GlensFalls.com logo
GlensFalls.com logo
  • Back to GlensFalls.com
  • Lodging
  • Restaurants
  • Things To Do
  • Events
Glens Falls Business Journal
  • Home
  • New Businesses
  • Business News
  • Business Reports
  • Business Briefs
  • Business Registrations
  • Personnel Briefs
  • Contact Us

Category Archives: Summer Construction

Hilltop Construction Company Continues To Thrive In A Highly Competitive Industry

Posted onJuly 22, 2024
Hilltop Construction recently completed this custom home in Cleverdale on Lake George that features hand-hewn barn wood beams and an outdoor kitchen.
Courtesy of Hilltop Construction

By Paul Post

Hilltop Construction thrives in a challenging, competitive industry with a mix of commercial and custom home residential projects.

It’s a strategy the Queensbury-based firm has followed since its founding in 1976.

“We try to be diversified in what we do, which helps in different economic environments,” co-owner Dan Washburn said. “If the residential market is healthy and commercial isn’t, we’ve got the residential side to work with and vice versa. It makes it easier to adapt to ever-changing conditions that affect different industries.”

“Business is really good now on both sides,” he said. “We’ve got a solid workload into spring of 2025.”

This summer, Hilltop is doing everything from a ZZ Mobil Mart convenience store in Malta to a passive solar home in Brant Lake and a new Stewart’s Shop in Hoosick.

Washburn handles commercial projects while his brother-in-law, Tom Albrecht Jr., oversees residential development. Washburn, his wife, April (Treasurer/Office Manager), and Tom Jr.purchased Hilltop several years ago from its founders, Tom Albrecht Sr. and his wife Cindy.

Read More

Munter Enterprises Continues To Exceed Expectations On A Wide Variety Of Projects

Posted onJuly 22, 2024
A Munter Enterprises crew uses a crane to move materials at the Waters Edge project.
Courtesy of Munter Enterprises

Staff Writer

Munter Enterprises, based in Middle Grove, is a leading family-owned general contractor offering commercial, industrial, design-build, and project delivery services throughout the Capital Region.

Several large commercial and industrial projects are underway and progressing toward completion this year. One notable project is for Equal Vision Records, an independent record label based in Albany, New York, and MerchNow, their sister company, which produces wearables and promotional branded merchandise for bands and artists.

The recently purchased building is in Albany’s South End at 400 South Pearl St., where Munter Enterprises is implementing improvements to bring the building into code compliance for storage and racking requirements. The project includes interior modifications to the production and warehouse areas, as well as minor renovations of the office space. A unique aspect of the project is the addition of a 20×40 boiler room designed to house modern steam boilers essential for the production of vinyl records, which have seen a resurgence in popularity over the last decade.  

“I may be dating myself but I didn’t realize how the ‘record’ industry has rebounded and its actually very cool to understand what goes into to physically making a vinyl album,” said Michael Munter, vice president of Munter Enterprises.

“On a larger scale, we’re nearing the finish line on the Soleno project. They’ll be in full production by late August,” said Munter. 

Read More

Sunnyside Par 3 Golf Course In Queensbury To Expand With Building For Dining, Music

Posted onJuly 13, 2023
This is the 16×66 foot patio being built at Sunnyside Par 3 golf course.
Courtesy Sunnyside Par 3

by jill nagy

On a recent afternoon, Whitney Russell and his crew were rushing to get a roof on a new patio addition to the Sunnyside Par 3 golf course and restaurant in Queensbury, part of  a major upgrade to  the facility. 

When completed, the 16×66-foot patio, overlooking the golf course, will provide space for food, drinks, and occasional music.

A new post and beam building will also be added to the existing building. It will house five golf simulators and a new gift shop. Russell expects the simulators to encourage golfers to work on their game year-round. 

“Golf is a seasonal sport, that’s why they invented simulators,” he said. 

