tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32484448797153564442024-03-06T15:02:49.532-05:00In The BizSaratogian Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07442240393721063210noreply@blogger.comBlogger1826125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-76214465389990936772016-08-18T09:19:00.001-04:002016-08-18T09:19:04.698-04:00SEFCU Announces ‘Paying it Back,’ A Program for Active U.S. Military and Veterans<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Albany – SEFCU, one of the largest credit unions in upstate New York, has announced the creation of a program to assist active U.S. Military and Veterans from all five branches of the armed forces and the National Guard.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The program includes a 0.25% Annual Percentage Rate reduction on all <b>SEFCU auto, RV/boat, sportscraft, and fixed-rate Home Equity Loans</b> <b>on top of all other rate reductions </b>(Home Equity Lines of Credit coming soon), as well as waiving the $350 commitment fee and $175 application fee for any <b>mortgage</b>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“SEFCU has established this new program to show our gratitude for the sacrifices our active military and veterans have made. These men and women have paid it forward and now it’s our turn to pay them back,” said Michael J. Castellana, SEFCU President and CEO.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To apply for a loan, individuals must be (or become) SEFCU members. Qualified applicants will need to show military/veteran IDs or other proof of military status, in addition to meeting all underwriting criteria. Those interested in this program, can visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://sefcu.com/militaryprogram&source=gmail&ust=1471611656026000&usg=AFQjCNF50rqaw7Iz3clu2eGFkIfRWQK8Iw" href="http://sefcu.com/militaryprogram" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">sefcu.com/militaryprogram</a> for more information.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">About SEFCU<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></div>
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<i>Established in 1934, today SEFCU is among the 50 largest credit unions in the U.S. with more than $3 billion in assets, more than 330,000 members, and 47 branches in the Capital Region, Binghamton, Syracuse, and Buffalo. In addition to full service retail and commercial banking products and services, SEFCU is committed to supporting the community through the donation of time and talent of its staff and members, as well as monetary contributions to help people and make an impact in the communities it serves. Find us on Facebook<sup>®</sup> and follow us on Twitter<sup>®</sup>.<u></u><u></u></i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-64261370982010889402016-07-19T11:48:00.001-04:002016-07-19T11:48:08.639-04:00Crown Grill chef and bartender host “Make Your Own” Happy Hour<div>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">SARATOGA SPRINGS>> One local restaurant is mixing up the happy hour routing with its first-ever </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;"> Make Your </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Own Happy Hour. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">On Thursday July 21 st , chef Brian Maxwell and bartender Jai Silva will host The Crown Grill’s Make Your </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Own Happy Hour. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Beginning at 5:30 p.m., guests will be presented with two specialty cocktail options to choose </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">from along with a demonstration </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">of how each cocktail is created. In addition, make your own flatbreads will </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">be offered to pair with these cocktails. Each guest will receive two flatbreads and have an assortment of</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">signature toppings to choose from (fresh mozzarella, artichoke hearts, arugula, heirloom tomatoes, Andouille </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">sausage, and many more) with which they can make their own creations. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">This is an interactive and informative </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">session featuring feedback and suggestions by the chef. Cost to attend </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Make Your </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Own Happy Hour</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;"> is $10 per </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">guest and includes one cocktail, two flatbreads and an assortment of fresh toppings. Signing up via email is </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">recommended (crown@crowngrillsaratoga.com) but drop ins are also welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Under the guidance of Chef Brian Maxwell, who recently joined The Crown Grill, after 13 years at Village </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Pizzeria and Ristorante and Villago, a new dinner menu was launched, featuring classic Crown Grill favorites </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">like Maryland crab cakes and rack of lamb along with new delicious offerings including: roasted zucchini f</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">latbread, cajun penne alfredo, shrimp Milanese, New York strip steak four ways</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Live </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">entertainment will also be available, as of July 20, every Wednesday at 7 p.m. featuring </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">R&B, soul and jazz artist </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Azzaam and Roosevelt a</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">s well as Sundays at 9 p.m. featuring the legendary Al Bruno.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Kitchen improvements over the past few weeks have included making the Crown Grill kitchen completely </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">separate from that of their adjacent sister restaurant, Circus Café. “We are happy to have two separate chefs </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">and two separate kitchens to allow for more creativity, a distinct, separate identity and enhanced guest </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">accommodation in each restaurant,” said co-owner Christel MacLean. in a press release. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Chef Brian Maxwell is running The</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Crown Grill kitchen. A seasoned Chef, Brian has spent the last 13 years at award winning Villago and Village </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Pizzeria.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">“As previously reported, with the opportunities presented to us by our other business, Saratoga Juice Bar, we </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">found ourselves with limited time and put The Crown Grill on the market. When a suitable buyer did not </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">materialize by late spring we decided to have some fun and make this a really wonderful summer with a terrific </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">full dinner menu, new bar additions and entertainment twice a week,” said co-owner Colin MacLean in the release.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">The Crown Grill is located at 390 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">For more information or to make a </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">reservation, please call 518-583-1105. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">Visit www.crowngrillsaratoga.com to check out the new summer menu, </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">entertainment offerings and weekly promotions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">While The Crown Grill does not offer lunch, its sister </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; white-space: nowrap;">restaurant, Circus Café, located directly next door, serves lunch seven days a week from 11am.</span></div>
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We are ready to share many of the projects that the BID has been working on at this year's Annual Meeting/Discover Troy event. We will unveil the all new State of Downtown Troy Report, give you a sneak peek of the all new BID website, our downtown Troy walking brochure, and much more. </div>
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<strong>Annual Meeting and Discover Troy event</strong></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Join us at the Takk House (55 Third St.) as we network, mingle, and wrap up our 2015 year. This year we will unveil the State of the Downtown Troy report, a 20-plus page report filled with demographics, information, infographics, and facts about downtown Troy. </span><img border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" hspace="5" name="m_2798001662259679166_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg8IfoTRGy9by-9IWDjcxu49Wc9ljrLyaxB2OIbqx0WRhbyFeX33i_th-McrNVXwTrGtRuaUnvj-OXAStNqfwJAzSf8tPbiJ4xL9_DEUC8KQyLwdbRESRCQKh7CHeWnhLk__35wnPnHqnIiGNmsvfbgfXUP05TW7vPOCqrjcJj6shXCmjl8U30fa-t3jdw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: 13.3333px; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" vspace="5" width="426" /></div>
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Do not miss out on this <a alt="https://www.facebook.com/events/1154934197885386/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9Fks-D6NABbhnsiShNuqWgbgot72_RhA7ocrjdkiQ2RE4di2Gc9feZUpdjeyfRaMjbK3MIHFJyMmVT1lDen3o2aIPDRi1gBLwXUDa0rruQCKGXL3OrY2iuhIodNHYyXn-7RRLOtr8Zbbj3ZU5pVEXTsCG559XOWMZQ==&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">event</a>! Meet some of our amazing downtown Troy businesses in a showcase that will highlight our beloved Collar City. Bar provided by The Ruck, music provided by Jim Barrett (owner of The River Street Beat Shop) and Tim McDonough AKA as Caladonia Sound System. B-Rad's Bistro and Catering will provide light fare, and several downtown Troy eateries will also feature samplings of their signature dishes. </div>
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Come network with us and Discover Troy!</div>
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<strong>Thursday, May 17|9-11 </strong></div>
