Giulio Amato has a long family history of pizza making and recently opened MIA Pizzeria, at 406 Corinth Road in Queensbury that also includes authentic Sicilian cuisine BY LIZ WITBECK For Giulio Amato, making pizzas is a family tradition....
Grants Given To Adirondacks Recreation Projects On Former Finch, Pruyn Lands
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo this month announced $500,000 in grants will be awarded to communities in the Adirondacks to enhance business development and access to the state's newly-acquired former Finch, Pruyn & Co. lands. The Adirondack Park Upper Hudson...
Business Report: CPAs Are Valuable To Contractors
Michael Harman is a CPA with Whittemore, Dowen & Ricciardelli LLP BY MICHAEL M. HARMAN, CPA The look on the subcontractor's face was priceless as he was forced to reckon with the fact the man sitting across from him...
Business Report: Year-End Wealth Planning Ideas
Fran O'Rourke, senior vice president of Key Private Bank in the Capital Region BY FRAN O'ROURKE Since the American Taxpayer Relief Act was enacted in 2012, the tax burden for affluent Americans--in many cases also business owners--has increased significantly....
Local Sculptors, Painters, Photographers Can Be Source For Unique Holiday Gifts
Rodney Bentley, part of the growing arts community in the Glens Falls area, draws lakeside landscapes and other Adirondack scenes with charcoal and graphite BY LISA BALSCHUNAT Talented painters, photographers and sculptors have smattered the region with their works...
‘Gift Back’ Program Lets People Donate To Nonprofits In Name Of Friends, Family
Dr. Kathleen Braico coordinates the Gift Back program in the Glens Falls region BY LISA BALSCHUNAT Eleven small agencies in the Glens Falls area are offering holiday shoppers a local opportunity to purchase impactful gifts for their coworkers, friends,...
Business Report: Flexibility With Home Office Deduction
Melinda Bucknam is a CPA with Bucknam, Rodecker CPAs, Wilton BY MELINDA BUCKNAM, CPA Afraid of an automatic audit from the tax man this year? Want to write-off that home office but you've heard it's a red flag? Not...
State Says Workers’ Compensation Rate Will Drop, Saving Money For Employers
The rate that employers pay to the state workers' compensation system will drop again in 2015, resulting in savings to all employers totaling $45 million, according to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The savings are a direct result of the...
Business Report: Physical Therapists Valuable In HS Sports
Denise Didio Buher, PT, is owner of Orthopedic & Spine Physical Therapy BY DENISE DIDIO BUHER, PT A surprising number of high school athletes are injured each year. Football, soccer, volleyball and cheerleading injuries for youth totaled more than...
Physicians Create ‘Concierge’ Service To Provide Patient Advice 24/7 To Patients
Dr. Michael Bibighaus, right, and Keith Algozzine, a physician assistant, operate Upstate Concierge Medicine, incorporating telemedicine to provide health information to patients BY BARBARA PINCKNEY A Clifton Park physician and his Rensselaer County-based partner have created a health care...