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Elevate Your Management Skills With The Saratoga County Institute Of Management (SCIM)

Posted onFebruary 25, 2025

Empire State University, in partnership with the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, is relaunching the Saratoga County Institute of Management (SCIM). This program, designed for emerging and new managers, provides the essential skills and strategies needed to succeed in today’s workplace.  

SCIM offers six-week programs that sharpen technical and soft skills and address common challenges faced by new managers. In track one, participants learn strategies to boost team dynamics, improve communication, and engage in effective leadership. Track two covers finance, legal, human resource and resource management.  

Empire State University President Lisa Vollendorf said, “The SCIM program is an important investment in our community. It helps strengthen the capacity of emerging leaders across sectors in our region. Empire State University is proud to be part of this impactful initiative.” 

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Showcase Of Homes Announces 2025 Dates

Posted onFebruary 25, 2025

The 2025 Saratoga Showcase of Homes Committee has begun planning for this year’s edition of the area’s premiere new home tour. Celebrating its 29th year, this annual community tradition has contributed over $1.6 million dollars to our local charities.

We are excited to announce this year’s dates and look forward to presenting an outstanding line-up of magnificent homes on display for you to tour. The 2025 Saratoga Showcase of Homes event will be held on 4 days over two spectacular weekends this fall on October 4-5 & October 11-12 featuring the regions’ finest, award-winning builders showcasing their new construction.

Be a part of the area’s premiere new home tour!

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Saratoga County Airport Expansion Project Nears Completion On Time and On Budget

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
Rendering of the Saratoga County Airport expansion project that is nearing completion with enhanced facilities and aesthetic upgrades.
Courtesy of MacFarland Johnson (Engineer of Record)

By Susan Elise Campbell

The Saratoga County Airport expansion project that began with a competitive solicitation in September 2022 is nearing completion “on time and on budget,” according to Phil Barrett, chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. 

Barrett is Supervisor for the Town of Clifton Park and has served as chairman of Saratoga’s board for the years 2007, 2024 and 2025. He said the Board “is very involved with the airport project from start to finish,” which began with an application for funds from Governor Kathy Hochuls’s Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition. 

The competition encouraged such projects as state-of-the-art boarding concourse and concession areas, terminal expansion or rehabilitation, improved security screening, opportunities to move passengers more safely, and increased focus on cleanliness and disinfection.

According to Barrett, $230 million of federal dollars were split among nine winning airports that worked directly with the Department of Transportation and state officials.

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The Construction Of Brookmere Is Almost Complete And Resort Is Welcoming Guests

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
Community members and visitors to the area alike can enjoy excellent French-inspired cuisine at Brookmere Resort’s Regent Restaurant.
Courtesy of Bonacio Construction

By Rod Bacon

The initial phases of Saratoga Springs’ newest resort have been completed and it has started to accommodate guests.

Brookmere, the reimagining of the former Longfellows Hotel and Restaurant, has been under construction since 2023 and the final phase will be finished early next month.

According to Amber Mathias, director of project development for the Bonacio organization, the Regent Restaurant & Bar is open as well as 28 guest rooms in the renovated annex building. Of those guest rooms, four are spa-specific. The building also houses the Arbor Spa.

The final phase is a three-story new building that is connected to the old barn by the new ballroom and courtyard. The first floor is currently open to the public. Next month the guest rooms on the second and third floors will be available to the public.

General Manager Julian Miller said that to introduce the resort to the community some rooms are being offered for $179 a night for the next several months. 

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Love Our Locals $20.24 Campaign Successful Boost For The Saratoga County Economy

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
Todd Shimkus was helped by residents and business owners in Love Our Locals campaign.
Courtesy of Saratoga County Chamber

The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce’s award-winning Love Our Locals Campaign had another record-breaking year in 2024, with more than $315,243 spent supporting the local economy.

As part of the end-of-year program, shoppers and donors were encouraged to submit their receipts of $20.24 or more spent at a Saratoga County business or donated to a local nonprofit to be entered in a gift card giveaway.

Nearly 3,500 receipts were submitted over the eight-week campaign, and dozens of lucky participants were rewarded for supporting local as gift card winners. 

In the initiative’s past four-years, more than 10,000 receipts have been submitted totaling $843,616. 

Love Our Locals $20.24 was generously sponsored by SaratogaWine.com and more than 50 area businesses that donated gift cards. 

This campaign started as Save Our Locals $20.21, which resulted in more than 2,000 entries from locals whose purchases directly aided in the county’s economic rebound from COVID-19 restrictions. 

In 2022, the Save Our Locals program was recognized with a New York State Tourism Excellence Award from the New York State Tourism Industry Association. 

The campaign was renamed Love Our Locals in 2022, and it remains a popular and purposeful initiative for the Chamber, the business community and the impact sector in Saratoga County.  

The $315,243 total reached in 2024 is more than $100,000 more than the previous year’s Love Our Locals total of $206,384. About 1,000 more receipts were submitted to help reach this goal.

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Capital Investment Is Off To An Excellent Start In Saratoga County For 2025

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
J. Gregory Connors, president and CEO of the Saratoga Economic Development Corp.
Courtesy SEDC

By Greg Connors 

In 2024, with just over $177M  in new investment, the planned creation of approximately 650 new full-time job opportunities and the successful retention of over 200 jobs, economic development in Saratoga County has experienced a successful year.