The plan is to have them up and running, in the new building, by Sept. 1. Russell purchased them from the Glens Falls office of About Golf, a national company. The manufacturers will also do the installation.

Russell and his son Garrett, who is the general manager, bought the business in 2019 and undertook major internal renovations before opening.  The Par 3 (nine holes) golf course has been in business since the 1940s, open mainly during the warm weather months. The Russells plan a year-round facility. 

They are also installing lights so that the course can be used from sun-up until 10:30 p.m.  Late players will still be able to get a drink on the new patio afterward but food service is scheduled to end at 8:30 p.m.

Read More

Former Crossett Lake Scout Reservation Will Be Turned Into Vacation Home By Developer

Posted onJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023
A luxury resort developer purchased the former Crossett Lake Scout Reservation.

By Paul Post

A Key West luxury resort developer has found his own slice of paradise at a remote Adirondack lake beneath the shadow of Buck Mountain in West Fort Ann.

Pritam Singh recently purchased the 945-acre former Crossett Lake Scout Reservation from prominent Glens Falls businesswoman Elizabeth Miller for a reported $9.5 million cash.

“I’ve been looking for a lake like this for 30 to 40 years,” said Singh. “I was absolutely floored that it’s less than a two-hour drive from my house in South Woodstock (Vt.), and about three hours from New York and Boston. The clear, spring-fed lake has three islands, is 130 feet deep and its physical location and geography is quite unique because it’s so high up, a thousand feet above Lake George.” 

“And it’s surrounded by 13,000 acres of wild forest so it doesn’t have problems with salt and agricultural runoff or septic. It’s really like a hidden alpine valley,” he said. “Just amazing, idyllic. If a kid was going to draw a picture of paradise this is what he’d draw.”

The site, on the eastern edge of the Adirondack Park, will be strictly for family use as a seasonal getaway, Singh said.

 The sale, which closed on April 21, was brokered by Dan Davies of Queensbury-based Davies Davies & Associates.

“There was a lot of interest, but the biggest difference between Mr. Singh and other parties is that they wanted to do substantial development and he didn’t,” Davies said. “To run a project through the Adirondack Park Agency would be heavily scrutinized and take years. Mr. Singh is going to build houses for he and his kids and that’s basically it. I’ve sold in the Adirondacks for 35 years. This is literally a sanctuary from the world, but 15 minutes from the world (Glens Falls). That’s very, very rare.”

Read More

Revitalization Efforts In Glens Falls Relies On Bringing South Street Back To Prominence

Posted onJuly 13, 2023
Gregg Singer is one of the players in the revitalization of South Street in Glens Falls.

By Paul Post

 Gregg Singer and Larissa Ovitt have a vision for what some call the “street of dreams” in the city of Glens Falls.

South Street is called that because it’s a place where people with hope, hard work and some money could earn a slice of American pie.

 For many years, those aspirations gave way to a state of dismal decline evidenced by closed, boarded-up storefronts in several buildings. But now there are strong efforts to bring it back to life. Singer and Ovitt are contributing to the rebirth with an ambitious, multi-faceted business plan.

 In February, they purchased the building at 58-66 South St. for $325,000. A half-million dollars worth of upgrades later, three new first-floor enterprises are expected to open this summer, with four high-end apartments overhead for short-term rentals.

 “We’re sort of a South Street trailblazer by taking on this building and starting it up,” said Singer, a 56-year-old Brooklyn native. “What really attracted us was the upstairs. Glens Falls doesn’t have enough short-term accommodations for people and yet they’re trying to get people to come here. The city is excited that we’re bringing people into town where they’ll go to shops and restaurants, spend money here, maybe visit Lake George and Saratoga, but stay here and really enjoy the Glens Falls for what it is.”

Read More

RASP Inc., A Designer And Servicer Of Control Panels, Plans To Expand In Moreau

Posted onJuly 14, 2022
This is part of RASP Inc.’s 30-acre campus in Moreau. The company designs and builds control panels and is planning to add more warehouse and office space.
Courtesy RASP Inc.