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Don't miss this Downtown Troy district-wide commercial and residential<a alt="http://www.downtowntroy.org/special-events/the-for-rent-event.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9CqqZr8ZA-VNqgo46FalVNwFSNqsQ4bjzSmKlb5GtBK1pj96Ih6yggHYX3LcNbHoXNgaYAwSF0SrYeYYIf62JQpkcFoJWR2cxrQxG--w4SPbO4GuKmkLwAU7_dofaLby716Z60L3LduDOD_7TwKWyl4n9ryFv70aCxv4XhJI6D7LLmMwA_KE-Y8=&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" class="CToWUd" height="227" hspace="5" name="m_2798001662259679166_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.961" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhH4VSYS4qNF0vpL5BLnkGiOCBEbZzb7f0rtapKzof4RH4ylHCge4xpOcnVW7EU9hGS1Omwx5U00sp73-Qeb13k3-_L9XTpamQIRKUbGV9yXFyaOBCOnJTiho9QBW1PpT6HBw_uxDgh_9p6G_Qj7DhBx3tNG0KVhew5EQ-OBBwamPmR1V8t2W3688701KE=s0-d-e1-ft" vspace="5" width="175" /></a> property open house. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Come tour Downtown and see many office and storefront spaces, ready to be leased, or even for sale. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">An historic walking tour will be conducted during the event, departing in front of the BID office at 251 River Street on Monument Square at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976016" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9AM</span></span>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">P. Thomas Carroll, senior scholar with the Hudson Mohawk Industrial Gateway will act as tour guide. Register <a alt="https://www.facebook.com/events/653715954778459/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9Fks-D6NABbhHZXVPOTcegV6POPx2pANNAqLTIZOivJtOq4u2VrCNnPebp-WNTgtrKDfyLjivqwooNM7Lqh_bj2HbAWfXNnZoq6iaTRWJwyYGrwRRwnxVmrrFjKBnpV9UJ4edwrIYyuMGuZRDRrY2AQ0yW-3RJszAw==&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">here,</a> space is limited. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">BID volunteers will happily walk you around as well, or provide you with materials and let you walk around on your own. Each guest will receive a map and listings. </span></div>
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Have a vacant space and want to include it on the tour? Don't miss this great opportunity to showcase your space!</div>
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To register your property for the event, click <a alt="http://downtowntroy.org/special-events/the-for-rent-event.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9Oo1QPMRn6xFSMxS9JeL9IbIxTn-ZRJ-nzVy-hACQsfVd9tABQ-3GMFO6gXttNJ27cMGbiZ3lhNHwp040-i06wXA6O2YY02pax9jKIiLBLIBED01dr1JQCtdVx11ZNgyIygp2F-h3yfOAYMRuwG89nF7acswgP5acetnYypoeIPH&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">HERE</a> and return the form to events<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" shape="rect" style="color: #222222;">@troybid.org</a>.</div>
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Join us every <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976017" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> morning in The Atrium alongside <a alt="http://downtowntroy.org/special-events/troy-makers-market.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9ON_RPcpydqtrBbpPotUJ5FJTBDdb22ovP7ajr7bjO6XauEPcSsbW4Dl9w8bYrynqBRPjJ5hj9VPkz2W1mwrasnqd0sXylhuUqozlLwkyJ-zx9Fau5xUkBG2sYQQZGWCfZCLVXyUBEdo-WL90F4HyCJuJgxZ3Eqgz1LwyGUsDN_I&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" class="CToWUd" height="237" hspace="5" name="m_2798001662259679166_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.967" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiXrlEtkZB3JL6sNCEEN4gci2Bt0pyxATXHyImg2jLfFFeQMuwtd0FasNd2BJxO5UY40SQd8rEx9bWift_YHmLwhJ7wnaRdI0tXS8zINHaspbxB06oe6Fw7-7p7nTqKdzd-CAUICgjp2l9aXbclRVqpKfCqyhqkCCQNzGoKun88NTffKM97aKc8ZVg06MU=s0-d-e1-ft" vspace="5" width="237" /></a>the Troy Waterfront Farmer's Market from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976018" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:00 to 2:00</span></span> and as of May 7, come see our makers on River Street in Monument Square.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The </span><a alt="http://www.downtowntroy.org/special-events/troy-makers-market.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9CaXipK-ax-cV2gPoPhj096FW6f4IaPH5VOM8iqOTwn8f0o3KkP80LNxgj064g9IWWE7JLEWkqn4QJc2zTkzBUMS2yXpY73GBq20eb9cRYPDoF4caeZe-FYMIJaZcdt1LFGGjybrFgQbxPpL0RDonZGnT7QhXHPb8KuNQVIucKejuCrzvZ2yugA=&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #4c0171;" target="_blank">Makers Market</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is composed of artisans from across our region, selling unique handmade goods. Come see what they have to offer while you are exploring d</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">owntown Troy and all of its individual restaurants and retailers!</span></div>
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TNO will be celebrating all things Made in Troy, USA! Once the manufacturing center for shirts, shirtwaists, collars and cuffs, Troy's rich history of manufacture continues today. </div>
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The Troy Makers Market is a celebration of crafters, makers, artists & taste makers from around the Capital Region. We're proud of our many retail craftspeople and artisans who live and work In Troy and who create jewelry, candles, paper goods, t-shirts, and art of all mediums. We also have many tech-minded makers, creators, artists, engineers and entrepreneurs working in shared spaces using shared tools and resources.</div>
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May's TNO will also feature another Troy BID Murder, Mayem, and Mysteries tour. Follow us on Facebook for event registration info. This edition of the tour will focus on Troy's Great Fire.</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sunhee's Farm and Kitchen is a family-owned, Korean-style quick service restaurant and marketplace whose mission it is to preserve Korean food tradition, p</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">romote the growth of the local, "real food" movement, and to partner with the local refugee resettlement agency to build a strong workforce. To learn more about their mission, click </span><a alt="http://www.sunhees.com/#!the-mission/cjg9" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9Fks-D6NABbhB3DQ1pEUOO7f8qUw2W1vf9s4dTsFkZ6ywh63mpNyYntUNoSsK_wI1mWucy_SXZkqtvgYrd891kIqscMJ1KIm-_Pr1rwOa4lOYBzXZ3VCs9WO8wLObOPN8wt-1eDxrIB0EKY4PcmbN80=&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #5e0069; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">HERE.</a></div>
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Join us for a<strong> ribbon-cutting</strong> at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976024" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4pm</span></span> and demos at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976025" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5pm</span></span>. Messermeister will be doing knife demos, and Swiss Diamond will be doing cookware demos.</div>
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Sample the delicious offerings of local restaurants during this year's 4th annual Comfort Cuisine! Enjoy a silent auction, wine pull, music, and samples of the Capital District's top chefs' favorite comfort foods while raising money for the Troy Boys and Girls Club. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the club and <a alt="http://www.tbgc.org/#!events2/c22iq" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9MgyS5RRlKd46TRWG5ZFghn33CZWOF5Glt0m8-596zdZlQxmfcDPnc5sia07pjnTa_6xX8W-jhJPdkFH6BU2wKRW4hRKEaQUW_-Fz-pUEpAkgWjzPjjOSQhZv97rfo2Kt8f75dJeDf2K&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #49b3ff;" target="_blank">online</a>.</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a alt="http://naturalgrownbaby.com/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9BxCYLrf0Rq21xgcbK3LmCwjm6XrlSr2vvEIgvzpgRueNW0WFOJTeci6DfB7Fd0fc9XkCm4-Cq2ZN0HRussA0C2buh7AEHB3VJtbKW0opPqHhQ5P3pzgMK1nMwFxwWQgiQ==&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #4c4c4c;" target="_blank">Naturally Grown</a></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A Financial Primer for New Parents & Young Families. </span></div>
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Join us for an important discussion on what all new parents and young families should know about household finances: saving for the future, and maximizing cash flow today.<br /></div>
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For more information please email Tiffany at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" shape="rect">Tiffany.Soricelli@nm.com</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a alt="http://www.renstrust.org/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9N6RFAP75TFD48tbTB_5VomI47pKz9BH4FkK2tuHjHcUt74k5k3QXQHnmcEbOxg7edkUSzu6YAdXTVmkS3YmGB71P-kzlOr56GMfFM_wne8i0L72na9RoC4=&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">Rensselaer Land Trust </a></strong></span></div>
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<strong>Benefit Dinner at the Illium Cafe Bistro</strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>9 Broadway</strong></span></div>
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Rensselaer Land Trust is partnering with GroupRaise and the <a alt="http://www.illiumcafe.com/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9HB6R7keTL5JBP0TsqlabPZvgNJHyQkKFwt5p0Az1hAOUPUhWGF4DR2X5JspFEBZsw1ilW4bIM5HrybqCO0IRPb9MZX9-RdeYeQmZF3Re__cOKiQg1nRMXe9cGc0g9jSeA==&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Illium Cafe Bistro</a> for a benefit dinner on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976030" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday, May 21</span></span> from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976031" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5 to 9 p.m.</span></span> Enjoy an evening out with family and friends while supporting your local land trust! The Rensselaer Land Trust will receive 15% of the dinner receipts put in the jar, not including tax, tip, or alcohol. Dinner reservation need to be made by May 18 <a alt="http://www.groupraise.com/events/12348" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9I4tZXjDxi0svg343Vi_mcdxvQSlSecWUjOTqcl4TG5UgsPEK2u_OzirY8V04YiSQavuREMYxq8Wn7iqChRI6ol37NLa8FEYk4XMRfoZpc9pM-dG1Xn1SCgL4eV_AcdC6gkxcAjWeQ7J&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /></div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9KDXilzNz-QQEwElmYTDecY1vgPp3Qk03nT1j1XGTQ9E_pRrLrb6piPuFJ8VM2Ff3JCpwMHnvXAG5uyuV96D8cQg2SMVx49glbNVvC3fNlc6JlfD-8VOh-o=&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #666666;" target="_blank">Tech Valley Center of Gravity</a></strong></span></div>
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<dt>Social Night Potluck <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976034" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6-8pm</span></span>.</dt>
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<strong>IGDA Albany Monthly Meeting. </strong><strong style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976038" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7-9pm</span></span>.</strong></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Free talk with the International Game Developer Association Albany chapter about game development/game industry. <a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</span></div>
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<strong>Stitch & Sip Open Crafting . </strong><strong style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976040" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:30 pm - 8:30 pm</span></span></strong></div>
