By Rachel Phillips
With the rise of the internet, telecommuting and freelancing is more abundant than ever.
Some of these individuals may be content working from home. But one local woman realized the need for an alternative workplace for work-from-home entrepreneurs and professionals in the area.
WorkSmart Network, at 3 Warren St. in Glens Falls, is the coworking facility she developed.
By Michael Cruz
Good news. The economy is doing well. Bad news. That will shrink the labor market. Often, I write about hiring and its associated pains. There is one way you can reduce that pain. It is investing in the people you already have.
We already know that it costs less to keep our customers than it does to acquire new ones. The same is true about the people that work for you. Hiring is difficult, it is expensive, and it is not a 100 percent solution.
Many years ago, I worked for a very fast-growing software company. When I joined it, the company’s sales were $18 million. When I left 7 years later, sales topped $450 million.
By Lori Nadeau
Right now, there are children throughout Warren, Washington, Saratoga and Essex counties who need loving foster homes.
Through our Give Hope a Home foster care program, Northern Rivers Family of Services connects people like you with these children every day. Our Give Hope a Home homefinders are out and about in the community every day—along with our friend, Hope the Foster Care Bear—and we’d love to talk to you. May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to learn more about what foster care is and how you can help.
By Sarah Lewis Belcher, Esq.
Property owners have a number of options for structuring a construction project: general contractor, construction manager or design/build. There are differences among the three that are important to understand when deciding which structure best fits.
A general contractor (GC) enters into contracts with and coordinates the work of subcontractors to complete the project. General contractors are not involved in the design of the project and instead become part of the process once the plans and specifications have been completed.
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will proceed with construction of a permanent building at the site of the current At the Rail tent at Saratoga Race Course.
The group received approval April 30 from the New York State Franchise Oversight Board to go ahead with the project.
The building will replace the seasonal tent and trailers located immediately adjacent to the end of the Clubhouse. It will consist of a 36,000-square foot, three-story, climate-controlled building featuring differentiated hospitality options and modern amenities, NYRA officials said. In addition to the three floors of usable space for guests, a basement level will provide space for a kitchen to service the building.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on May 5 directed the National Guard to deploy personnel to Washington County to assist local emergency responders with tree and debris removal.
Storms accompanied by strong, gusty winds of 40 to 60 mph knocked, out power to over 100,000 customers and toppled trees and limbs, damaging some homes in these regions.
“Extreme weather is now the norm and brings with it a higher level of preparedness and response,” Cuomo said. “State agencies will remain in the field working with our local partners to help communities recover as quickly as possible.”
Additionally, personnel from the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Department of Environmental Conservation, State Police, Department of Public Service, and the Department of Transportation, and the Thruway Authority helped local officials to assess recovery efforts from damage in affected communities, removing downed trees and restoring power as quickly as possible.
On a panel of three jurors looking at several hundred works of art, there are bound to be a few disagreements. But the jury for The Hyde Collection’s 27th annual High School Juried Show jury members agreed this year’s artwork is especially high quality.
“I was blown away by the talent of these kids,” said juror Takeyce Walter, a painter and art educator. “I was expecting a lot of mediocre work, but I was actually surprised that there was a lot of work that I said, ‘Wow, I would purchase that and hang it in my house.’
The annual High School Juried Show is a showcase of local high school students’ creativity and passion for art. A panel of judges that included Walter; Doug Gruse, director of marketing at SUNY Adirondack; and Emma Huneck, exhibitions director at Saratoga Arts; selected 100 works out of nearly 700 submissions from students in eighteen schools in Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton, and Essex counties.
The Hyde Collection has received a $30,000 donation from Stewart’s Shops and the Dake family which owns the company.
Museum officials said the gift is a first step toward renovating the aging Helen Froehlich Auditorium, a 132-seat space used for lectures, film screenings, concerts, special events and more.
“The Hyde Collection is honored to receive this generous leadership gift from Stewart’s and the Dake family,” said Anne Saile, interim director of the museum. “This is an investment not just in the auditorium, but in The Hyde’s future.”
The Adirondack Thunder have clinched a 2018 Kelly Cup playoff berth.
The Thunder has now reached the postseason in each of its three seasons as members of the ECHL.
The team will take on the Worcester Railers in Round 1, courtesy of the Thunder finishing first in the North Division and Worcester finishing in fourth. The Thunder and Railers will play a best of seven series in a 1-2-2-1-1 format, beginning with Game 1 at Cool Insuring Arena on Friday, April 13 at 7 p.m. The series will then shift to the DCU Center in Worcester for Games 2 and 3, to be played on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday April 15 at 5:05 p.m.
Glens Falls will receive $750,000 from the state for the demolition of 49 and 51-57 South St., a project that will be followed by the construction of a 10,000-square-foot Farmers Market Food Hub that is part of the downtown revitalization going on in the city.
Funds will also assist with the environmental remediation and rehabilitation of two adjacent buildings in preparation for proposed adaptive mixed-use developments.
The funds are part of more than $11 million that was awarded in March to 10 Capital Region municipalities through Round 5 of the Restore New York Communities Initiative.
“This $750,000 fund will permit further work along South Street and will supplement the DRI award,” said EDC Warren County President Ed Bartholomew said.