By Jill nagy

RASP Inc., a company that designs and builds control panels, plans to add more warehouse and office space adjacent to its current buildings on a 30-acre campus in Moreau.

CEO Ron Richards said he sees the new construction as a plan for the future that will allow the company to hire additional people and seek more business.

 RASP currently has 34 employees, including engineers and panel builders. Most of them are panel builders, who are often hard to find. Richards said they prefer to hire people with some experience in electronics but, when necessary, they will train new people. Engineers, on the other hand, seem readily available.

“We have been hiring throughout this year,” Richards said, but they are running out of space to put the new employees.

The company builds control systems for other companies. Richards said the names of their customers are confidential, but include chemical companies, packaging companies, and a stone quarry.

Read More

Family Owned Munter Enterprises Thrives For 50 Years In Region’s Construction Industry

Posted onJuly 14, 2022
From left, John Munter Jr., John Munter Sr. and Mike Munter of Munter Enterprises.
©2022 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Paul Post

Munter Enterprises Inc. has not only survived, but thrives in the area’s highly competitive construction industry by paying close attention to detail and staying fully engaged with customers

“The personal touch, I think, is what really sets us apart,” said John Munter Jr., who co-owns the firm with his brother, Mike. “And we have very talented crews for all the different aspects of a project.”

The Middle Grove-based firm, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, was founded in 1972 by John Munter Sr. and his wife, Rosemary. Their sons incorporated the firm purchased it in 1998.

“Dad started with GE at their Malta rocket engine development and test site then moved to their ICBM facility in Burlington, Vt., and back to the nuclear sub and large generator facilities in Schenectady,” John Jr. said. “That’s about when he decided to go into the construction business for himself. Mom was the bookkeeper. They started out doing a lot of work for industry and some homebuilding, all over the region from Lake George to Saratoga County.”

Read More

Hunt Companies, Construction Company In Argyle, Mapping Out Family Succession Plan

Posted onJuly 15, 2019
Officials of the Hunt Companies, including husband and wife Amie and Juan Gonzales in the forefront, pose at the company’s headquarters on County Road 45 in Argyle.
Andrea Palmer

by Andrea Palmer

Hunt Companies Inc. (HCI) is a general contractor in Argyle that recently underwent Phase 1 of succession planning, as Amie Gonzales was voted in as president at the annual shareholders meeting in January.

The company was started by Amie’s parents, Dennis and Cindy Hunt, over 30 years ago. Juan Gonzales is the chief financial officer, as well as Amie’s husband. When Gonzales began visiting then-girlfriend Amie many years ago, he saw first-hand the grit Denny and Cindy put into keeping the company running.

“Their vision was, as a general contractor, to take care of the team and take care of the employees through all the ups and downs,” said Gonzales. “They went through the full spectrum of what a lot of small businesses go through—paying payroll with credit cards, taking money from their personal savings to keep the company alive, Denny spending hours upon hours in the field during the day and then hours upon hours on the laptop at night. Keeping the company afloat.”

The Hunt Companies niche is the restaurant business, specifically fast food. They have done work for McDonald’s in Boston and the surrounding region. Hunt Companies has also done work with Popeye’s, Taco Bell and other restaurants.

Read More

New Storage Units Being Constructed On Bay Road In Queensbury Near Duke Concrete

Posted onJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019
Cerrone Builders and DA Collins are partnering on a project to build Bay Road Self Storage in Queensbury. The first phase of the project will be four storage buildings.
Andrea Palmer

by Andrea Palmer

New storage units are going up on Bay Road next to Duke Concrete.

Bay Road Self Storage is in the midst of construction, with Cerrone Builders leading the project.

Cerrone Builders and DA Collins are partnering on the project. Kubricky Construction, a subsidiary of DA Collins, owned the property on which the units are being built.

