Month: July 2024

The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council Announces Community Arts Grants for 2024

July 22, 2024

The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) has announced the recipients of its Community Arts Grant program for 2024.

Local artists and organizations will receive $100,000 for arts programming taking place throughout Warren and Washington Counties in 2024.

This grant opportunity is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by LARAC. The Community Arts Grant is a re-grant program that provides financial assistance for community-based arts activities.

The goal of the Statewide Community Regrant (SCR) program is to provide quality arts programming to all of Warren and Washington Counties; assist emerging arts organizations; support the artistic expression of Warren and Washington County’s diversity; and make arts programming accessible to under-served audiences.

For 2024, six Individual Artists will receive $2,500 to produce new work, three of them being Serena Kovalosky of Washington County for her project “Moving Mountains: The Mustard Seed Project,” Jenny Hutchinson of Warren County for her project “Collaborative Public Mural: The Community Gardens,” and Daniel Costello of Washington County for his project “The Old Man in the ICU.”

Saratoga Springs Harbor Freight Joins Glens Falls And Clifton Park As Third Area Location

July 22, 2024

Harbor Freight Tools opened its new store in Saratoga Springs on July 13.

The Saratoga Springs store, located 3064 Route 50, will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Over 75 million customers, from professional contractors and technicians to homeowners and hobbyists, come to Harbor Freight to find the tools and equipment they need to get the job done. The company has a world-class team of engineers and experts in all tool categories to ensure that its tools meet or exceed industry standards and deliver unsurpassed value.

The store stocks a full selection of tools and equipment in categories including automotive, air and power tools, storage, outdoor power equipment, generators, welding supplies, shop equipment, hand tools and much more. The

The new store is the 66th Harbor Freight Tools store in New York state. The company, which hired locally, has brought between 25-30 new jobs to the community.

Business Briefs: July 2024

July 22, 2024

Aviation Mall has announced the inclusion of 518 Grapplers, a facility offering wrestling programs for area youth.

Jen Bromley, owner of 518 Grapplers, explains the evolution of their wrestling facility: “Our journey started in 2020 with wrestling practices in our basement with Head Coach Heath Bromley. As interest grew, we launched the Queensbury Grapplers, an off-season wrestling program through Queensbury Parks and Recreation. This initiative, catering to students from 1st to 12th grade, complemented the in-season “Mat Rats” youth wrestling program for grades K-6. Due to the limited availability of school facilities, which were often occupied by other sports, concerts, plays, and school activities, we recognized the need to create our own space to accommodate the growing interest in wrestling,” she said.

“The Queensbury Grapplers program quickly became a hub for young athletes from surrounding areas, including Warrensburg and Glens Falls, who shared our passion for expanding local wrestling opportunities. Our primary goal is to provide year-round wrestling opportunities without the need for long commutes, as the nearest off-season wrestling programs are in Malta, which was not feasible for many families. By offering flexible options such as monthly dues and drop-in rates, we made off-season training more accessible and affordable for parents,” she concluded.

518 Grapplers is located next to the former Sears space in the mall. For more information, email 518grapplers@gmail.com.

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The Fall 2024 SEED Program is now accepting applications.

The SEED Loan Program is a character-based loan fund developed in partnership between Broadview Federal Credit Union and the University at Albany’s Small Business Development Center and School of Business. The program provides 10 weeks of entrepreneurial training after which the participant is eligible to pitch for a character-based loan of up to $35,000.

.All accepted participants are required to participate in 11 weeks of training prior to their loan pitch. The training classes include business skill development, business plan development, and peer support network.

The Fall 2024 program is planned to be virtually via the Zoom platform. Consistent access to a computer is strongly recommended for all participants.

Following the training classes, each of the participants will pitch their concept to the loan committee for funding consideration. The loan decision is based on the character of the application and the overall business concept.

Throughout the program participants are supported by a dedicated business advisor from the Small Business Development Center, a dedicated MBA consultant to assist them in developing their business model and an entrepreneurship professor from the University at Albany’s School of Business.

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Construction Of A New Bass Pro Shops In Clifton Park Expected To Start This Summer

July 22, 2024

This is a rendering of the Bass Pro Shops store planned for Clifton Park. Proposed is a 70,000-square-foot facility at the site of the former Northstar/Mohawk Chevrolet.
Courtesy Bass Pro Shops

By Christine Graf

More than a year after announcing plans to build a new Bass Pro Shops in Clifton Park, the sporting goods retailer has received final site plan approval from the Town of Clifton Park Planning Board. Construction is expected to begin this summer on the 77,000-square-foot store at 400 Clifton Park Center Road.

According to Clifton Park Town Supervisor Phil Barrett, Bass Pro Shops could not move forward with construction until the company received final approval from federal and state agencies.

“There was a lot of speculation about why the town was holding them up, but it had nothing to do with us,” he explained. “They had to complete a process over and above what was required by the town. As far as the town was concerned, they had satisfied all of our requirements some time ago.”

Bass Pro Shops’ decision to build a store in Clifton Park was the culmination of several years of discussions between the retailer and town officials.

Muroff Hospitality Group Facilitates $3.1M Sale Of Lake George’s Mohican Resort And Storage Facility

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024

The Mohican property was subdivided to sell the motel property to Amit & Payal Kumar and the Boat Storage Building to George Pensel (Five Star Marina Properties, LLC).

Muroff Hospitality Group announced the sale of The Mohican Resort of Lake George and the 8000 square foot Boats by George Storage Building, located at 1545 State Route 9, Lake George, New York. Both properties were owned by Chad Nims (1545 State Route 9 LLC). The entire property is 4.69 Acres and was recently subdivided to sell the motel property (3.75 acres) to Amit & Payal Kumar and the Boat Storage Building (.94 acre)) to George Pensel (Five Star Marina Properties, LLC).

This well-established, long-time family-owned resort boasts 44 units, ranging in size from traditional guest rooms to 2-bedroom suites, condo-like units, townhouses and a newly renovated 4-bedroom home. Additional amenities include sparkling outdoor and heated indoor swimming pools, game room, business center, basketball court, BBQ grills, fitness center, park like setting, gazebo, guest laundry, children’s playground, housekeeping, and more. The Mohican Resort is only minutes to Great Escape, the Lake George Outlets, Millionaires Beach, Cruise Ships, Village of Lake George, Ft. William Henry, restaurants, shopping, bars and local attractions.