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Bring your own project (sewing, knitting, needlework...or hey, anything portable) and a beverage for a fun evening stitching and sipping in good company. Free to members, $5 cash fee at check-in for non-members.<a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</div>
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<strong>TroyByDesign. </strong><strong style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976042" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:00 pm - 4:00 pm</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This yearly event brings together designers and makers from the Troy community and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus to showcase work, stimulate imagination, and foster collaboration. <a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</span></div>
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<strong>TVGS Social Night. </strong><strong style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976044" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6-9:00 pm</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">A fun-filled social night relaxing and talking about games, development, and other topics. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Got a new project to show off? Let's play it! Have a board game to play? Bring it in! Want to bring your own VR? </span> <a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</div>
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<strong>TVCOG Writers' Workshop. </strong><strong style="font-size: 14pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976046" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6-9 pm</span></span></strong></div>
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Every other Thursday. Co-writing with the TVCG Writers' Group. Brown bag a dinner and bring your writing tool(s) of choice and a project on which to focus. All genres and platforms welcome. <span style="font-size: 11pt;">TVCOG and TVGS members: free. Non-member writers: $5 at the door.</span></div>
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RSVP Rhonda Rosenheck, <a href="mailto:rhonda@reworkediting.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">rhonda@reworkediting.com</a> or <a href="mailto:srp-kitchen@tvcog.net" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">srp-kitchen@tvcog.net</a>. <a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</div>
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<strong>Family <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976048" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> Workshops @ THINQubator. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976050" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10am</span></span>-1pm</strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bring your kids to our Family Saturday workshops, a drop-in event held at the THINQubator! Sponsored by the Albany Socienty of Engineers! <a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">We will be holding elections for the executive team (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary). <a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</span></div>
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<strong>TVGS Lesson Night. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976054" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:30 pm - 9:30 pm</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Tech Valley Game Space (TVGS) Lesson Night is a free monthly lesson on tools useful for game development. All ages and backgrounds welcome, no prior experience required, and no need to feel daunted!<a alt="http://www.tvcog.net/my-calendar/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9GhpISGbgJSY6c8-c8vTmyi_L9Rb5UlHn27swItsAd6k1j_L-CuPVTBeSKMRaYChX6ox7SuKN9AvdCISThp1OsEq8RyS7vvNLoHtYGTCkwZ_Ji9uDWJAi8T1-RuHJvwuiOjm_WUVOPLA&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">More info</a>.</span></div>
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Make your own terrarium! Closed terrariums are easy to care for, needing low/filtered sun light, and watering only 3-4 times per year!! They add spark of creative inspiration to any room.<br />You will make one medium sized closed terrarium, featuring two moisture loving foliage plants. All materials will be provided, including decorative rocks and crystals. You are welcome to bring any personal decorations- keep in mind that wood and items from salt water areas are not suitable for this environment. <a alt="http://www.forageandsundry.com/workshops/terrarium-workshop-with-fs-312-2pm" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9BxCYLrf0Rq26zS1Wo5VI0sF8sB5ZbINqaqNrpjbiL36ee5a-7GE82L5vmbDokCmHtyc2kRhgtLzaxye83KdV9lnALz_pl0v0oew8wOqInGgTn7Oc2xviZ0MUFfvG7qvIL6wOZrt_yAZ6GGhXlPirJMuHhPVW_RpQx-nwGedCrEz2wu1ogSvE6ymlgop2QNe6g==&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #4c0171;" target="_blank">Sign Up Here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Print your own design on a tee from start to finish. Perfect for do-it-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">yourselfers who have ideas for tees, but don't know how to make them a reality, or for those who are curious about the process!</span></div>
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5.7.16 @ <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_229976060" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8:00pm</span></span> <a alt="http://www.troymusichall.org/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001uvQe7Fyft6JcoCytiAUw5vPjCCDFyW1QObSWPqTXcaaeul80KKbN9KaeAVbh-QmwaqnbbPiPWYoma98oZhDN2fjKGitjhuysi57Za8A4Mt0l77JRNifucMtsRa0kd_dlWyGEhXBALcTMbK291GbX50NK__iUTNBvFTdRV8do-YEB1lb8HglVhg==&c=QkQxXgqhi8S5PwjlnfxBFAMA3INEO_vNEUZ9vUvQvqqdGxLfxZ5zzw==&ch=bvfY40NXE1DuEyrorCECk9zewBHFNGL_UggiNZOn6OGfeFuoj377KA==" shape="rect" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" class="CToWUd" height="228" hspace="5" name="m_2798001662259679166_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhngf0pM4eKMwpm17UbTbTbIeJwckX711NtyaF4sNGJII5Tf52V4O-OB2wiTeBLtv442hIWQMIg-VSKPVOFWcIGjcBVRE6rr0AKqkusi9cKrccEtnYkplc-80patyb0Lm7SuT7zSf_nCH5_d4PVvn5Z_vSPthu-rDYn4LcGZPMbLiv_eMCROd5aS0t9GAk=s0-d-e1-ft" vspace="5" width="175" /></a><br /><strong>The Waifs</strong><br />One of Australia's most enduring and lauded folk, pop, and roots outfit.</div>
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Flamenco guitarist Ottmar Liebert is known for his thrilling live performances!</div>
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<u></u><img align="left" alt="Description: new logoblue no star" class="CToWUd" height="131" hspace="12" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c6457e37b8&view=fimg&th=1544e8f8f3c3ffb3&attid=0.0.3&disp=emb&attbid=ANGjdJ9cVI-zQAIzYq_gPdKKoEyusyrhgJqjY1NCzy1Iz9Ovm7uywwGYoePHqIinEG78dz7-psR1qnSmiyT7Y5J2M0OQcHH0t4U7SVPYCOyiUVKtZF8r19WOtcMXrlM&sz=w272-h262&ats=1461606915784&rm=1544e8f8f3c3ffb3&zw&atsh=1" width="136" /><u></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">SARATOGA SPRINGS – Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company was recognized in March 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 28 consecutive quarters.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The 5-Star rating indicates Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company is one of the strongest banks in the nation. To earn 5 Stars, banks must excel in areas of capital quality, asset quality and profitability, according to Karen Dorway, President of BauerFinancial.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Based in Coral Gables, Florida, BauerFinancial has been reporting on and analyzing the performance of U.S. banks and credit unions since 1983. No institution pays BauerFinancial to rate it, nor can any choose to be excluded. Consumers may learn more at <a href="http://bauerfinancial.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">bauerfinancial.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-42726162873922634492016-04-20T14:31:00.001-04:002016-04-20T14:31:24.913-04:00Mohawk Walks the Talk: Cohoes-based manufacturer continues to lead nation in renewable energy use and green initiatives<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">EPA Names Mohawk to National ‘Top 100 List’ of Environmental Green Power Users<u></u><u></u></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Environmental commitment, social responsibility and corporate stewardship are woven into the fabric of Mohawk’s culture and business practices.<u></u><u></u></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">Cohoes - – Cohoes-based </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.mohawkconnects.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Mohawk</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, continues to lead the paper industry in environmental and sustainable practices, and has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ‘National Top 100 List’ of Green Power Users for the eleventh year in a row.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">11 Years of EPA Recognition on ‘National Top 100 List’<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">As of April 8, 2016, Mohawk ranks </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-partnership-national-top-100" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">77<sup>th</sup> in the nation</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for green power use, and has been named to the EPA 100% Green Power Users list for using wind power to meet 100 % of the company’s electricity use.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since 2007, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">100% of electricity used in Mohawk’s operations is matched with Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mohawk ranks among other leading renewable energy purchasers including Google, REI, American Express, JP Morgan Chase, The Estee Lauder Companies, Starbucks, Herman Miller and Apple. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The <a href="https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-partnership-national-top-100" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">National Top 100 list</a> represents the largest green power users within the EPA Green Power Partnership, which is<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #151515;"> a voluntary program that encourages organizations to use green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Fortune 500® <span style="color: #151515;">companies, small and medium sized businesses, </span>local, state<span style="color: #151515;"> and federal governments, as well as colleges and universities.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“As a paper manufacturer, we have always understood that our dependence on basic resources such as water, wood fiber and energy creates a unique responsibility for environmental stewardship. We continue to examine each aspect of our business with the objective of minimizing our environmental footprint in every way practicable. Environmental responsibility is at the core of Mohawk’s company culture,” said Michelle Carpenter, Vice President, Environmental and Energy Stewardship, Mohawk.