Ollie’s Bargain Outlet opened its newest store at Aviation Mall on Aug. 28.
With more than 309 locations nationwide, the Harrisburg, Pa.-based company is one of America’s largest retailers of closeout merchandise and excess inventory, according to the company.
“It’s a good area to get into—good population, good incomes,” said Jerry Altland, vice president of real estate, of the new location in the Adirondacks.
The Hyde Collection announced that Laura Bradigan has been named director of development.
Bradigan, a Saratoga Springs resident, will advance the mission of the museum through development, donor relations, and fundraising.
Before joining The Hyde, she held a similar position at Bethel Homes and Services in Ossining and Croton-On-Hudson for more than 10 years. She has also worked for many years in government, politics, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the Capital District and upstate New York.
Bradigan is a member of the Saratoga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a board member of Bethesda Episcopla Church’s Mercy House in Saratoga Springs, and a former board member of Sculpture Space, a Utica-based residency program for sculptors.
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black dog DESIGNS has announced an addition to their full time staff.
Queensbury Cigar & Pipe is celebrating its 25th year anniversary.
The business began in 1994 as Cup O Joes, a seasonal coffee house in the Lake George Village Mall. Owner Kathleen Kelly noticed that as time went on, more people continued to ask for a place to purchase cigars in the village.
With a boom in cigar smoking going on during the mid-1990s, it was an easy decision for Kelly to start carrying cigars, she said. Soon after, she started the premium tobacco e-commerce website CupOJoes.com.
Along with the growth in the e-commerce business, the physical store location moved south to Queensbury and became Queensbury Cigar & Pipe at 1036 Route 9.
The Adirondack Thunder has renewed the affiliation agreement with the NHL New Jersey Devils for the upcoming season.
The 2019-20 season will be the third that the Devils and the Thunder have had an official partnership. The Devils became the Thunder’s NHL affiliate on Aug. 8, 2017, after the organizations had an “informal working agreement” during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.
“We are happy to once again be a part of the New Jersey Devils’ organization this season,” Adirondack Thunder Governor Ed Moore said on behalf of the Adirondack Civic Center Coalition. “Our relationship is great and now that we are entering year three, we believe that it will only get stronger. With the additions and improvements that New Jersey made this offseason, we are excited to see what this year has in store for the entire organization.”
“On behalf of the New Jersey Devils, we are pleased to continue our partnership for the 2019-20 season with our ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Thunder,” said Devils Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager Tom Fitzgerald. “Giving players consistent ice-time and exposure in all situations at the ECHL Level will help them develop throughout all levels of the New Jersey Devils organization and its affiliates. We are excited to work together with the management, players and coaches for our third consecutive season in Adirondack.”
By Jennifer Farnsworth
A full-service hydraulic repair shop, B and K Hydraulics, is a new full machine shop for rebuilding or re-manufacturing of hydraulic cylinders.
This business includes crane and telescopic dump cylinders, pumps and motors. It also carries a full line of hydraulic hoses and fittings.
It has the ability to make repairs on everything from garbage dumps, dump trucks, tree trimmers and bucket trucks.
Owned by LeRoy Buttles and Fred Klotz, the company has over 30 years of experience.
A European-inspired eatery has opened in Glens Falls. It’s called [farmacy], a restobar, located at 22 Ridge St.
A restobar is a place when people can eat, drink and watch as the food and beverages are prepared only a few feet away.
“You are literally sitting across the table from your chef, which is the same concept as sitting in a bar with the bartender right in front of you,” said A.J. Richards, head chef and co-owner with his wife Christina.
The restaurant is intimate, with seating for 44 people. But the real distinction is that everything is open, Richards said.
“An open kitchen such as this is both a blessing and a curse,” he said. “It takes a different kind of cook.”
But the customers are responsive to the lack of walls, and “the chefs love it too,” he said.
Glens Falls Hospital’s Nurse Residency Program achieved accreditation with distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation validates hospital residency programs that transition registered nurses (RNs) into practice settings that meet rigorous, evidence-based standards for quality and excellence.
Nurses in accredited transition programs, like the Nurse Residency Program at Glens Falls Hospital, experience curricula that promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills and professional behaviors necessary to deliver safe, high-quality care. Providing a structured framework for didactic content, nurses engage in experiential learning and mentorship by experienced nurses over a 12-month period. This type of program has been associated with higher retention rates of new graduate nurses.
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Wiawaka Center for Women, located on the eastern shores of Lake George, has announced a restoration project and capital campaign for their main cottage, Fuller House.
By Rachel Phillips
Fans of cigar culture have a new shop and lounge to visit in the heart of downtown Glens Falls.
Hometown Cigars & Lounge opened at 278 Glen St. Co-owner Brian Donovan had been familiar with the tobacco industry for many years and at the prompting of his friends, and now business partners, Jasiu Osakowicz and Jason Marchese, was inspired to open the business.
By Rachel Phillips
The nature of business often requires some level of risk taking, but not all risks a business owner faces are under their control.
For example, an employee may be injured in an accident, or a security breach could result in data loss or theft. While no one can completely avoid all potential risks, partnering with a qualified insurance or risk management provider can identify where they might be vulnerable and create a plan to manage and mitigate damages.
Thomas Flynn, co-founder, president and CEO of Jaeger & Flynn, with offices inn Saratoga Springs, Clifton Park and Glens Falls, said all risk management processes follow five basic steps: Identify the risk, analyze the risk, evaluate or “rank” the risk, treatment, and monitoring the risks regularly to assess whether they’ve changed.
Flynn said risks fall into one of three categories: personal, property or liability.
Personal risks refer to risks that can affect the health or safety of an individual, such as being injured or suffering from an illness. Property risks are risks that can cause partial or total loss to property, such as theft or fire. Liability risks refer to the risks associated with being found liable to another because of negligence, reneging on contractual obligations, etc.
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.
Amazing! One of the most stunning attributes of that industry was that we were all fairly young and inexperienced. We were a young company and we were a young management team. We worked to figure out our weaknesses and we brought in experts to address them. And that personal growth kept me loyal to the company. Even when I was offered more money to leave!
I outlasted every person that joined the company when I did. Many others quit. When asked why I stayed, I said: the growth afforded me opportunities.