The Saratoga Economic Development Corp. (SEDC) and MJ Properties of Clifton Park Inc. held a ground-breaking celebration on Sept. 26 marking the beginning of a 155,000-square-foot facility that will become the site of a U-Haul Co. facility.
It is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2020.
It marks the first project contained within an $18 million investment—a combined acquisition, design, infrastructure and building investment in Synergy Tech Park.
Officials said the private investment will strategically activate the commercial business park infrastructure, opening up a total of 1.2 million square feet of permitted, shovel-ready sites at its prominent Clifton Park location—one mile fronting the Northway, between exits 9 and 10, and Route 9.
Working with SEDC, the Clifton Park IDA previously froze property taxes to help enable MJ Properties’ investment into opening Synergy Tech Park.

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership will work with the Town of Malta to create a customized, town-wide economic development plan designed to broaden the town’s economic base and ensure its long-term prosperity.
The collaboration is part of the Saratoga Partnership’s Next Wave Communities initiative, which assists towns within Saratoga County in developing economic development plans tailored to their particular strengths, needs and aspirations.
Officials said the effort will build on initial work done by the Malta Economic Development Committee, which prepared a plan for the long-term economic future of the town outside the Luther Forest Technology Campus.
That concept will be incorporated with opportunities driven by activities on the campus – highlighted by the presence of GlobalFoundries, which employs more than 3,000 high-tech workers – to develop a comprehensive economic blueprint for Malta.

The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association (BSBPA) announces additional vendors and entertainment for the 17th annual “The Way We Were” Car Show to be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, on Front Street in Ballston Spa.
Rain date for the event is the following Sunday, Oct. 20.
Front Street in the village will be blocked off from Milton Avenue past the Old Iron Spring to accommodate car exhibits and vendors. In addition to the classic and specialty cars on display, there will be live music from Betsy & The ByeGons, a Kids’ Zone with bounce house and children’s activities including balloon artist and face painting, plus car related and other vendors.
Food will be available throughout the show route from several restaurants, food trucks and community organization vendors, including The Brickyard, Fantastic Four’s Fish Fry, Coffee Planet, Given to Fry, Ballston Spa Rotary and Ballston Spa Lions Club, among others.

First New York Federal Credit Union in September opened its 2,100-square-foot, full-service branch at 1533 Route 9 in Halfmoon.
A ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Sept. 18.
Bank officials said the new location is designed to better accommodate First New York’s growing membership in Saratoga County.

Six Flags Great Escape Resort in Queensbury announced its newest attraction for 2020, Adirondack Outlaw.
The ride “will have guests catching maximum airtime and experiencing 360-degree rotations of heart-pounding excitement,” the company said in a news release. “The head over heels exhilaration of Adirondack Outlaw whips riders through the air at speeds of 50 miles per hour, as it swings 16 stories high over The Great Escape theme park.”

by Andrea Palmer
A new Red Roof Inn is open in Clifton Park.
A grand opening was held on July 29. Local officials joined the ownership and management company, Red Roof Vice President of Brand Support Julie DaWalt; Greg Miles, director of franchise support services, and General Manager, Sara Cole at the event.
“The hotel is non-smoking and offers free Wi-Fi, a free expanded cable package featuring HBO, a business center, free continental breakfast, a picnic area and a fitness facility,” said Andrea Thompson, account director for Hill+Knowlton SAMCOR LL, a public relations consulting company.
The hotel has 40 rooms, featuring flat-screen televisions, hair dryers, coffee makers, an iron and ironing boards, microwave ovens and mini-fridges.