Gianni Simone is a partner at Cerrone Builders.

“It’s a joint venture between us and DA Collins. We’re partnering with subsidiary Kubricky on the property and DA Collins on the construction,” said Simone.

“Right now we’re starting with Phase 1, which is four buildings. We’re going to end up with roughly 60,000 square feet of non-temperature-controlled space in the standard sizes. We’ll also have outdoor storage as well for boats and RVs,” said Simone.

Read More

National Group: 39 States, Not NY, Added Construction Jobs; Workforce Shortages Noted

Posted onJuly 15, 2019

Texas and West Virginia Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains as Louisiana Has Worst Losses; California and North Dakota Experience Largest One-Month Gains, While New York and West Virginia Lag

Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May 2018 and May 2019, while construction employment increased in 31 states and D.C. from April to May, including New York state, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Association officials said the new construction employment data underscores the need for new federal investments in career and technical education programs as well as immigration reform.

“Construction demand remains strong, and contractors increased their workforce in most states over the past year, yet the record number of job openings at the end of April implies contractors would add even more workers if they could,” said chief economist Ken Simonson. “With the unemployment rate now near a 50-year low, it is more challenging than ever for contractors to hire and retain qualified employees.”

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 3 Next
Subscribe to Our Newsletter View the Latest Virtual Edition
 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWS FEED

Categories

  • 50-Plus
  • Banking
  • Banking / Asset Managment
  • Building Trades
  • Business Briefs
  • Business News
  • Business Registrations
  • Business Reports
  • Commercial / Residential Real Estate
  • Construction
  • Construction Planning
  • Corporate Tax / Business Planning
  • Cyber/Tech
  • Dining Guide
  • Economic Outlook 2017
  • Economic Outlook 2018
  • Economic Outlook 2019
  • Economic Outlook 2020
  • Economic Outlook 2022
  • Economic Outlook 2023
  • Economic Outlook 2024
  • Economic Outlook 2025
  • Economical Development
  • Education / Training
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environment / Development
  • Exclusives
  • Financial Planning / Investments
  • Fitness / Nutrition
  • Health / Community Services
  • Health & Fitness
  • Health & Wellness
  • Healthcare
  • Holiday Shopping Guide
  • Home / Energy
  • Home & Real Estate
  • Insurance / Employee Benefits
  • Insurance / Medical Services
  • Legal / Accounting
  • Meet The Chef
  • My Turn
  • New Businesses
  • Non-Profits
  • Office / Computers / New Media
  • Office / HR / Employment
  • Office / New Media
  • Office / Tech / eCommerce
  • Office / Technology
  • Office / Work Place / Legal
  • Outlook 2016
  • Outlook 2021
  • Personnel Briefs
  • Retirement Planning
  • Senior Living / Retirement
  • Summer Construction
  • Uncategorized
  • Wellness
  • Women In Business
  • Workplace / Legal / Security
  • Year-End Tax Planning

Archives

  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • November 2010
Mannix Marketing Logo
GlensFalls.com logo
  • Home
  • Lodging
  • Restaurants
  • Things To Do
  • Nightlife
  • Events
  • Health & Beauty
  • Real Estate
  • Businesses
  • About
  • Home & Garden
  • Guides
  • Blogs
  • Sweepstakes
  • Advertising
Official Guide to the Greater Glens Falls Region
Full-Service Internet Marketing: Search Engine Optimization, Website Design and Development by Mannix Marketing, Inc.
Mannix Marketing, Inc. is headquartered in Glens Falls, New York
GlensFalls.com All Rights Reserved © 2025
Disclaimer & Privacy Policy / Terms of Use / Copyright Policies
[uc-privacysettings]

We strive to insure accuracy on GlensFalls.com however accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Information is subject to change.
Please alert us if there is any inaccurate information here.

Having trouble using this site? Accessibility is our goal, please contact us with site improvements.