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mohawk has also </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">qualified for the </span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/smartway/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">U.S. EPA SmartWay Partnership</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">a program of the </span></span><a href="http://www.epa.gov/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; padding: 0in;">U.S. EPA</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> designed to reduce transportation-related emissions by creating incentives to improve supply chain efficiency.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"> </span></strong></span><strong><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Times, serif; padding: 0in;"><u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<a href="http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/partners/partners/mohawkfinepapersinc.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mohawk</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> efficiently transports paper products across the country on a regular basis, and the company’s logistics team is recognized for optimizing shipping methods and routes, and using biodiesel in the Mohawk truck fleet.</span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Longstanding environmental alliances and partnerships<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mohawk takes pride in the company’s numerous </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.mohawkconnects.com/company/environment/partnerships-and-certifications" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">environmental partnerships and certifications</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">, including longstanding alliances with:<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">• US Environmental </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/partners/partners/mohawkfinepapersinc.htm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Protection Agency (EPA) Green Power Partnership</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />• </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.epa.gov/smartway/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership </a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />• Center for Resource Solutions </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.green-e.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Green-e Marketplace</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />• </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.greenseal.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Green Seal</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (celebrating a 22-year affiliation)<br />• </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Rainforest Alliance </a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />• </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://info.fsc.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) </a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a leader in environmentally and socially responsible business practices, Mohawk was the first U.S. manufacturer of commercial printing papers to match 100% of its electricity with wind power renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production. Mohawk’s portfolio of recycled papers is certified by Green Seal and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Engaging Employees and Community<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">From a community standpoint, </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">Mohawk encourages its employees to volunteer in their communities and participate in the company’s annual Earth Day clean-up. Employees at all Mohawk locations (Cohoes, Waterford and Albany, NY; South Hadley, MA, and Saybrook, OH) are encouraged to clean up parks, sidewalks, and other community areas in the vicinity of their workplaces on Earth Day each year. Employees are incentivized to pitch in, and educate themselves about responsible use of energy, water and other natural resources.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">Supporting STEM Education<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">Mohawk is engaging students in the New York State New Visions STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Questar III program in an effort to foster a new generation of leaders in renewable energy.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">Mohawk provides real world, practical experiences for high school seniors participating in STEM programs through Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The students participate in laboratory experiments as well as interact with scientific professionals.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">Most recently, Mohawk hosted several STEM student presentations exploring innovative clean energy technologies and carbon reduction projects that could appeal to Mohawk. Students from around the Capital Region presented projects to Mohawk executives spanning topics such as harnessing wind and wave energy, maximizing use of solar and fusion technologies, exploring biofuel and geothermal energy sources and exploration of solid oxide fuel cells for energy.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 14.72px;">For more information about Mohawk’s environmental and sustainable business practices, visit <a href="http://www.mohawkconnects.com/company/environment" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://www.<wbr></wbr>mohawkconnects.com/company/<wbr></wbr>environment</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">ABOUT MOHAWK<u></u><u></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mohawk is North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers and envelopes which are preferred for commercial and digital printing, photo specialties and high-end direct mail. Mohawk fine papers and envelopes include the signature brands Mohawk Superfine® and Strathmore®, as well as proprietary treatments Inxwell® and i-Tone®. With a culture of innovation, Mohawk’s business model now extends beyond paper manufacturing into new areas of growth, including non-paper substrates for digital printing. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mohawk is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated business based in Cohoes, New York, with global sales and operations located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.mohawkconnects.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.mohawkconnects.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Capital Region STEM Students tour the Mohawk fine paper mill in Cohoes<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px;">Capital Region STEM Students presenting innovative clean energy technologies and carbon reduction projects to Mohawk executives</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-23980754841685735572016-04-19T11:28:00.003-04:002016-04-19T11:28:18.530-04:00DeCrescente Distributing Company welcomes new Belgium Brewing to the Capital Region<br />
New Belgium Brewing, the fourth largest craft brewer in the country, will be entering the Capital Region market in May 2016.<br />
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Mechanicville – DeCrescente Distributing Company today announced it would begin distributing New Belgium Brewing brands on May 16, opening a new distribution territory in New York State.<br />
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“We are very excited that New Belgium Brewing has chosen DeCrescente Distributing as its wholesaler in the Capital Region,” said C.J. DeCrescente, president of DeCrescente Distributing Company. “New Belgium’s portfolio of award-winning beers will make a great addition to our wholesale offerings and helps us in our goal to be the craft beer distributor of choice in Upstate New York.”<br />
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The Fort Collins-based brewery opened its doors in 1991, after Jeff Lebesch and Kim Jordan took their passion of homebrewing to commercial brewing. Named in honor of Jeff’s bicycling trip through Europe, Fat Tire quickly became New Belgium’s flagship beer. As Fat Tire grew in popularity, so did the brewery. New Belgium is now the fourth-largest craft brewery and eighth-largest overall brewery in the country. New Belgium will open a second brewing facility in Asheville, N.C. on May 2. With the capacity to brew more beer, New Belgium is expecting to produce over one million barrels in 2016.<br />
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“From our standpoint, DeCrescente Distributing clearly demonstrated why they are one of the best in the business,” said East Coast Division Sales Director Rich Rush. “Their dedication to quality, customer service and their company culture align with ours. We’re very excited to be able to get our beer to the Capital Region consumer.”<br />
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New Belgium will make its Capital Region debut by offering mainstays like Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Citradelic IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Heavy Melon, Glutiny Pale Ale, and Glutiny Golden Ale in a variety of draft and package options.<br />
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For more information about New Belgium Brewing, please visit www.gotbeer.com<http://www.gotbeer.com/>.<br />
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About DeCrescente Distributing Company<br />
DeCrescente Distributing Company is a fourth generation beverage distributor, family owned and operated since 1948. DeCrescente takes great pride in its employees, customer service and community involvement. Most notably, DeCrescente has been awarded Best Places to Work in the Capital Region for six consecutive years while employing more than 400 people. Some of the company’s brands include MillerCoors, Boston Beer Co., Heineken, Brooklyn Brewery, Corona, Sierra Nevada, FX Matt Brewing Company, Yuengling, Guinness, Snapple, Saratoga Water, and Polar Beverages. They also distribute a unique variety of local craft beers as well as wine and spirits. Some of the local favorites include the Adirondack Brewery, Brown’s Brewing, Saratoga Brewery, Druthers Brewing, and Saratoga Courage Distillery. For more information on DeCrescente Distributing Company, please visit our website www.decrescente.com<http://www.decrescente.com/>.<br />
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About New Belgium Brewing<br />
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews thirteen year-round beers; Citradelic Tangerine IPA, Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Slow Ride Session IPA, Snapshot Wheat, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel and a gluten-reduced line, Glutiny Pale Ale and Glutiny Golden Ale. Learn more at www.newbelgium.com<http://www.newbelgium.com/>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-76459435618464433752016-04-19T11:27:00.002-04:002016-04-19T11:27:24.618-04:00AIM Services Inc of Saratoga announces mergerIn efforts to expand supports and services offered to Individuals with developmental and other<br />
disabilities, and secure the future of those services currently provided, AIM Services Inc. and<br />
Battenkill Community Services Inc. (BCS) are pleased to announce our forthcoming merger,<br />
