Linda Conrad is a senior benefits specialist at Marvin and Company PC. BY LINDA M. CONRAD Saving for retirement isn't the first thing people think of when starting a new business. Business owners often focus on growing their business....
Business Report: Supportive Housing Is Key To Aging In Place
Shawna Cruikshank is the director of The Oaks at Fort Hudson in Fort Edward.BY SHAWNA CRUIKSHANK The house is too big to care for. I don't like driving in winter. We're retired, and need fewer worries. And one more...
State Program Provides Clean, Affordable Energy For Business, Schools, Homeowners
New York state has approved a new community initiative enabling millions of New Yorkers to access clean and affordable energy for the first time. Shared Renewables provides opportunities for businesses, homeowners, low income residents, renters and schools to join...
AARP Urges Social Security System Changes To Ensure Benefits For Americans In Future
AARP Chief Executive Officer Jo Ann Jenkins has called for "meaningful ... urgent"" changes to the Social Security system to ensure its future. The statement was offered in July in reaction to the release of a report from the...
‘Parents Are Key’ Helps Seniors Cope With ‘When Is It Time To Give Up Car Keys?’ Issue
When is it time for an older driver to give up the keys? That's a question faced by senior citizens and their adult children every day. William Collins and his team at Parents Are Key in Glens Falls are...
Growth Of Saratoga Springs-Based Equitas Realty Results In New Office In Glens Falls
Equitas Realty will soon open this office in the Rogers Building on Bay St. in Glens Falls In less than a year since transforming from a franchise office into an independent brokerage, Saratoga Springs-based Equitas Realty is expanding to...
CMJ, LLP Announced Successful Completion Of Acounting/Auditing Review
Paul Curtis, CPA, CVA, CM&AA, and Bill Jeffreys, CPA, CVA, partners in the certified public accounting firm of CMJ, LLP, announced the firm successfully completed an independent peer review of its accounting and auditing practice. The reviewer concluded that...
Glens Falls National Recognized As 5-Star Superior Bank
Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. was recognized in June as a 5-Star Superior bank by BauerFinancial, Inc., a bank rating and research firm. Glens Falls National has earned this designation for the past 33 consecutive quarters. The...
Edward Jones Financial Services Ranks High In Investor Satisfaction
Financial services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in a tie in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study. The study measures overall investor satisfaction with full-service investment firms based...
RealtyUSA Ranked #7 For Largest Independent Residential Real Estate
Real Trends has ranked RealtyUSA, based in Buffalo, as number 7 in the country for largest independent residential real companies in the country for 2014. Lead by owner and CEO Merle Whitehead, RealtyUSA had 21,879 sales transactions,$3.3 billion in...