AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond has called for "common sense" changes in the Medicare system that can result in costs savings, while keeping vital programs intact, in reaction to the recent 2014 Medicare Trustees report. The report "reminds...
Business Report: Don’t Make Estate Plan ‘A Family Secret’
Debra A. Verni is a partner with the Herzog Law Firm PC By Debra A. Verni, Esq. Only about 40 percent of adults in America have a will, which may not be entirely surprising. No one wants to be...
Business Report: Social Media Is Thorny For Employers
Michael Billok, labor attorney with Bond, Schoeneck & King in Albany By Michael Billok As an employer, there is no such thing as common sense when it comes to social media. The technology has evolved so fast, and the...
‘Sensory Six’ Aims To Design Office Space With Focus On Simplicity, Luxury, Health
Sandra Fox is the founder of the new Sensory Six in Saratoga Springs A new design-build firm, Sensory Six, a company focused on creating commercial and residential living spaces "that are in harmony with the senses" has opened in...
Business Report: Security: An Organizational Challenge
Jared Humiston, president, Adirondack Technical Solutions in Argyle By Jared Humiston Maintaining a secure business is no small task. With so much demand on everyone's time it becomes easy to overlook the small details that protect your business. This...
Solar Farm In Washington County Being Planned To Provide Power To Lake George
By Barbara Pinckney A Florida company whose area business is directed by a Saratoga Springs man, is moving forward with plans to build a solar farm to serve the town of Lake George, even as it waits to hear...
The Hyde Museum Fall Exhibits Include Paintings, Sculpture Based On America
This portrait of George Washington will be part of a new exhibit this fall at The Hyde The exhibit "Picturing America: Signature Works" from the Westmoreland Museum of American Art will be on view at The Hyde Collection, Sept....
Once-Popular Howard Johnson’s Eatery Is Returning To Life Again In Lake George
Howard Johnson's on Route 9 in Lake George will reopen, run by John Larock By Liz Witbeck Lake George will welcome a bit of nostalgia when the Howard Johnson's restaurant reopens in the village this month. Howard Johnson's was...
18th Annual Glens Falls Kiwanis Golf For Youth Fundraiser Aug. 15
The 18th annual Glens Falls Kiwanis Golf for Youth fundraiser will be held at the Queensbury Country Club Golf Course on Aug. 15 beginning at 8:30 a.m. It will be a four-person scramble. The cost of $85 per person includes...
Glens Falls National Bank Recognized As 5-Star Superior Bank
Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. was recently recognized as a 5-Star Superior bank by BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation's leading bank rating and research firm. Glens Falls National has earned this designation for the past 29 consecutive quarters....