scheduled to take place officially in October 2016. The Agency will operate as AIM Services,<br />
Inc. and a number of board members from BCS will join the AIM Board of Directors. AIM’s<br />
executive management will remain in place over the merged agencies.<br />
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The merger is designed to increase the number of individuals supported in Washington County<br />
and eastern New York as well as afford greater access to a broader array of services. The merger<br />
is the result of AIM’s strategic plan of measured growth and continued diversification into<br />
community based supports.<br />
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“The winners are those individuals with disabilities and their families in Eastern NY looking for<br />
additional, comprehensive services,” commented AIM’s Executive Director June MacClelland. <br />
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BCS shares the same values and mission that we do, to help individuals with disabilities reach<br />
the full power of their potential.”<br />
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AIM’s Board President, Martin Glastetter stated, “This merger will not only strengthen our<br />
programs but will also have a positive economic impact in the area. A number of our programs<br />
support and create employment opportunities for people with disabilities every day. This benefits<br />
not only the people we support but also the private and public sector. A larger organization will<br />
mean our combined Direct Support staff will benefit from even more and stronger career<br />
opportunities.<br />
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“We had reached our capacity given our current resources,” stated BCS Board Chair David<br />
Holck, “Our Board felt it essential to engage proactively in a time of uncertainty in the field.<br />
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This merger will guarantee that those outstanding supports and services our individuals are<br />
receiving will continue and expand.”<br />
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Formed in1979, AIM Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing residential<br />
and community-based services to individuals with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain<br />
injury within a primary service that area includes Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties;<br />
however, AIM Services, Inc. is approved to provide services throughout the State via the New<br />
York State Office of People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and the New York<br />
State Department Of Health (DOH).<br />
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Located in Greenwich NY, BCS was founded in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) and provides community<br />
based day habilitation, respite and other services, Including supported employment.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-9700939910695789032016-04-19T11:26:00.002-04:002016-04-19T11:26:12.914-04:00Northshire Bookstore owner elected to American Booksellers Association board of directors<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: black;">Northshire Bookstore, Saratoga Springs, NY & Manchester Center, VT</span></i><span style="color: black;">: </span>Chris Morrow, owner of Northshire Bookstores in Manchester Center, VT and Saratoga Springs, NY, has been elected to the national board of directors of the American Booksellers Association. The Association is governed by a volunteer board of 11 booksellers from across the country.<u></u><u></u></div>
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“I am very happy to be joining the ABA Board. The ABA is involved in so many aspects of improving our industry. Bookselling is changing and the business model is evolving, so we need to focus on getting better at what we do. We also need to keep raising awareness, both within publishing and in the world at large, about the value we provide to our communities, especially to getting young people engaged in being lifelong readers.”<u></u><u></u></div>
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Founded in 1900, the American Booksellers Association is a national not-for-profit trade organization that works to help independently owned bookstores grow and succeed. ABA’s core members are key participants in their communities' local economy and culture, and to assist them, ABA provides education, information, business products, and services; creates relevant programs; and engages in public policy and industry advocacy. The Association actively supports and defends free speech and the First Amendment rights of all Americans.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-13640223520162181412016-04-13T17:05:00.003-04:002016-04-13T17:05:17.954-04:00Price Chopper and MArket 32 introduce PICS brand <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u></u> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 19.2px;">SCHENECTADY - Introducing PICS by Price Chopper – a new signature line of store brand products that offer high quality and premium value -- available exclusively at Price Chopper Supermarkets and Market 32.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Sporting a contemporary, food-focused package design that is aligned with the company’s new (contemporary food-focused) Market 32 brand, PICS products will gradually replace nearly 2,000 Price Chopper brand favorites that customers have come to enjoy, while adding some trendy new items, such as Maple-Cinnamon Popcorn, Birthday Cake and Chocolate Caramel Twist ice cream, and nutritionally-rich Best Eggs.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The packaging transition from Price Chopper to PICS, which began in February, is expected to take nearly two years to complete. With transitional plans in place to ensure compliance with the new GMO labeling law in the state of Vermont, all PICS labels to be distributed throughout Price Chopper and Market 32’s six state footprint will include confirmation of genetically engineered ingredients, if applicable.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“The trust that our customers have in the high quality and exceptional value of our ‘own brand’ products equates to a significant portion of our business and was the impetus behind our investment in PICS. We remain committed to satisfying their high expectations with products worthy of our ‘quality and value’ seal, while updating the visual expression of our brand to ensure relevance and differentiation in today’s contemporary world,” said Mona Golub, vice president of public relations and consumer services for Price Chopper and Market 32. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The PICS moniker was coined to convey that the products are “hand-picked” to provide customers with national brand equivalent quality or better at a significant value.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most PICS brand items will be sourced from the same suppliers and to the same specifications as Price Chopper brand products, while select others, like PICS ice creams and refrigerated ready-to-bake cinnamon rolls reflect new sources of supply that the chain’s category experts selected to provide even higher quality at the same or a lower cost.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pricing on the new PICS line will remain consistent with current store brand products.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">About The Golub Corporation: </span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Based in Schenectady, NY, the Golub Corporation owns and operates 135 Price Chopper and Market 32 grocery stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The American owned, family-managed company prides itself on longstanding traditions of innovative food merchandising, leadership in community service, and cooperative employee relations. Golub’s 21,000 teammates collectively own more than 47% of the company’s privately held stock, making it one of the nation’s largest privately held corporations that is predominantly employee-owned. For additional information, visit</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.pricechopper.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.pricechopper.com/"><i>www.pricechopper.com</i></a><i><u></u><u></u></i></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;">SARATOGA SPRINGS</span></b><span style="color: black;">–Today, the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau announced their involvement in the first-ever Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID). On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1213744551" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 14, 2016</span></span>, they will join forces with the advocacy coalition Meetings Mean Business (MMB) to showcase the real impact that business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions have on people, business and communities.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“GMID will unite the meetings industry in a way that has never been done before,” said David Peckinpaugh, former MMB co-chair and president of Maritz Travel. “The growth and success of our industry are critical to the world’s economy and we look forward to communicating our value on the global stage.”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“With the help of organizations such as Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau, we will demonstrate the critical role our industry plays in building personal relationships, driving positive outcomes and supporting strong communities,” said Michael Dominguez, MMB co-chair and senior vice president of corporate sales at MGM Resorts International.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">To help celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day, the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau will officially launch their new mobile app,<b>Discover Saratoga NY</b>. Each meeting and conference attendee meeting in Saratoga on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1213744552" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday, April 14</span></span> will receive a personal greeting from the SCTB and an invitation to download the app. A drawing from those that download the app will take place that same day and the winner will receive a $100 Saratoga Downtown Business Association gift card.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“The meetings and convention industry plays a vital role in the year round economic vitality of Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County”, said Todd Garofano, President of the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau. “In 2015, we welcomed over 400 groups of all sizes. They met at the Saratoga Springs City Center, local hotels and inns and at the many unique meeting and event venues throughout our great destination. These meetings and conferences bring thousands of people to Saratoga throughout the year and account for over $29 million in economic activity.” <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">GMID marks the expansion of North American Meetings Industry Day (NAMID), held earlier this year in the United States, Canada, Mexico and parts of Latin America. NAMID included 88 events across the continent as well as robust conversations online and 3.2 million social media impressions.