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The Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has given its website, lakegeorgeishiring.com, a new look to offer features for both employers looking to post jobs and job seekers. 

There is no cost for employers to post jobs on the website, officials said,which focuses on Warren County job openings specifically.

LakeGeorgeisHiring.com was developed in the summer of 2020 by Mannix Marketing of Glens Falls, with support from the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce, Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, Warren County Tourism Department, Warren Employment and Training and Behan Communications.

“Recognizing the need to provide a single online location for employers and potential employees to see current opportunities, the LGRCVB accepted the task of continuing this collaborative project as part of its scope of community development,” said Gina Mintzer, Chamber executive director. “To support our partners and employers in their growing hiring needs, we are thrilled to share an updated job portal, which offers the opportunity for employers to create their own account profiles, maintain job listings, and add links to their own contacts and hiring pages.”

Zobel & Co. Kitchens, a kitchen design and custom cabinetry showroom located in the Union Square Building in Glens Falls, announced the addition  of two new product lines, signaling continued growth for the firm in residential  renovation and construction.  

The firm now offers a  line of cabinetry made  especially for outdoor living, along with fully custom and semi-custom cabinetry  lines, the company said.

“In the past, outdoor kitchens were a harder  investment to make because of our short summers,” said Arthur Zobel, owner and  senior designer. “But now many folks are working from home or spending the full  summer at their vacation house so elevating their outdoor space makes great sense.”   

World Awareness Children’s Museum (WACM) in Glens Falls will receive a $5,000 grant to help it increase community engagement in other nearby counties.

 The Museum Association of New York (MANY), in partnership with the state Council on the Arts (NYSCA), awarded funds to 102 grantees to assist New York museums with capacity building. For the World Awareness Children’s Museum funds will be used to increase community engagement in Saratoga, Rensselaer, Schenectady, and Albany counties, and to cultivate relationships with new supporters around the Capital Region.

  “We are very excited to continue growing our museum’s impact throughout the Capital Region. WACM strives to be a museum for all. This grant will help us increase our funding so that anyone can experience all WACM has to offer, no matter their financial situation,” said Bethanie Muska Lawrence, executive director of the World Awareness Children’s Museum. 

The grant partnership with NYSCA was developed in direct response to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Partners for Public Good (PPG) study “Market Analysis and Opportunity Assessment of Museum Capacity Building Programs” report published in March 2021.

Boathouse Waterfront Lodging in Bolton Landing, formerly Boathouse B&B, has rebranded itself and established a new website.

“It is easy to use, vibrant with pictures and colors, and we feel gives you a great view into our property and about us,” the company said in a new release.

For 22 years, the business ran as the Boathouse Bed and Breakfast at 44 Sagamore Road.

Owners Joe and Patti Silipigno have discontinued the breakfast aspect as the business transforms to Boathouse Waterfront Lodging. 

“We are so very excited about this because you will still get to experience this magnificent property and house,” the said in a statement. “For those of you who already have visited, you are already aware of our uniquely named and decorated rooms, the spectacular architecture and history, the grand front porch that hangs directly over the water, all of the rockers on the docks, the fire pit, and our swim area right from the lawn. For our new guests we welcome you into our home and hope that you enjoy your visit.”

Visitors can still bring breakfasts with them and enjoy it on the grounds.

The Professional Women’s Bowling Association’s (PWBA)second major event of 2022 will take place thru June 21 at Kingpin’s Alley Family Fun Center in South Glens Falls.  

This weeklong event culminates with one bowler winning $60,000 live on CBS Sports Network on June 21. 

The U.S. Women’s Open is the second major championship on the 2022 PWBA Tour schedule. The maximum field size for the pre-tournament qualifier is 64 competitors. Participants in the 108-player field earn their spots primarily through invitations based on their on-lane performances during the previous year. Players also can earn their spot through a pre-tournament qualifier before the start of the tournament.

“Bowling enthusiasts throughout the Northeast are beyond excited to have the opportunity to watch these athletes in person,” said Doug Bohannon, owner of Kingpin’s Alley and the president of the NYS Bowling Proprietor’s Association. “We have a very large league bowling base in the Capital Region, and we continue to bring substantial tournaments to this area to provide our bowlers the chance to watch or even participate at a competitive level”.

By Christine Graf After encountering countless pandemic-related delays, the owners of Dancing Grain Farm Brewery in Moreau hope to open their craft brewery in July. For owner Rachel McDermott, a Cornell University graduate with a degree in applied economics and management, Dancing Grain is more than a business. “For me, it’s a passion project....

By Susan Elise Campbell

With the name restored and the business in the hands of the original owner’s granddaughter, Lauren Barlow, Scarlotta’s Car-Hop in Granville is seeing loyal customers once again enjoying some of the home style recipes that go back 40 years.

Over the 10 years that the diner was under different management, Lauren and her husband Wes of Barlow Electric had opportunities to purchase the establishment but the timing wasn’t right, according to Barlow. 

“My husband has a business and we were raising our children,” said Barlow. “I had always said to the previous owners, please call us first, and when they came to us we were ready.”

She remembers not only working at the car hop as a young woman, but also waiting on her future husband.

“It was June 13th 25 years ago but I still remember what he ordered,” she said. “Beef and cheddar, fries and lemonade.”

Once again Scarlotta’s is a family business with the Barlow’s daughter and son working there, Lauren’s sister on staff, and her brother helping cook, she said. The Barlows were able to purchase the restaurant with a loan from the Washington County Local Development Corporation. 

By Paul Post

Hacker Boat Co. is awaiting a new season, located now in Queensbury where it acquired a 6.4-acre manufacturing and office complex less than a year after moving its operations there from Ticonderoga.

The business shifted operations to the former Perkins Recycling plant at 315 Corinth Road, just west of Northway Exit 18, last September. The manufacturing and office complex sold for $2.35 million.

The move to Queensbury was necessitated in part by a simple need for more space. Hacker now has 40,000 square feet to work in, about 25 percent more than before in Ticonderoga.

The former recycling plant has been completely remodeled and retrofitted for new boat building and restoration jobs. 

“We reinsulated everything, new walls, new lighting, all new piping, compressed air, electrical and pressed air drops,” said owner and CEO George Badcock, who purchased the company 11 years ago. “We also have a wood and varnish shop where we work on all the pieces.”