Annie Schwarz is a Saratoga Springs-based interior designer and home stagerBY ANNIE SCHWARZ No matter what's happening to the real estate market, when it comes time to sell your home or commercial property, there are two simple rules to...
Business Report: Technology Shapes Industry Changes
Janet Besheer, owner of Equitas Realty, with offices in Saratoga Springs and Glens FallsBY JANET BESHEER The real estate industry has been an exciting roller coaster ride over the past 10 years, as the Great Recession, major shifts in...
My Turn: Chamber Expo Opens Door For Participants
Todd Shimkus, president, Saratoga County Chamber of CommerceBY TODD SHIMKUS How many of your business cards can you fit in your purse or jacket pocket? That's the one question you should ask before coming out for the Saratoga County...
Business Report: 2016 Will Be Interesting For Insurance Plans
Judy Ture is owner of Employee Benefits Center in Saratoga SpringsBY JUDY TURE The summer of 2015 is coming to an end and now is the time when many employers, individuals and Medicare beneficiaries are anticipating the new 2016...
Business Report: Creating A Healthy Workplace
Elyn Zimmerman, owner of Lifeseeds Nutritional Counseling. BY ELYN ZIMMERMAN The Google Drool. This is the reaction we may have upon learning about the employee perks at companies like Google, Facebook and other big start up or tech companies....
Business Report: Competition Creates Good Electricity System
Stephen Whitley, CEO and president of the New York Independent System Operator.BY STEPHEN G. WHITLEY Fifteen years ago, New York restructured its electricity industry by embracing one fundamental belief: Competition, not monopolies, would create a more efficient electric system...
Business Report: Five Most Common Employer Mistakes
Michael Billok is an attorney associated with the firm of Bond, Schoeneck & KingBY MICHAEL D. BILLOK Over the years, handling a variety of cases, from discrimination claims to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations, from wage and...
Business Report: Minimum Wage Law Has Two Sides
Rose Miller is the president of Pinnacle Human Resources LLC BY ROSE MILLER There is a great deal of discussion, posts, blogs and news reports regarding the proposed wage increases throughout the country. The news waves have been blowing...
Business Report: Hello Security. I Am IT. How Are You?
Mark Shaw, president, Stored Technology Solutions (StoredTech) BY MARK SHAW It began years ago when technology started taking over many facets of our workplace. In the beginning, computers took the place of handwritten sheets of data and typewriters, then...
Business Report: Downsizing: Better Now Than Later
Laurie Cornell is founder of Onward and Upward Inc. in Saratoga SpringsBY LAURIE CORNELL The Situation: 25 percent of people with two car garages don't have room to park cars inside them and 32 percent only have room for...