</span> <span style="color: black;">Proclamations of support were issued by the governor of Wisconsin and mayors of Toronto, Buffalo and Washington, DC. A NAMID billboard was featured all day in Times Square and Caesars Entertainment “Turned the Strip Blue” in Las Vegas with NAMID logos and signage. In Mexico, a collaboration agreement was signed between the federal government, the tourism board and all 11 Meetings Industry Associations.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: black;">To learn more about GMID, visit </span></i><a href="http://www.meetingsmeanbusiness.com/GMID" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>http://www.<wbr></wbr>meetingsmeanbusiness.com/GMID</i></a><i><span style="color: black;">. Follow and participate in the digital conversations at @MeetingsMeanBiz on Twitter and by using the hashtags #MMBusiness with #GMID16.<u></u><u></u></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau is a key economic development engine for this community, the mission of the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau is to contribute a positive impact on the local economy by promoting and marketing Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County as a world-class destination for meetings, conventions and groups.</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">For information on how to schedule or plan a meeting, conference, wedding or sport/special event in Saratoga, visit the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau’s website at </span><a href="http://www.discoversaratoga.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.discoversaratoga.org</a><span style="color: black;">.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The Meetings Mean Business coalition was created in 2009 to showcase the incredible value that business meetings, travel and events bring to the U.S. economy. Its members span all facets of the face-to-face meeting and events industry, which have come together behind a common goal: providing the resources, tools and information to show the real impact the industry has on businesses, economies and communities. For more information, visit </span><a href="http://www.meetingsmeanbusiness.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.MeetingsMeanBusiness.com</a><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><span style="color: black;"> and download our app on iTunes and Google Play.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-79102032284870062312016-04-13T17:02:00.002-04:002016-04-13T17:02:38.129-04:00The Savory Pantry and Lifestyles of Saratoga to host Beekman 1802 founders<br />
Book Signing, Tastings and Samplings, Gift Baskets and Giveaways, with 10%<br />
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of Sales to Benefit Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council Food Pantry.<br />
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - The Savory Pantry and Lifestyles of Saratoga will host lifestyle<br />
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brand Beekman 1802's founders Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge at The Savory Pantry,<br />
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486 Broadway, on Sunday, April 24th at 1 pm.<br />
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Founded in 2007, Beekman 1802 has been named one of the fastest growing lifestyle brands<br />
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in the country, its founders also winners of CBS's The Amazing Race. The Savory Pantry will<br />
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offer food tastings featuring Beekman 1802 products, signings of The Beekman 1802 Heirloom<br />
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Cookbook, The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Vegetable Cookbook, and The Beekman 1802<br />
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Heirloom Dessert Cookbook, and special-to-this-event Beekman 1802 food and bath product<br />
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gift baskets created in cooperation with Lifestyles of Saratoga. Lifestyles of Saratoga will offer<br />
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samplings of Beekman 1802 bath and body products, as well as giveaways. 10% of all sales<br />
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for both stores on April 23 and 24 will benefit the Food Pantry of the Saratoga Economic<br />
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Opportunity Council.<br />
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"We are thrilled to partner with our neighbors at Lifestyles in welcoming the Fabulous Beekman<br />
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Boys to Saratoga! This will be a fun-filled weekend of shopping, and an excellent opportunity<br />
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to get a head start on gifts for Mother's Day," says The Savory Pantry's founder, Keeley<br />
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Ardman DeSalvo. The Savory Pantry — with storefronts in Saratoga and Hot Springs, AR,<br />
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and a popular online marketplace — curates a wide selection of artisan and small-batch<br />
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specialty foods, cocktail makings, gourmet gifts and customized corporate gifts of unparalleled<br />
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quality.<br />
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<b>Troy - </b><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Superior Merchandise Company, a specialty coffee bar and design shop in downtown Troy announced today the launch of their "Mini Bottle Shop," which will offer customers a small, curated selection of craft beers from brewers such as Mikkeller, To Øl and Omnipollo, among others.</span></div>
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Superior Merchandise Company is a lifestyle design shop and specialty coffee bar located at 147 4th Street in downtown Troy, New York where you’ll find exceptional specialty coffee, craft beer and wine served amidst a selection of carefully curated and well-made home goods.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">[Cohoes, NY, April 1, 2016] - </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a technological era punctuated with e-mail, smart phones, tablets and texts, Mohawk believes strongly in the power of personal expression on paper and is pleased to announce that Strathmore Writing paper has been selected as the official paper of the 2016 Write_On campaign.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The <a href="http://www.writeoncampaign.com/about/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Write_On Campaign</a> began in 2014 to support and encourage the act of letter writing. The initiative was developed by <a href="https://www.eggpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Egg Press</a> founder Tess Darrow, and is now also supported by San Francisco-based <a href="http://www.hellolucky.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Hello!Lucky</a>. Both letterpress greeting card companies select Mohawk paper for their stationery lines.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The 2016 Write_On Campaign kicks off today and continues throughout the month of April, which is National Letter Writing Month.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">"We feel lucky and honored to partner with Mohawk on our 2016 Write_On campaign. As paper and pen lovers, we're so excited to include the incomparable Strathmore Writing papers in this year's kit,” says Kara Yanagawa, Studio and Design Director, Egg Press. “It will be amazing to share the joy of writing on it with so many others. As letterpress printers, Egg Press and Hello!Lucky have chosen Mohawk paper for both of our lines, and we believe participants in the Write_On campaign will love writing on these papers as much as we do!”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Strathmore Writing paper has been the canvas for the most important, enduring and heartfelt written communication since its introduction in 1940. Today it is poised for new relevance. We live in a culture where we find ourselves bombarded with digital notifications, and nothing cuts through this clutter quite like a handwritten note,” says Bart Robinson, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Mohawk. “Handwriting itself is like a fingerprint in the way it expresses your individuality; it allows you to slow down and communicate in a more immediate and intimate way.”<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mohawk is encouraging the company’s 600 worldwide employees to participate in the Write_On campaign by providing Strathmore Writing paper and notecards, envelopes, pens and stamps, in an effort to transform the simple act of letter writing into a cultural movement. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more information about the Write_On campaign, visit <a href="http://www.writeoncampaign.com/about/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">writeoncampaign.com</a>, or follow the conversation on social media using #Write_On.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more information about Strathmore Writing papers, visit <a href="http://www.mohawkconnects.com/products/paper/strathmore-writing" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Mohawkconnects.com</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mohawk is North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers and envelopes which are preferred for commercial and digital printing, photo specialties and high-end direct mail. Mohawk fine papers and envelopes include the signature brands Mohawk Superfine® and Strathmore®, as well as proprietary treatments Inxwell® and i-Tone®. With a culture of innovation, Mohawk’s business model now extends beyond paper manufacturing into new areas of growth, including non-paper substrates for digital printing.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">As a leader in environmentally and socially responsible business practices, Mohawk was the first U.S. manufacturer of commercial printing papers to match 100% of its electricity with wind power renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production. Mohawk’s portfolio of recycled papers is certified by Green Seal and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mohawk is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated business based in Cohoes, New York, with global sales and operations located throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.mohawkconnects.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.mohawkconnects.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Clifton Park – The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County is launching StartUp Smart, a series of seven seminars starting on April 16. The StartUp Smart program provides connections to local experts in the fields of business law, marketing, insurance and finance who provide vital information filled with practical tips and strategies that you can apply immediately in your own business. Each seminar starts with registration at 7:45 a.m. and concludes at 9 a.m. on consecutive Thursdays.<br />
