By Maureen Werther It has been about three months since Curtis Lumber transitioned several key people into new positions within the organization. According to Kylie (Curtis) Holland, a sixth-generation member of the Curtis family, the new corporate management realignment...
Garden Bros Circus Brings Clowns, Acrobats And More To Glens Falls Civic Center April 21
The Glens Falls Civic Center will host the Garden Bros Circus–a family tradition for over 100 Years–on Friday, April 21, for two shows, at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Garden Bros Circus celebrates 100 years entertaining families throughout North America.
“We are excited that this show will return to Glens Falls,” said Jeff Mead, arena general manager. “The Garden Bros Circus is bringing an all-new show and offers great family entertainment for people of all ages.”
Circus officials said it will be the last chance to see the live elephants act.
Ryan Van Amburgh Is Key Figure In Campaign To Raise Funds For Regional Cancer Society
A local resident and economic development official who has been battling cancer is using his story to help motivate donors during a 10-week intensive campaign to raise money toward curing cancer.
Ryan Van Amburgh agreed to become a nominee in the Upstate NY/VT Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man/Woman of the Year fundraising campaign.
Proceeds raised during the campaign will directly fund cancer research.
For every dollar raised by the Van Amburgh family, Ryan receives a Man of the Year vote until the conclusion of the campaign on May 12. That’s the night of the society’s grand finale event held at 8 p.m. at the Franklin Plaza Ballroom in Troy, when winners will be announced.
One of the top philanthropic events of the year in the Capital Region, tickets and sponsorships for the finale, benefiting Van Amburgh ‘s campaign, can be purchased online at www.ChangeTheStory.Today. Direct donations to his campaign can also be made at that site.
BST & Cos. CPAs Grows, Acquires Finance Services, Accounting Firm ‘CFO For Hire LLC’
Jim Lozano founded CFO for Hire in 2000 and will continue to guide it for BST & Cos. Courtesy BST & Cos. CPAs LLP BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, one of the Capital Region's leading financial and management consulting...
Hudson Headwaters Will Undergo Changes To Its Leadership Team; Tucker To Become CEO
Two key Hudson Headwaters physician-executives will be transitioning to new senior leadership roles effective July 1. Dr. John Rugge, founder and CEO, will be moving to the role of executive chairman and Dr. Dan Larson has been named chief...
Business Report: Living Benefits Of Life Insurance
Courtesy New York Long-Term Care Brokers Ltd.
Do you own a life insurance policy? Do you own the old life insurance or the new life insurance? Don’t know the difference? Let me help.
Traditionally, life insurance, whether it’s term or whole life, benefits only the beneficiaries of the policy, meaning you probably met your maker. No one wants to think about it, but we buy life insurance to protect our families, our businesses or to leave a legacy. However, other risks are far more likely to happen than an untimely death.
What if we live too long? What happens if we develop a sickness or become disabled? What if my needs simply change?
Consumers and advisors need to know about the new life insurance policies that allow you to use the death benefit while you’re alive. If the insured person is diagnosed with cancer, suffers a heart attack, stroke, etc., the critical illness rider on a new life insurance policy allows the insured to accelerate a portion of the death benefit to use for medical expenses or to offset lost income.
Physical Therapists Say People Sit Too Long, With Bad Posture, Leading To Aches And Pains
By Jill Nagy
Physical therapists agree that people sit too much and with bad posture and that it causes work-related aches and pains so many people suffer.
Some therapists recited the phrase “sitting is the new smoking” as an unhealthy habit.
Kate Pratt of Capital Area Physical Therapy’s office in Queensbury said she sees a lot of “postural type” problems, resulting from people bending over a computer screen and constantly looking down.
“It seems to be more sitting that gets people into trouble,” said Jason Campopiano of Local Motion Physical Therapy in South Glens Falls. People sit flexed forward, he said, and their shoulder, hip and neck muscles get tight. Then “gravity sets in and they lean further forward.”
Shannon Regner of Inova Physical Therapy in Queensbury sees patients with repetition-related problems, particularly in their shoulders and elbows.
“There are always problems with lifting,” resulting in problems in the shoulders and back, she said.
Miller Of The Kinney Agency Says Stability, Reputation Important To Insurance Agents
By Jennifer Farnsworth
Stability, knowledge, and reputation are all things anyone looking to purchase an insurance policy should look at when seeking an insurance agent.
Todd Miller, owner of The Kinney Agency, Inc. in Hudson Falls, said without these things it’s hard to build a relationship between an insurance company and the consumer.
Miller has been in the business since 1989. Since 1932, The Kinney Agency, Inc. has been providing personal and commercial insurance to people in and around Saratoga and Warren counties.
Miller said the agency first began in 1932 when a dairy farmer started selling insurance out of his house. His father then purchased the agency in 1975, and it was from him that Miller learned the importance of providing a quality services to both homeowners and business owners.
NBT Bank’s ‘Home In The City’ Program Helps First-Time Homebuyers Obtain Mortgages
NBT Bank will be offering its Home in the City program in Glens Falls and is partnering with the Affordable Housing Partnership of the Capital Region (AHP) to assist first-time homebuyers. "Through our partnership with AHP, NBT's Home in...
Wood Brothers Quality Construction Handles Remodeling Jobs And Is Building New Homes
Wood Brothers Quality Construction in Glens Falls started three years ago. This is one of the company’s new homes, of which it builds two or three per year.
Courtesy Wood Brothers Quality Construction
By Maureen Werther
Some people excel in one area but may fall short in others. For Dan Wood, owner of Wood Brothers Quality Construction in Glens Falls, a combined excellence in his craft and knowing how to run a business has brought him early success and a steadily growing reputation in the upstate New York and Vermont regions.
In his third year of business, Wood said he made the right decision to venture out on his own. After working in the construction field for 15 years, first as an estimator and then as a project manager, he felt it was times to “take the leap.”
“I reached a point where I was doing a lot of jobs on the side,” he said. The timing was right and he made the change from employee to business owner. He’s never looked back.
“There’s always that uncertainty and knowing that you have to raise a family,” said Wood, who is also the father of two young girls. “I’m doing exactly what I was meant to be doing. This is a passion for me.”
That passion is two-pronged. He loves building things, but he is equally passionate about marketing and selling them.
Wood began his building career designing and constructing birdhouses, then finding ways to sell them. He attributes much of his drive to growing up in a large family that didn’t have a lot. As one of seven children, his parents always pushed them to do their best.