The Adirondack Thunder hockey team, ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils playing at Cool Insuring Arena, has donated $17,950 to Special Olympics.
The donation came from the post-game jersey auction after a Law Enforcement Appreciation night at Cool Insuring Arena. This amount is the largest donation in Adirondack Thunder history. The specialty jerseys were purchased and donated by the Sheriff’s Offices of Washington, Saratoga and Rensselaer counties.
Conor Riley’s Law Enforcement Appreciation jersey sold for a team-high $1,500 in the auction, while captain James Henry’s and goaltender Alex Sakellaropoulos’ jerseys also topped the four-digit plateau.
Business Briefs – February 2019
Zobel & Co. Kitchens has won “Best Of Service” on Houzz, an online platform for home renovation and design.
This is the fifth year in a row that Zobel & Co. Kitchens, 11 Broad St., Glens Falls, has won the award. The firm, specializing in custom kitchen design and cabinetry, was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 2.1 million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.
The Best Of Houzz badge is awarded annually. The customer service award honors are based on several factors, including the professional’s overall rating and client reviews.
Business Briefs: January 2019
In honor of the 12th annual International Networking Week, BNI Upstate New York will host an open event for business professionals at Hyatt Place Malta in Malta on Feb. 5 at 7 a.m.
The cost is $10 and provides attendees the opportunity to network with other professionals in the area while learning the potential benefits of referral marketing on their businesses.
It will feature networking activities over coffee. Throughout the morning, attendees will have the opportunity to meet other members of the local business community, exchange information and begin building new relationships, while practicing valuable networking skills.
Business Briefs – December 2018
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP has been named a Tier 1 firm in Albany by U.S. News—Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 2019 in the following practice areas: corporate law, education law, employment law—management, environmental law, litigation—trusts and estates, and trusts & estates law.
Firms included in the 2019 Edition of “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Personnel Briefs – November 2018
NBT Wealth Management has hired Beth Hajeck and Sheila Grant who will be based in NBT’s Glens Falls Office.
Hajeck will serve as retirement plan services manager with responsibility for overseeing NBT’s retirement plan services growth and development in the Glens Falls and Capital Region area. She has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Hajeck comes to NBT from Glens Falls National Bank where she served as vice president and retirement plan officer, responsible for administration of qualified retirement plans, IRAs and investment management accounts.
A resident of Queensbury, Hajeck is the secretary for the Glens Falls Senior Citizens Center board of directors and is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Northeastern New York.
Grant will serve as senior retirement plan services administrator with responsibility for administrating plans for customers and business clients in the Glens Falls and Capital Region area.
She has over 20 years of experience in retirement plan services. Grant comes to NBT from Glens Falls National Bank where she served as vice president and retirement plan officer, and was responsible for administration of qualified retirement plans, IRAs and investment management accounts.
Prior to that she was an attorney with the Goldstein Law Firm PC. Grant earned her bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and earned her Juris Doctor from the Albany Law School. A resident of Queensbury, Grant is a member of the Justinian Society.
Business Briefs – November 2018
The Adirondack Thunder raised $16,220 that will be donated to three local charities through its Military Appreciation Night jersey auction during a recent game at Cool Insuring Arena.
The Thunder donned red, white and blue American flag-themed jerseys for Military Appreciation Night, sponsored by UA Local 773 on Oct. 26. After the conclusion of the game, each game-worn jersey went into a live auction with bids coming from fans in attendance.
The $16,220 raised was the most of any jersey auction in franchise history, team officials said
The donation will be split between the Ben Osborn Memorial Fund, Operation at Ease and the VFW Post 2475 Emergency Relief Fund. Each group will be presented with a check at a later date.
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O’Brien’s Angels, a charitable community project backed by O’Brien Insurance of Glens Falls, recently made a $2,000 donation to Glens Falls City School District to battle child hunger.
Business Briefs
The Adirondack Trust Co. has once again secured a 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial, a bank rating firm.
Earning a 5-Star rating indicates this bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Earning and maintaining this top rating for 49 consecutive quarters, puts the Adirondack Trust Co. in an even higher bracket as an “exceptional performance bank”.
This title is achieved after successfully earning the top 5-Star rating for 40 consecutive quarters (ten years or longer).
BauerFinancial Inc., based in Coral Gables, Fla., has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983.
Business Briefs
The Center for Economic Growth will hold a breakfast event called Solutions for the C Suite: Glens Falls, 8-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at SUNY Adirondack, 640 Bay Road, Queensbury.
The event is in partnership with the Adirondack Regional Chambers of Commerce, EDC Warren County, Glens Falls National Bank & Trust and SUNY Adirondack.
There is no cost to attend and a complimentary breakfast will be served.
Business Briefs
The Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB is teaming up with Collette Tours to offer a trip to Rome and the Amalfi Coast in March 2019.
Included in this 10-day trip are 13 meals and an itinerary including beautiful accommodations and tours of historic sites in Rome as well as a the excavated ruins of Pompeii and a winery at the foothills of Mount Vesuvius.
Attendees will explore a Mediterranean paradise on the Bay of Naples, cruise to the island of Capri, tour a local Buffalo milk mozzarella factory and more.
Airfare and transportation to and from the airport is covered in the price.
Contact the Chamber at (518) 668–5755 or info@lakegeorgechamber.com.
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“Adirondack Archangels: Guardians of the High Peaks,” a book by Christine Bourjade and Alex Radmanovich of New Russia, and Montreal, Quebec, respectively, has been named by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group as one of the best indie books of 2018.
Lake George Chamber Of Commerce Takes Over As Leader For Beverage Trail Promotion
Courtesy ARCC
The Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce has transferred the Adirondack Craft Beverage Trail initiative to the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB.
“The ARCC is a business-to-business Chamber in that we strive to partner and support regional businesses by providing programs, resources and opportunities to connect all industries in an effort to grow, succeed and thrive,” said Amanda K. Blanton, ARCC marketing and communications manager. “While the Adirondack Craft Beverage Trail was certainly successful in promoting the growth of the craft beverage industry, we feel that the initiative is a better fit for a tourism-focused Chamber and CVB and are excited to see the program continue in the hands of the LGRCC.”