By Rachel Phillips
A new Colorize paint store has opened up in Queensbury.
Colorize is a paint and paint-related store, catering to everyone from do-it-yourselfers to professional painters. Though the shops specialize in selling Benjamin Moore paints, they also sell Sirca and Gemini brand lacquers and coatings targeted toward cabinetry.
The stores also offer home installation of their Graber window treatments, as well. Colorize employs a full-time decorator who helps customers select colors and products to meet their needs, and is available to visit a customer’s home.

By Andrea Palmer
Whisper Boutique has relocated to 14 Ridge Street. It was at 28 Ridge St. for the last three years.
At the former site “we had a major flood when a hot water heater exploded in one of the apartments upstairs,” said Nathalie Leland, owner-operator of the downtown clothing boutique. “It ended up being perfect timing. Someone had reached out to me about the space at 14 Ridge St. opening up.”
Leland worked for Leland Paper briefly before deciding to open her own store.
“When I was in college, I purchased a vinyl cutting machine. I bought it to make things for myself, but then my friends wanted me to make things for them too. I ended up creating a business out of it,” said Leland.

By Rachel Phillips
Grey Ghost Bicycles is operating out of a new location at 76 Lawrence St. in Glens Falls.
The shop sells road and mountain bikes, and bicycles for children, as well as e-bikes. It also has a bicycle fitting studio, where customers are assisted in finding their most comfortable and efficient position on a bike, while also helping them find the correct size. The shop employs anywhere from two to five employees, depending on the season.

By Jennifer Farnsworth
With a growing business, the addition of an employee and overall need to increase the space in which their creativity can flourish, the Glens Falls business Sidekick Creative decided it was time to leave its Main Street location. The business has new quarters on the second floor of the Shirt Factory, at 21 Cooper Street, Suite 22, in Glens Falls. The refurbished commercial building is a few blocks from downtown.
Sidekick Creative partner and business director Cara Greenslade said the new space fits their needs better. They have been able to easily settle into their new home. She said the overall vibe of the location inspires creativity.
“We had been subletting a small space in downtown Glens Falls for our first couple of years from Behan Communications. While their offices are beautiful and we loved being downtown, we outgrew the space when we hired our first employee this past April,” said Greenslade. “We’ve always talked about having a large open space that we could make our own and moving to The Shirt Factory offered us just that and more.”

Upstate Agency LLC has opened its new headquarters at 103 Main St. in South Glens Falls.
The remodeled 9,000-square foot building unifies team members from separate locations in South Glens Falls and Glens Falls. It will serve as Upstate’s corporate offices for all lines of business, including personal insurance, commercial insurance and employee benefits.
Staff members from 89 Saratoga Ave. in South Glens Falls and 20 South St. in Glens Falls have relocated first to the new headquarters. The Upstate office inside the Glens Falls National Bank branch at Four Broad Street in Glens Falls located there later in October, according to officials.