Saratoga National Bank and Trust Co. was recognized in December as a 5-Star Superior bank by BauerFinancial, Inc., the nation's leading bank rating and research firm. Saratoga National has earned this designation for the past 27 consecutive quarters. The 5-Star...
Anna Therese Day To Be Keynote Speaker For SISC Fundraiser
Soroptimist International of Saratoga County (SISC) will feature renowned journalist Anna Therese Day as the keynote speaker for the club's premier fundraiser, Cabin Fever. Day will showcase her work advocating for women's issues in areas of political unrest at Cabin...
SaxBST To Hold Panel Discussion On Local Construction Industry
SaxBST, an accounting, tax and consulting firm, will hold an interactive panel discussion on the state of the local construction industry 8-10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Wolfert's Roost Country Club, 120 Van Rensselaer Boulevard, Albany. Attendees can learn about...
Saratoga Women In Business To Hold Next Bi-Monthly Meeting Later This Month
The Saratoga Women in Business (SWIB) group will hold its next bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. The SWIB group targets female business leaders in the greater Saratoga...
Ballston Spa's Clean Tech ECHS Earns Top Designation From Advocacy Organization P21
P21, a national organization advocating for 21st century learning, has designated the Ballston Spa Central School District's Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School (Clean Tech ECHS) as an Exemplar School. This nationwide initiative identifies models of exemplary...
KeyBank Donates $15,000 To Local Nonprofits
KeyBank announced it has donated $15,000 to four area nonprofit organizations at its annual Gifts to the Community reception. The four organizations receiving support were: Capital City Rescue Mission, $4,650; CAPTAIN Youth & Family Services, $3,900; Schenectady Inner City...
Personnel Briefs: January 2016
Joseph M. Anderson, CLU, CASL, associate wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual has earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) professional designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Candidates for the ChFC designation must complete a minimum of nine...
Large Buildings On Broadway In Saratoga Are Getting Major Rooftop Upgrade To Solar Power
A worker from Apex Solar Power walks a Broadway rooftop where a 60,000-watt solar system
is installed that stands to offset 74 percent of the combined electrical usage of the buildings.
BY MAUREEN WERTHER
Douglas Ward, Mark Straus, and Tom Gardner
know the history of Saratoga Springs and its
downtown district.
Their buildings, located at 464-468 and 454
Broadway are between 100 and 150 years old,
bringing with them a historical significance that
comes with many of the buildings on Broadway
in downtown Saratoga Springs.
Straus views himself not as a landlord, but “as
the steward of the building, the caretaker. We
continually reinvest in the properties so they can
last another 100 to 150 years,” he said. “Continued
improvement is our goal.”
Solar power was the next step to take as a way
to ensure these buildings continue to endure, but
in a modern and environmentally responsible way.
It began on Nov. 23, when Apex Solar Power started
installation of a solar power system.
City Officials To Review Parking Concerns, Traffic, Before Decision On High Rock Site
This rendering shows part of Highrock Village, proposed by Paramount Realty Group as a mutli-use complex on the city-owned parking lot between Maple Avenue and High Rock.
BY R.J. DELUKE
Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen said a
technical review team is going over the two proposals
for a multi-use project on the city-owned land
along High Rock, Maple and Lake avenues–currently
a parking lot–and she hopes to hear from
that group by the end of the year.
They are both expansive, multimillion dollar
projects that would–if eventually approved by
the city–result in a combination of shops, apartments
and parking spaces. Representatives of two
development groups gave presentations on Nov.
10 at a special City Council meeting. The projects
differ, but both specify parking spaces for Saratoga
City Center, the general public and residents who
would occupy the proposed housing.
Yepsen said Dec. 1 that the technical review
team was appointed by the council.
At the end of the November meeting, the city
council compiled a list of questions they want answered
by both development groups. The technical review
team did the same, and all have been sent
off and are awaiting comment. The mayor said the
same questions went to both groups.
American Natural Gas Will Build Natural Gas Fueling Station In W.J. Grande Industrial Park
This architect’s rendering depicts the
compressed natural gas station being built.
American Natural Gas (ANG), a distributor of
alternative motor fuels, will unveil its first public
compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in
the W.J. Grande Industrial Park, Saratoga Springs.
Currently under construction, the facility will be
just off the Northway, located halfway between New
York City and Montreal.
“We’re proud to run our business from Saratoga
Springs and are excited to be building this station
in our home town,” said Drew West, CEO of ANG.
“We believe this will be an opportunity for those
that desire to switch to a cleaner, more reliable fuel
solution, but don’t have the luxury or budget to build
their own infrastructure.”
ANG has guided regional fleets, such as Tops
Friendly Markets in Buffalo and Casella Waste
Systems in Rutland, Vt., through the conversion to
CNG. In return, the fleets have reduced their emissions,
carbon footprint, and dependency on foreign
oil, company officials said.