Saratoga Springs, NY – One of the leading real estate firms in the region announces
today that they have joined forces with the powerhouse Keller Williams Realty system.
Cecil Provost, CEO and Principal Broker of ProRealty of New York, is partnering with
Marc Weiss and Janet Besheer to launch Keller Williams Realty Saratoga Springs. The
new firm will officially open for business this week.

In addition to the entire ProRealty team (55 agents and administrative staff), Keller
Williams Saratoga Springs will immediately welcome 20+ agents from other firms,
including veteran brokers Barbara Kelleher and Judy Van Patten. They anticipate having
100+ agents in KW Saratoga Springs by spring 2009.

“I’ve long admired the Keller Williams system, and in fact built ProRealty on the KW
business model” said Provost. “If KW had been in the Northeast 4 [...]

SARATOGA NY, November 20, 2008 – Saratoga.com announced a new partnership this week with local video blog The Saratoga Show, produced by Word Of Mobile, Saratoga’s New Media Marketing Company located at 444 Broadway Suite 305. Short videos filmed by The Saratoga Show now appear exclusively on Saratoga.com/theshow, and the organization’s former domain name redirects to this page.

“The Saratoga Show is fun, it’s energetic,” said Sara Mannix, Founder and President of Mannix Marketing, Inc. “It’s great to have these videos featured right on Saratoga.com, where site users can get an up close and personal glimpse on Saratoga.”

All videos from The Saratoga Show – past, present and future – now have their [...]

SARATOGA SPRINGS NY — Great News! Crafters Gallery celebrates 15 years in business this year. Crafters Gallery is a locally owned Saratoga Springs business that has been a partner in the community since 1993.

On Saturday November 22, Crafters Gallery will be having a “thank you” celebration to thank the community for 15 years of business. This day long celebration is open to the public and includes store wide sales, refreshments, and hourly giveaways.

Crafters Gallery is located at 427 Broadway, Saratoga Springs NY 12866. To learn more about their 15th anniversary celebration, call them at 518 583-2435.

Roohan Realty honored in The Business Review’s Best Places to Work

November 12, 2008; The Business Review has named Roohan Realty one of the 2008 Best Places to Work in the Capital Region. The award recognizes the company’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of benefits, working conditions and company culture.

The Saratoga Springs real estate firm was one of the 200 companies to enter, making the top 30 list based on the strength of its employee evaluations.

“Our work environment is open, innovative and positive,” said Tom Roohan, President, “and we’re proud to be recognized by the area’s leading business journal for our efforts by being named one of the Best Places to Work in the Capital Region. The Roohan Realty culture is much [...]

SARATOGA NY, November 11, 2008 – Saratoga.com announced this week a new collaboration with the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) for a new Washington County Guide on Saratoga.com. The ARCC provides exclusive content for this dedicated section. This is one of many new business relationships Saratoga.com has been developing over the past few weeks.

“We realize there is a need for a truly ‘local’ resource online to promote the many extraordinary destinations to visit and things to do in Washington County,” said Todd Shimkus, President and CEO of the ARCC. “The professionals at Mannix Marketing are the leading experts on promoting our region online and driving traffic to local websites, like Saratoga.com. This collaboration is designed to put Washington County in a unique position to capture more attention, visitors, [...]

Statistics show that there is an average of 37 police-reported crashes per one hundred 16-year-old drivers. These are only the reported crashes. While our children may drive like angels while in the car with Mom and Dad, the reality is they probably do NOT drive that way when they are alone, much less with friends. A new program, Drive for Excellence, offers training for these teens and peace of mind for their parents.

Drive for Excellence is the brainchild of Lisa Dolliver, an upstate New York mother of three boys who was determined to do something to better the odds for teen drivers. Having been almost killed as a passenger in a car driven by an inexperienced teen driver while still a teen herself, Lisa’s goal is to educate teens and to spare parents the agony her own mother went through on [...]