The Washington County Fair announced that the organization's general manager, Mark St. Jacques, fair board of director, Renee St. Jacques, and fair marketing and public relations representative, Ida Williams, will be presenting at the New York State Association of Agricultural...
Agency Leaders, Business Leaders Provide A Look At Economic, Business Issues In 2013
By Vicki Pratt Gerbino, CEcD Economic developers are optimists by trade. In our metro area, which includes both Warren and Washington counties, we have every reason to believe that 2013 will be a stronger year for job growth. Our area...
Warren County EDC Develops Three-Year Plan To Increase Private Sector Investment
Tom Hoy, chairman of the board of directors of Arrow Financial Corp., with dual goals of having a positive impact on hundreds of local jobs in the next five years, as well as attracting new business investment in a variety...
Hyde Collection Marks Its 50th Anniversary With A Series Of Events Throughout 2013
By Barbara Brewer La Mere Fifty years ago, just three months after the passing of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde, the home she had shared with her husband, Louis Fiske Hyde, at 161 Warren St., opened to the public as an art...
Historic McEchron House To Be Made Into Restaurant, Four Second-Floor Apartments
By Jill Nagy An old house in Glens Falls, "too pretty to just sit there," will soon get a new lease on life with four apartments and a restaurant, said John Carr, owner of the Adirondack Brewery in Lake George...
GlobalFoundries Will Expand In Malta With New Research And Development Facility
GlobalFoundries announced this month plans to build a multi-billion dollar research and development facility at its Fab 8 campus in Malta. The new Technology Development Center (TDC) is expected to play a key role in the company's strategy to develop...
Groups Want Boats Inspected For Harmful Species Before They Can Use Lake George
A coalition of Adirondack Park and regional environmental and conservation organizations is calling upon Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens to support and assist in the creation of a new mandatory boat inspection and...
Colleen Holmes Enters Her Second Year As State Restaurant Association Chairwoman
By Jill Nagy Colleen Holmes, co-owner of Wheatfields Restaurant in Saratoga Springs and Wheatfields Bistro and Wine Bar in Clifton Park, is in her second year as chairwoman of the New York State Restaurant Association, a group of more than...
Adirondack Phantoms Commit To Playing 2013-14 Hockey Season At GF Civic Center
The Adirondack Phantoms announced this month their intent to accept the lease option to play in Glens Falls for the 2013-14 hockey season. The 2013-14 season will mark the fifth anniversary of the Phantoms and a historic 25th season in...
EDC Warren County 2012 Annual Meeting Hears Deloitte Site Selection Professional
EDC Warren County President Vicki Pratt Gerbino provided highlights of her first year with EDC, including the business plan competition for a building site. By Peter Miller Approximately 200 business and community leaders gathered at the Great Escape Lodge...