lake George, Chautauqua Lake, and Skaneateles Lake to better understand the causes of harmful algal blooms (HABs), the reasons why some HABs become toxic, and the best ways to prevent them, and share that knowledge world-wide.

• Create world-class educational resources and events for scientists, researchers and freshwater advocates, focused on the world’s most significant freshwater threats and how they are being successfully addressed at Lake George.

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Not Enough Emphasis In Schools About Building Trades Careers Is Industry Problem

Posted onJune 17, 2022
Workers install playground equipment at Abraham Wing Elementary School.
Paul Post

By Paul Post

Unlike the Marines, area builders need a whole lot more than “A Few Good Men.”

A severe nationwide labor shortage is being felt locally, too, as understaffed firms can’t keep up with customer demand.

Several factors have contributed to the labor shortage. First and foremost, many skilled workers have aged out of the industry and there hasn’t been enough emphasis put on showing kids the careers this field has to offer, builders say.

At Glens Falls-based VMJR Companies, laborer, carpenter and mason apprentice jobs start out at $16.98, $19.46 and $23.33 per hour, respectively. The worker can obtain journeyman status within five years, which pays $30.86, $35.40 and $38.69 per hour, respectively, plus supplemental benefits for each position.

“We have a core group of 35 field employees and are having a difficult time hiring skilled masons and carpenters,” president and CEO Victor Macri said. “Plus, for office operations we could use two more project managers and project engineers and another administrative assistant. We’ve been searching for over a year to fill these positions.”

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Personnel Briefs: June 2022

Posted onJune 17, 2022

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. has hired Karney Manning as branch manager of the Chestertown office.

In his new role, Manning will oversee daily operations, provide quality customer service and develop banking relationships to help customers reach their financial goals. 

He brings five years of banking experience to the position.

Manning is a member of the Sons of The American Legion and currently serves as chaplain. He is also the former president of the Saint Rose Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Manning has a bachelor’s degree from the College of Saint Rose and is from Silver Bay, N.Y.

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Arrow Financial Corp. recently promoted three senior leaders to the position of executive vice president of its two subsidiary banks, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. 

Michael Jacobs was promoted to executive vice president and chief information officer, Christine Snow was promoted to executive vice president and director of customer experience and Marc Yrsha was promoted to executive vice president and director of relationship banking.

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Magnet Transport Group Provides Cargo, Freight Services Through All North America

Posted onJune 17, 2022
Drew Trombley, left, and his stepfather, entrepreneur Mark Miller, have formed Magnet Transport Group for businesses seeking to move their product around the region and across North America.
Courtesy Behan Communication

As an entrepreneur and part-time truck driver, Mark Miller observed a trucking industry trend that he saw creating an unnecessarily heavy workload for Capital Region businesses. He saw a promising opportunity for his next business venture.

More and more businesses were turning to freight brokers and “load boards,” online marketplaces where companies could search for carriers to ship their products.

“Why would they go through all that when they could just call a local trucking company and work directly with the owners?” said Miller.

Enter Magnet Transport Group, the Kingsbury-based business started by Miller and his stepson Drew Trombley to provide cargo and freight solutions to businesses seeking to move their product around the region and across North America.

Magnet offers FTL (full truckload) and LTL (less- than-truckload) service, as well as flatbed, step-deck, and hotshot deliveries. They have expertise in carrying over-sized loads, both long and wide.

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Stewart’s Foundation Donation Will Help Renovation Of SUNY ADK’s Sports Facilities

Posted onJune 17, 2022
Dr. Kristine D. Duffy, president of SUNY Adirondack, in the center, holds a ceremonial check from the Stewarts Foundation, with Stewart’s employees and college officials standing by.
Courtesy SUNY ADK

Stewart’s Shops and the Dake Foundation, has donated $75,000 to SUNY Adirondack for the college’s athletics facilities renovation project.

“The Dake Family Foundation and Stewart’s Shops are among the college’s most generous corporate donors and, once again, they have lent their generous support to the college and our community,” said Dr. Kristine D. Duffy, president of SUNY Adirondack. “Their commitment to the communities they serve is unsurpassed and greatly appreciated.”

The donation will go toward replacing the college’s playing fields with a turf surface, part of a plan approved by the college board of trustees in 2019, but delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The work, when completed, will help extend the playing season for sports including soccer, baseball, lacrosse and softball, and allow the region to attract tournaments during the off-season, bringing tourists to the region.

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Women Start ‘(g)row for kids’ Business In Glens Falls, Providing Retail Items And More

Posted onJune 17, 2022
Melanie Weber, left, and Hilary Johnson Smith, are the owners of (g)row for kids. Courtesy (g)row for kids

By Susan Elise Campbell

When Hillary Williams and Melanie Weber were pregnant with their first children, they used to walk and talk about their hopes and dreams. The new moms parlayed their conversations and friendship into a support group for parents, and now have a retail kids shop called (g)row for kids at 18 Exchange St. in Glens Falls.

“We want to always live like we have children in tow,” Weber said. “That means knowing which restaurants have changing tables and what shops make it easy to bring strollers.”

Noticing that “Glens Falls didn’t have many classes available for parents,” the pair formed a collaborative they call “row” after the names of their two baby boys and the common first letter of their last names, Weber said. “row” would become a resource for parents like them.

“Our mission is to grow connections among parents and the community,” said Williams. “We make all caregivers feel welcome no matter which child-rearing book they are using.”

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Convention & Tourism Bureau Website Revamped To Help Job Seekers, Employers

Posted onJune 17, 2022

The Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has given its website, lakegeorgeishiring.com, a new look to offer features for both employers looking to post jobs and job seekers. 

There is no cost for employers to post jobs on the website, officials said,which focuses on Warren County job openings specifically.

LakeGeorgeisHiring.com was developed in the summer of 2020 by Mannix Marketing of Glens Falls, with support from the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce, Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, Warren County Tourism Department, Warren Employment and Training and Behan Communications.

“Recognizing the need to provide a single online location for employers and potential employees to see current opportunities, the LGRCVB accepted the task of continuing this collaborative project as part of its scope of community development,” said Gina Mintzer, Chamber executive director. “To support our partners and employers in their growing hiring needs, we are thrilled to share an updated job portal, which offers the opportunity for employers to create their own account profiles, maintain job listings, and add links to their own contacts and hiring pages.”

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LGA’s Summer Gala Returns After Hiatus

Posted onJune 17, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, the Lake George Association is bringing back its Summer Gala for the tourist season. The LGA Summer Gala will be held on Saturday, July 23, beginning at 6:30 p.m. under an open-air tent at The Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park in Lake George. The LGA is a Lake...

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