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The seminar series included Business Planning 101, Strategic Marketing Planning, Financing Options, Digital Communication, Legal Issues and The Small Business, Saes and Networking Training and Mindset for Success.All seminars programs will be held at the Chamber office in Clifton Park. The cost for the seven-week series is $125. You do not have to be a member to participate – the series is open to the public. Call the Chamber to register at 518.371.7748 or visit www.southernsaratoga.org to register today.<br />
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"Many small businesses feel that they need to gain access to needed resources that are often beyond the means of their budget,” says President / CEO Pete Bardunias, "This seminar series presented by the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County and several distinguished business members, will help provide much needed services to members who wish to take advantage of this opportunity. The rewards will be worth the small investment to attend. ”<br />
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The Chamber serves 17 communities located outside of Saratoga Springs south to the twin spans of the Kosciuszko Bridges over the Mohawk River. They include Ballston Lake, Ballston Spa, Burnt Hills, Charlton, Clifton Park, Crescent, Glenville, Halfmoon, Jonesville, Malta, Mechanicville, Milton, Rexford, Round Lake, Schuylerville, Stillwater, Vischer Ferry and Waterford. It is the 3rd largest chamber of commerce in the Capital Region with over 1050 members. More information is available at www.southernsaratoga.org .Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-773395483876479012016-03-31T16:02:00.002-04:002016-03-31T16:02:55.746-04:00D’Ambro joins bank as commercial lender<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">TROY-- Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company has hired Christopher D’Ambro as Vice President, Corporate Banking for the Capital Region.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In this role, Mr. D’Ambro will develop and manage commercial lending relationships in Rensselaer County and the greater Capital Region. He joins the Bank with 18 years of experience, including 12 on the commercial banking/lending side.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mr. D’Ambro has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Marketing/Management from Siena College. Active in the community, he serves on the Town of Stillwater Planning Board, the Stillwater Area Community Center Board of Directors, and committees for the Unity House, Catholic Charities and Big Brothers Big Sisters</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Saratoga National Bank provides banking, investment, insurance and other financial services through<span style="color: black;"> nine Capital Region locations. It is rated a 5-Star Superior institution by BauerFinancial. </span>More information can be found online at<a href="http://saratoganational.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">saratoganational.com</a>.<span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<strong>Downtown Happenings April</strong><strong style="font-size: 24pt;"> 2016</strong></div>
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<strong>Greetings!</strong> </div>
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Want to get more involved with the BID? We are accepting petitions for<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> our BID Board of Directors elections. You need </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to return this </span><a alt="http://files.ctctcdn.com/b12225ca001/f1bdabdc-1efd-48c0-9fc1-1b55a2c10df8.pdf" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWBJoRvxnzmLGkcFMJHinXcRE22dXuKsectNwmfZpzIiCJuJltqxHyF87uF-s_Gq6DmZ4k2RiwUrMQF0lDp1NudRY28ODcnWehZjXnVE-0QimLy41CCqrzbcdh2zSn1MLvJ7FhNQvwa1AF9DLJZhBHg30gr3fucBIKcOmm_BJnZws-oZxkorfnoHkQLyf0w6Wdw==&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">form</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999875" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 8</span></span>, to the BID offices at 251 River St. to be put on the ballot. </span></div>
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Spring is in the air here in downtown Troy. Stay in touch as we launch our 2016 season so you don't miss out!</div>
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Looking forward to good things, </div>
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Your Downtown Troy BID staff</div>
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<strong>Annual Meeting and Discover Troy event</strong></div>
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<strong>Takk house| <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999876" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday, May 9</span></span> | <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999877" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5pm</span></span> - 8pm</strong></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Join us at the Takk House (55 Third St.) as we network, mingle, and wrap up our 2015 year. This year we will unveil the State of the Downtown Troy report, a 20-plus page report filled with demographics, information, infographics, and facts about downtown Troy. Want to be a part of the action? </span><a alt="http://files.ctctcdn.com/b12225ca001/5ef476e6-c676-4a4b-9ffe-101aba163563.pdf" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWBJoRvxnzmLGY-0NAOh7F2ODi9UzkjwrUZfDeNHkWxvxrnjDYcN90EEdTRw26rF--7GxPRhyH4PMlrW2OwQBYvI90S39_g-uYOrsyAQtG9BSjqSY0HeU4Ulm9_BfRDx4RNPrcnd4NgrauyIEIua2Aj-oEw4qYEfA2xgkEF0hbL9DjywuVj8fUoScK5aTByJ1Dw==&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Apply</a><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> to be a sponsor of the event to receive copies of the report, ad space, and exhibition space at the event, or let us know that you want to exhibit your downtown Troy business. </span><img border="0" class="CToWUd a6T" hspace="5" name="m_-3469397989295655215_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg8IfoTRGy9by-9IWDjcxu49Wc9ljrLyaxB2OIbqx0WRhbyFeX33i_th-McrNVXwTrGtRuaUnvj-OXAStNqfwJAzSf8tPbiJ4xL9_DEUC8KQyLwdbRESRCQKh7CHeWnhLk__35wnPnHqnIiGNmsvfbgfXUP05TW7vPOCqrjcJj6shXCmjl8U30fa-t3jdw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="cursor: pointer; font-size: 13.3333px; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" vspace="5" width="426" /></div>
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Do not miss out on this event!</div>
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<strong><a alt="http://downtowntroy.org/special-events/troy-makers-market.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWLXdileKQ7PvPsDahHPUmRHWF-3u0dmccbJrPIW7hexQsmq5givEwViCS_IPV2zG66M-w1zBI5ZenTnju5AkE27fSwXUR-iyN7WFM6WwFD5k1xSD81eCvTIo8TRkSKZJYiUNJrlpIrwb286zWegRKNAAudGlly9bRf9_mnGYtOyk&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #3fd4d3;" target="_blank">The Makers Market</a> </strong></div>
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Join us every Saturday morning in The Atrium alongside <a alt="http://downtowntroy.org/special-events/troy-makers-market.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWLXdileKQ7PvPsDahHPUmRHWF-3u0dmccbJrPIW7hexQsmq5givEwViCS_IPV2zG66M-w1zBI5ZenTnju5AkE27fSwXUR-iyN7WFM6WwFD5k1xSD81eCvTIo8TRkSKZJYiUNJrlpIrwb286zWegRKNAAudGlly9bRf9_mnGYtOyk&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" class="CToWUd" height="237" hspace="5" name="m_-3469397989295655215_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.967" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiXrlEtkZB3JL6sNCEEN4gci2Bt0pyxATXHyImg2jLfFFeQMuwtd0FasNd2BJxO5UY40SQd8rEx9bWift_YHmLwhJ7wnaRdI0tXS8zINHaspbxB06oe6Fw7-7p7nTqKdzd-CAUICgjp2l9aXbclRVqpKfCqyhqkCCQNzGoKun88NTffKM97aKc8ZVg06MU=s0-d-e1-ft" vspace="5" width="237" /></a>the Troy Waterfront Farmer's Market from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999879" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:00 to 2:00</span></span>! The <a alt="http://www.downtowntroy.org/special-events/troy-makers-market.html" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWMN5xzti8SSk8fMdmLSKqleUF3_PlCdR_AUERW5y-yz7YjpEOSnQGtZVLnFciAq5aT5wMeub6cVu1Urv9RT5r4zRGMH3KgUWapEwL8sA8Z5xFiQfs4CSnQFl0xx7W4SKrLqvfTF1J7Po9vQgiw4_jCCZAMnqf0dMJJ7ewpUZ2LD2LrZfs5QDbqM=&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">Makers Market</a> is composed of artisans from across our region, selling their unique goods to the patrons of Troy. Come see what they have to offer. </div>
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Spend the afternoon wandering around downtown Troy to visit all of our Troy Makers and retailers who have their own shops too!</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>April Troy Night Out</strong></span></div>
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April is when TNO gets to celebrate sustainability, upcycling, and recycling. Join us for a night out in historic downtown Troy to learn how many of our businesses and organizations promote eco-friendly products and techniques. Compete in a repurposing project brought to you by the Troy BID and Funcycled boutique. </div>
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<span style="color: black;">On Tuesday, April 19, <a alt="https://www.facebook.com/culinarysquare/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWP4zo44HDaF8NbH3LTX2In6MjsRiNOKLH4vbkYO6a1vbgQC_DaRZ5yFTQJuvhxc6fu1xaV66KLSCFjWBEQ2TIHVcd_9D1gVrIMWkbpDBhaGAR3ti_IfwZnSJ7qgxUIygcgjTtQsPuCGe0DkZ_9JRjQ0=&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Culinary Square</a>, a kitchen goods retail store, will open at 251 River Street. Culinary Square will sell kitchen goods from brands such as All Clad, Messermeister, J.K. Adams, and Staub for new and seasoned chefs alike. To celebrate our opening in April, we will be having an event for Troy Night Out<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999880" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Friday, April 29</span></span> and we will be hosting a number of brand reps for demonstrations. We are so excited for Culinary Square to join the Downtown Troy business community!</span></div>
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Heat included, <span style="font-size: 12pt;">tenant pays for their own electric </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and half of water. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Asking $2000 have flexibility for serious inquires, please call</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="tel:518.274.4024" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+15182744024">518.274.4024</a> for more details or to request a showing.</span></div>
