Mike Giavanone, owner of Concord Pools, owns this RV and boat storage facility at Saratoga Lake and plans to build a similar one in Queensbury near Northway Exit 18.By Jill Nagy The long, cold winter caused a change in Concord...
Study: Scaffold Law Endangers Workers, Drives Up Project Costs In New York State
New York state's unique "scaffold law," or Labor Law 240, designed to keep construction sites safe, is actually doing just the opposite: It is causing hundreds of injuries while costing the public millions of dollars, according to a recent...
Glens Falls Hospital Will Continue To Buy ‘Green’ Power From Colorado Company
Glens Falls Hospital has renewed a contract to buy green power from Renewable Choice Energy of Boulder, Colo., to offset 50 percent of its electricity consumption at its acute care hospital campus and 26 regional health care facilities for...
Gore Mountain Ready To Build New Lift, Replacing A 30-Year-Old High Speed Lift
A $6.2 million project will bring Gore Mountain a new high-speed ski lift.Gore Mountain officials said the ski resort will replace its 30-year-old Adirondack Express high-speed triple lift this summer. The $6.2 million project will result in a new high-speed...
Local Casino Group Doubles Down, Puts Up $2M To Land Two Casinos In New York State
This is a rendition of a $300 million casino that Saratoga Casino and Raceway hopes to build on Thompson Hill in East Greenbush, Rensselaer County, if it can win state approval.By R.J. DeLuke Saratoga Casino and Raceway has dropped the...
Area’s Construction Industry Appears To Have Weathered The Storm Of Recession
This boathouse on a property in Bolton is going through a rehabilitation by Hilltop Construction, including strengthening the existing structure by adding steel.By R.J. Deluke For Hilltop Construction in Hudson Falls, business is looking brisk in 2014, its president Thomas...
Kamco Supply Corp. Of New England Is Building 33,000 SF Facility In Queensbury
Kamco Supply Corp. of New England is building a 33,000 square foot facility in Queensbury to store and distribute building materials to customers in the region. By Simi Sinha Some 34 years ago Jack Sheehy started a small building...
Business Report: Construction Labor Shortage Grows
Margie Miller works in sales and business development at Curtis Lumber.By Margie Miller The good news is that residential construction is coming back to life after one of the worst downturns since the Great Depression. It is no secret...
Hudson River Community Credit Union Consolidates Employees At New Center
The HRCCU operations center, built by F.H. Alexander Inc. of Ballston Lake and designed by 3t Architects of Albany, has a number of ecologically friendly features. Employees of Hudson River Community Credit Union completed a move recently into offices...
Agencies Open Site Competition To Help Attract Developers To Business Park Lots
EDC Warren County, in conjunction with Hudson River Local Development Corp. (HRLDC), has developed the 2013 "Open for Business" site competition to encourage development and provide employment opportunities for the region. The competition will award up to three prime...