Teddy Foster, campaign director for Universal Preservation Hall (UPH). will be the guest speaker at the Women in Business Annual Fall Luncheon, sponsored by the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County’s Women in Business Committee on Thursday, Oct. 24.
“Persistence Pays” is the theme of the luncheon at the Hilton Garden Inn, Clifton Park.
Registration and a pre-reception runs from 11-11:45 a.m.. followed by the luncheon and presentation from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Foster will share her journey starting as a long-time, dedicated volunteer for UPH to her current role as campaign director. Her resolve and personal conviction to achieve a complete building restoration has UPH within close reach of a lofty fundraising goal.
In 2006, she joined the UPH board of directors. With the UPH-Proctors affiliation announcement in 2015, she resigned from the board and was hired as the campaign director for the $5.5 million capital campaign to complete the restoration of the building.
A native New Yorker, she grew up in Fishkill.
Universal Preservation Hall is located at 25 Washington St.
Business Report: Before Signing Commercial Lease, See This
By Jennifer Tsyn
Whether your business is just starting up, expanding, or relocating, you are likely to find yourself negotiating a lease. Of major concern to most commercial tenants are the maintenance, upkeep and repair of their space and the entire building. These issues should be carefully negotiated and then written into the lease.
1. Who is responsible for repairs and maintenance of the tenant’s space?
Commercial leases often require that tenants maintain, repair and replace those portions of the HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and water and sewer systems that are located inside or outside of the leased space, but which exclusively serve the leased space.
Tenants should always take steps to learn whether the heating, cooling and ventilation for their space will be provided by a shared HVAC unit or a designated HVAC unit, and whether that unit will be considered to be inside their space or outside of it (for example, if there is a rooftop unit). Similarly, tenants should make sure that they understand what parts of the electrical, plumbing, water and sewer systems that they will be responsible for.
‘30 Park’ Provides Expanded Bar And Dining Space At The Hilton Garden Inn
By Jennifer Farnsworth
Clifton Park offers plenty of places to grab a bite to eat, but Stuart deVoe wants people to know that 30 Park has something different to offer.
A restaurant and bar located within the Hilton Garden Inn at 30 Clifton Country Road, it offers a modern vibe with a fresh take on cuisine and spirits, all in an inviting and comfortable atmosphere, said deVoe.
“We want your experience here to feel like a night out, whether that is a date night or a place to eat before the movies, and in a come as you are place to come and eat,” he said.
Peregrine Market Access, Which Deals With Pharmaceutical Issues, Opens Local Office
By Susan E. Campbell
Whenever people take medicine, there is a chance there was an influencer behind the scenes who worked to make the drug available to insured patients and at the “right” price.
Peregrine Market Access is such an influencer, an international consulting firm that recently opened an office in Saratoga Springs and made it the new headquarters.
The field of pharmaceutical market access ensures that patients have rapid and sustained access to a brand of drug by advocating for that product and recommending a price at which insurers, confident of the patient’s improved health outcome, will pay for it.
NYRA: 2019 Meet At Saratoga Race Course Had Record Handle,Topping $700 Million
For the first time in history, the New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) generated more than $700 million in all-sources handle during the 2019 meet at Saratoga Race Course, which was conducted over a five-day race week and included the cancellation of a full Saturday card of racing.
NYRA officials said Wagering from all-sources totaled $705,343,949 an increase of more than $46 million, or 7 percent, over last year when racing was conducted for the full 40 days during a six-day week. This year’s handle eclipsed the previous record set in 2017 by nearly $29 million or 4.2 percent.
The milestone record was achieved despite the cancellation of a full racing card on the second Saturday of the season due to extreme heat, in addition to the cancellation of the final seven races on July 25 due to severe storms.
Tickets On Sale For Showcase Of Homes Taking Place On Three September Weekends
Tickets for the 2019 Saratoga Showcase of Homes are on sale.
The Saratoga Showcase of Homes will be presented over three weekends this month: Sept. 14-15, Sept. 21-22 and Sept. 28-29.
Tickets are $20 and allow people to visit each of the homes on those Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s edition has 10 locations from nine builders on display in Saratoga County.
Tickets are available at Adirondack Trust; Catskill Hudson Bank; Saratoga National Bank & Trustco bank locations; Curtis Lumber in Ballston Spa and Queensbury; Roohan Realty; Rebuilding Together Saratoga Store and Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Tickets are always conveniently available at any showcase home during tour hours of 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or can also be purchased online thru the website at www.saratogashowcaseofhomes.com.
Ravenous Restaurant Will Celebrate 20th Year With Special Events Through October
Ravenous Restaurant will celebrate 20 years at 21 Phila St. in downtown Saratoga Springs in October.
The company said a month-long celebration will begin Oct. 1. The restaurant serves dishes like savory crepes and pommes frites and poutine.
Ravenous began on Phila Street when the mother-and-son team of Tina Laino and Francesco D’Amico, along with Francesco’s future wife, Lauren Wickizer, first opened the creperie store doors in 1999. Moving from Seattle and looking for a change and completely new, the trio made the decision to enter the hospitality business full time.
“When we arrived in 1998, there were really just a handful of mom-and-pop restaurants in town,” said Wickizer. “Hattie’s was here. Scallions, Sperry’s, Little India, Chianti’s, Wheatfield’s and Beverly’s, but not much more than that. It was a whole different world. The parking lot across from Ravenous wasn’t even there yet. It was just a small dirt lot.”
Personnel Briefs – September 2019
The Hyde Collection announced that Laura Bradigan of Saratoga Springs has been named director of development.
Bradigan will advance the mission of the museum through development, donor relations, and fundraising.
Before joining The Hyde, she held a similar position at Bethel Homes and Services in Ossining and Croton-On-Hudson for more than 10 years. She has also worked for many years in government, politics, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the Capital District and upstate New York.
Saratoga Custom Engraving Does Work On Awards, Gifts, Food And More
By Jennifer Farnsworth
If Amanda VanPelt had not stopped into a small Canandaigua shop last summer, she may not be exactly where she is today.
VanPelt found herself at a crossroads in her career. It was a visit to an engraving shop, along with some good business sense, that took her in an unexpected direction.
It led to her opening Saratoga Custom Engraving at 81 Railroad Place in Saratoga Springs.
VanPelt said last year she received news that there would be layoffs in the department in an insurance company she was working for. She made the decision to walk away from the company and make a change.
“I likely could have taken another position within the company that I had been working at for 13 years, but I wanted to explore other opportunities. I wanted to be my own boss and do something I was passionate about,” said VanPelt.
Ashley Pease Opens Stylez Studio In Saratoga Springs, Offering A Variety Of Hair Services
By Jennifer Farnsworth
The new Stylez Studio hopes to set itself apart from other salons with it’s creative use of color.
The business at 135 Ballston Ave. in Saratoga Springs, owned by Ashley Pease, is a full-service hair salon that promises customer satisfaction by providing excellent service with affordable pricing in an upbeat, positive atmosphere, according to Pease.
“I have always wanted to fulfill my dream of becoming a successful business woman,” she said. “I have been in the beauty industry for 17 years, along with working in administration and managing hair salons. I attended college and received my business degree so I could achieve my dream by taking my passion and turning it into a career, eventually opening my own hair salon in Saratoga Springs.”