In 2024, we also welcomed the arrival of both Regeneron and Soleno our 2 newest international companies to call Saratoga County home and the good news of the planned expansion of GlobalFoundries in Malta & Stillwater.

As we look into our 2025 crystal ball and measured by the early activity and potential projects being considered at this early date, at SEDC, the economic outlook for Saratoga County is very good.

Saratoga County’s quality of life with safe neighborhoods, internationally recognized educational opportunities, world-class arts, cultural and entertainment venues, the birthplace of thoroughbred horse racing, National Parks, 4-season recreational offerings and diverse employment opportunities   each by themselves, and more valuable collectively, will support SEDC’s efforts in 2025 to create new investment, new opportunities, job creation and retention.

For the economic sectors we concentrate on, strong interest in expansion at existing sites or new investments in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, the equine industry, healthcare, commercial, industrial and workforce housing will make for a robust collection of opportunities that all residents in the county will benefit from.  Strong early interest in the advanced manufacturing supply chain, renewable energy sector and life science represent sectors not previously found at the top of the county’s economic development opportunity list.

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Area Non-Profits Have Until January 31 To Apply For Share Of Stewart’s Holiday Match

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
A customer donates to Stewart’s annual Holiday Match program, which helps fund non-profit organizations in the company’s market area.
Courtesy of Stewart’s Shops

By Paul Post

Area non-profits have until January 31 to apply for a portion of the $1.76 million raised by Stewart’s Shops’ annual Holiday Match program.

Customers of the company’s more than 350 stores donated over $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

The company has doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees, meaning hundreds of non-profit children’s organizations will benefit as money is distributed in coming months.  

“We’re really thankful to all of our customers and thankful to all of our shop partners for doing a really great job collecting donations,” said Jennifer Frame, Stewart’s director of corporate philanthropy.

This year’s Holiday Match total was down from the more than $2 million raised last year because there were five fewer collection days, as Thanksgiving came later than normal.

“But collections per day were really strong considering how tough the economy is,” said Robin Cooper, company spokesman. “It was tough for a lot of people financially, but they still gave.”

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Hewison Aviation To Open Third Location To Train Commercial And Private Pilots

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
Maura and Christopher Hewison have established a flight school at the Saratoga County Airport to train aspiring pilots.
Courtesy of Hewison Aviation

By Susan Elise Campbell

For anyone north of the Capital District dreaming of learning to fly, the opportunity is now closer than ever. Husband-and-wife team Maura and Christopher Hewison have announced a third location for Hewison Aviation: the Saratoga County Airport, now under expansion and on track for a spring 2025 completion date.

“We were looking to get into Saratoga for the last two years,” said Maura, who is operations manager for the flight academy Christopher founded in 2014 upon receiving his CFII. “Two of our instructors live in Saratoga and have been training clients at the South Albany Airport in Selkirk.”

Operating out of Saratoga not only makes the commute easier for these instructors, but also opens up a clearer path for prospective pilots residing or working within a large radius around the county.

Hewison Aviation also has a presence at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, NY.

“There is no civilian flight training in Saratoga now, but there is a helicopter flight school,” said Hewison. “They send us flight students and we send them helicopter students.”

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A New Luxury Condominium Project Is Underway In Downtown Saratoga Springs

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
The residential/commercial project currently under construction in Saratoga Springs will offer well-appointed condominium units and space for businesses when completed later this year.
Couresy of Bonacio Construction

By Rod Bacon

A mixed-use project is well on its way to completion in downtown Saratoga Springs.

A topping off ceremony marking the placement of the final steel beam was held recently at 78 Church Street Condominiums. The beam was signed by many of those involved in the project, including the company’s real estate arm Julie & Co. Realty LLC, the development group, Bonacio Construction, and Bonacio Steel.

The project, being built by Bonacio Construction, received approval September 6, 2024, and ground was broken immediately. A completion date of September of this year is targeted.

The building is replacing a single-story structure that housed storefronts, most notably Carpetland.

According to Director of Project Development Amber Mathias, the approximately 72,000-square-foot building will house 23 residential condominiums as well as two commercial units on the ground level. She noted that the commercial units are appropriate for retail or office space.

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Arrow Bank Aims For Significant Growth With Rebrand And Regional Expansion

Posted onJanuary 20, 2025
Two local community banks have been rebranded under the Arrow Bank name with the aim of increasing market share in the Capital District. Courtesy of Arrow Bank

By Paul Post

Arrow Bank’s newly rebranded name is taking aim at greater Capital Region market share.

The moniker replaces Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Company and its affiliate, Saratoga National Bank & Trust Company, which have operated together since the latter’s company’s formation in 1988.

The newly-named Arrow Bank is a subsidiary of Glens Falls-based Arrow Financial Corporation.

“We’ve been successful with the two brands, but in some instances the name has held us back a little bit,” said David S. DeMarco, corporation president and CEO. “If you go into a new market and you’re a strong company that’s got the name Arrow Bank it should be well perceived versus, ‘Wait a minute, I thought your bank was in Saratoga or Glens Falls.’ ”

“We have a very small market share in the Capital Region,” he said. “That’s really where our growth will be. That’s our target.”

A crowd of company officials and well-wishers recently gathered outside Glens Falls offices to celebrate the new designation, which took effect January 1.

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