Chris Porreca started High Peaks Tree Removal modestly, but now has eight trucks, with chippers, chunk grinders and other equipment, and employs six people full time. BY BARBARA PINCKNEY Chris Porreca was a recent college graduate when his father...
Kings Brothers Dairy, 100-Plus Years Old, Will Have Its Own On-Site Bottling Plant
Jan, left, and Jeff King own Kings Brothers Dairy in Schuylerville, which soon will be bottling its own milk in a new 10,000-square-foot facility on the farm BY BARBARA PINCKNEY An area dairy plans to expand distribution of its...
Ed Foy Operates Business On The Internet And Runs Restaurant In Bolton Landing
Ed Foy runs Professionally Motivated and owns the Chateau on the Lake. BY ANDREA PALMER Ed Foy is the man behind Professionally Motivated, based out of Saratoga Springs. Professionally Motivated is launching a content curation platform to area professionals,...
Stewart’s Shops Contributed $13.3M To Their Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Stewart's Shops announced a $13.3 million contribution to their Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), which is an increase of $4 million over the previous year. Stewart's employees own nearly 40 percent of the company through profit sharing, which is...
Business Report: Real Estate Industry Changes Coming
Kim Salerno, Salerno Law PC, and licensed agent for Stewart Title Insurance Co. KIMBERLY A. SALERNO, ESQ. On Nov. 20, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released their "final rule" regarding the integration, simplification and improvement of consumer...
Kitchen And Bathroom Remodeling Jobs Still Popular; Painted Cabinets In Demand
Justin Steinberger, owner of Steinberger Woodworks in Queensbury, says he sees a trend toward painted cabinets, white or gray, in kitchen designs like this project. BY ANDREA PALMER According to the National Association of Realtors, bathroom remodels are the...
Prudential Manor Homes Joins Network With Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, part of the HSF Affiliates LLC family of real estate brokerage franchise networks, recently announced that Prudential Manor Homes, Realtors has joined the network operating as Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blake, Realtors. The brokerage, founded in 1922,...
Realtor Organizations Anticipate Good News For Sellers As Warm Weather Hits
With the arrival of spring, the Greater Capital Association of Realtors said all indications are that it will bring out the buyers who have not wanted to tread into the cold to jump into the market. As the Capital...
Queensbury Receives Housing Rehab Funds
The town of Queensbury was awarded funding that will be made available for home rehabilitation work in west Glens Falls and south Queensbury. Queensbury Supervisor John Strough said $300,000 was received from the New York State Office of Community...
Hospital Board Of Governors Gets Two Members; Medical Staff President Named
Two new members and a new medical staff president were recently appointed to the Glens Falls Hospital board of governors. Mark Behan and George Ferone were appointed to the board of governors and Dr. Jack Leary was elected president/medical staff....