- Ballston Spa Rotary Club is one of 123 clubs among 33,000 clubs worldwide selected by Rotary International to hold two weekly meetings allowing members to choose which is more convenient. Beginning Feb. 15, the club will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 7:15 a.m. meetings at the D-Line Pub, across the street from its regular Tuesday 12:15 p.m. meeting site at the Factory, ... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com Ballston Spa welcomed a new space for kids to stretch their imaginations with the Jan. 28 opening of The Wonder Room on Route 50. "I just wanted to create a space where kids can come and explore and create things on their own," said owner Chris Stack. "I think it's important to nurture that in children." The Wonder Room is "an informal, home-like indoor/outdoor space where children will have... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com On his first day in office, first-term Milton Supervisor Dan Lewza established an Economic Development Committee to make sure the town joins the rest of Saratoga County in significant economic growth and business development. The goal of the Economic Development Committee is to develop the town center of Milton and the village of Ballston Spa by nurturing the existing businesses and... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com Before moving to Ballston Lake from Harrisburg, Pa. with her husband and daughter, Angelique Grassmyer already had an idea for a unique business: a doll boutique which also hosts tea parties for young girls. "We saw something like it in Harrisburg and it seemed like a great idea," Grassmyer said. "Plus you get to help children, that's very cool." The question was where to put the shop. It... [More]
The Malta Business and Professional Association has elected Kevin Harkins of Principal Financial Group as President, the organization announced in a Jan. 19 press release. Joining Harkins on the MBPA’s executive board are Dan Wagner of State Farm Insurance/Dan Wagner Agency as First Vice President; Ray Patterson of Capital Consulting Group as Second Vice President; Kristyn Kamber, TrustCo Bank, as ... [More]
In a Jan. 19 press release, AccuStaff announced the opening of its third full-time Capital Region employment services office. The new office is located at 2374 Rt. 9, 2nd Floor, in the plaza between Taddeo and Knabner Roads. “Being a locally owned business, we wanted to be on the doorstep of future local growth," said AccuStaff owner Heather Rafferty. "As the business climate in Malta is changing minute by minute, we wanted to ... [More]
The Saratoga Builders Association, Inc. will be awarding a $1000 scholarship in 2012, according to a Jan. 17 press release. The organization makes this scholarship available annually to high school seniors who are planning to pursue a construction industry education. The scholarship award is open to any high school senior in Saratoga County who is planning to pursue construction education at a 2- or 4-year accredited college or university,... [More]
- BY KEVIN J. ROGERS kevin@theballstonjournal.com State Farm Insurance expects to add hundreds of jobs at their Malta facility between now and Sept. 2013 as they consolidate operations and regional offices, according to company officials who contradicted reports of recent layoffs there. The consolidation will leave Malta as one of the two main operations centers in the company's Northeast Zone. The other will be in Concordville, Penn. In... [More]
- BY BARBARA COOK barbara@theballstonjournal.com Recognizing the need for workers for middle-skills jobs, the Center for Career and Technical Education at the F. Donald Myers Education Center is launching a new program called the Industry First Campaign to train not only high school students but also untrained or unemployed adults. In a press conference Jan. 12, Congressman Chris Gibson, Senator Roy McDonald and Assemblymen James Tedisco... [More]
- Brookside Museum, home of the Saratoga County Historical Society, has received a $10,000 donation from Ballston Spa National Bank to help fund programs and services through 2012, the museum announced in a Jan. 12 press release. “From caring for and preserving the county’s historic artifacts and memories to providing educational programs for thousands of local school children each year, the Brookside... [More]
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