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29 Third St. in the Keenan Building is home to <a alt="https://www.facebook.com/Kathleens-Fiber-Arts-195783882763/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWP4zo44HDaF8GOP9spPcDIv40hipKz9nPvetNeV5YU5V7DCkHeZeaH0kmd-AgILswDIKeu-spDzav45JTH6NbXaB6xFo8GH91JzT-MmrSM7hc1ahXLQniKF2wI2BJDC8u7TX6Uy3c6aQynY5UWcmmjfbizMAKKir3aN8ln0LKF7E&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #5e0069;" target="_blank">Kathleen's Fiber Arts</a>, owned and operated by artist Kathleen Brown. Shop one-of-a-kind designs in this charming boutique where you will find rugs, blankets, shawls, scarves, and handbags, all hand-woven by Kathleen on her two weaving looms. Kathleen began weaving in 1986 and soon turned her</div>
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<span style="color: black;">It's Throwback Thursdays at Brown's Troy Taproom! These special Thursdays feature hit music and movies from four awesome decades. Rock out in your favorite movie</span> c<span style="color: black;">oncert t-shirt and enjoy food and drink specials popular during that date's decade. Don't forget to dress the part! </span><a alt="http://brownsbrewing.com/throwback-thursdays-march-24-march-31-april-7-april-14-2016/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWFiwqUlRa0BRPlSlguiNqYlpc16t283vgJV6_USCycNcKu6oHYzN9ORJnspicqH8z81mdrf-2isneLY7ZqjATesNzvSwRQvIOmFUXj7D4bnPgQZaolWRbiQY3iBPMEGGLQdcRtbed73E13bXusA86Wxp6mj3mQWWET5CZMDBCN4itXEvJ1z4uQIEK89VdY8WMWPEMz7seuQx&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #5e0069;" target="_blank">More info</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></div>
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Troy Dance Factory's Spring Session classes are now online and open for registration! Visit the website to register for Ballet, Fusion, Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz, and more. All Spring Session classes are for ages 18+, and we offer discounts for local college students. Also, we are VERY excited to announce our first ever TDF Choreo Ball scheduled for <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999911" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 23</span></span>! This is a very special event featuring all TDF student-produced choreography under the mentorship of TDF instructors, presenting provocative work dealing with ideas of relationships, struggle, nothingness, confidence and just plain fun through contemporary, hip hop, jazz, and improv. Proceeds will be donated to a local charity, and you can find more information and purchase tickets by visiting</div>
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From folk to classical to jazz to pop, all executed with typical Viennese "schmäh" (a kind of sarcastic charm!).</div>
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Lifetime Service Award to be presented to Bernice Bornt Ledeboer, with Mistress of Ceremonies Benita Zahn, from News Channel 13! Franklin Plaza, Troy, NY</div>
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Come hear our flagship orchestra in the incomparable Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.</div>
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The year is 1963 and CS Lewis, the famous British Author, recalls the people and events that inspired his work.</div>
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....astonishing strength, poetry and, for one so young, musical maturity. - Gramophone Magazine</div>
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Join Matt Maguire pianist, singer and songwriter, for an outstanding performance!</div>
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Join APM, their Artistic Director, Jose Daniel, and his brother, Marcos Daniel, at Westminster Presbyterian (Albany) for this extraordinary show!</div>
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<strong style="font-size: 11pt;">Romeo and Juliet<a alt="http://www.sage.edu/theatre/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWMN5xzti8SSkm1LL2Dn9BiZSC1nftIemZ3jKQjgVsCr-_Iwr-dPuVCjkU1t2dbgvLhFndqvFqYbtJRdFKdX49nfPCuKIlt773Ta_WsbvMaDozOO91s9sbqEvgvl2oh-0kw==&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img align="right" border="0" class="CToWUd" height="74" hspace="5" name="m_-3469397989295655215_ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgXVoAcYA-87AR2evUla0HBL9La8WSgP42rgjjKD9vUXsqC5FhWUUASVT7LBJpNhsfqdV7AF7rIKc_BnFndzSeAA5AtwEtUW3taouhe57MeptNqgODCsqt0hUFvOfZBGpjOhdWPumrflzKt3hhsf8j9PcKU_k-8kxeWBLZFapwwUjRuNxAwtV9nw_L5Geo=s0-d-e1-ft" vspace="5" width="241" /></a></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">TIS joins the worldwide celebration of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth with one of his most popular titles. This romantic tragedy of feuding families and thwarted love has inspired over 20 films, two operas, a Broadway musical, and countless dance interpretations. </span><a alt="http://www.sage.edu/theatre/romeoandjuliet/" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001a7JK42twHiVg9cVgwMtgWuhudg2oo5PrqpDtSjmzZ6Nr4nYWe1uFWFiwqUlRa0BRt10wVlHDtRAjtIUPGHSC0rEO4gEtAn0Lyi_Dv77MVlLuQpXkLTVbFnqwNAxtRB59ot35DtF3S3hYohDAGiMUeflByGoMBPjIK-azxPRshlR6YuOFATA2zod0bSAMexf2gJJCEt382Hs=&c=8PIL9LHpzt8zx4u47VB2zueaOhLKPp1XyaxrN4cpwjwlXyCK-SXqOg==&ch=ptT4ybKD0G75Y03WV_DiK6czrYMRUgcevAl4XESMp0P5WscyF9eYwQ==" shape="rect" style="color: #5e0069;" target="_blank">Info and Tickets</a></div>
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<strong>Fund Development Committee:</strong> Second Tuesday of each month, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999933" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:00 pm</span></span> at Groff Networks (81 4th Street). </div>
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Committee Chair :: Lauren Groff </div>
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<strong>Marketing Committee:</strong> </div>
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Second <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999934" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> of each month, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999935" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:00 am</span></span> at Mudaddy Flats (49 3rd Street).</div>
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Committee Chair :: Debra Lockrow </div>
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<strong>Beautification Committee:</strong> Second <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999936" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> of each month, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_80999937" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:30 pm</span></span> at The Judge Development Corp. office (255 River Street).</div>
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Committee Chair :: Sam Judge </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-13255678686073216852016-03-23T14:56:00.002-04:002016-03-23T14:56:16.888-04:00Pioneer Bank agrees to acquire Anchor Agency, Inc.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">TROY</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> — Pioneer Bank announced today it will acquire Anchor Agency, Inc. of Albany, in a deal that will strengthen its service offerings to current and future customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Anchor Agency, Inc. is an independent insurance agency with a more than 50-year history in the Capital Region. Under the arrangement announced today, the agency will keep its name and continue serving its existing client base. The acquisition is pending regulatory approval.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">“Bringing Anchor Agency, Inc. into Pioneer Bank makes perfect sense. Not only are we both respected institutions with a deep commitment to the Capital Region, we already share many of the same customers,” said Pioneer Bank President and CEO Tom Amell. “This acquisition is part of our larger commitment to continue offering more diverse services to our customers, and improving their experience every day.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">“I’m proud to be joining an organization like Pioneer Bank, which like Anchor Agency, Inc. really understands what it means to provide superior customer service. We’ve always made it our philosophy to offer top tier service at a competitive price, and Pioneer shares that goal with us,” said Anchor Agency. Inc. Chairman Marvin Freedman. “I look forward to continuing our decades of work in the Capital Region, now along with Pioneer Bank.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">“We are eager to begin working with Pioneer Bank to serve our customers even better,” said Anchor Agency. Inc. President Fred Stemp. “Our existing employees will continue on to ensure a completely seamless transition, and will lend their years of experience to our future customers, as well.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Anchor Agency, Inc. was founded in 1960, and focuses on the areas of personal insurance, commercial insurance, employee benefits (life, group health, long term care) and other group and individual benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Pioneer Bank recently announced it had entered into an agreement to purchase two Berkshire Bank branches in Greene County. Additionally, Pioneer is building a new Banking Center at its new headquarters on Albany-Shaker Road in Colonie. With the addition of these branches, Pioneer will have 21 branches throughout the Capital Region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Pioneer Bank’s dedication to providing customers with a convenient, highly personalized level of customer service is matched only by its commitment to the values upon which it was founded, and a dedication to being easy to do business with. A bank firmly rooted in its local history, the Pioneer philosophy revolves around conducting business responsibly, personal investment in employees and giving back to the communities they serve.</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">About Pioneer Bank</span></i></b><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> -- Pioneer Bank is the only mutual bank serving New York’s Capital Region. Pioneer has been serving its customers with banking and financial solutions since its founding in 1889. Pioneer has earned a Five Star rating from Bauer Financial Inc. each quarter for the past 25 years, a distinction held by less than 5% of banks in the country. For more information, visit</span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.pioneerbanking.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">www.pioneerbanking.com</span></i></a></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-24982898510486469832016-03-23T14:17:00.001-04:002016-03-23T14:17:29.974-04:00Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau adds to sales staff <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Monday, March 22, the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau welcomed the newest member to their sales team, Vanessa Cianfarani, bringing the number of sales professionals to four and the total staff to eleven full time staff and two part time staff.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“We are thrilled to welcome Vanessa to our team, as Association Sales Manager, at a time when we are facing increased competition all around us and new hotel and event venue inventory within Saratoga Springs and Saratoga County”, said Todd Garofano, President of the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau. “Vanessa has hit the ground running and will make an immediate positive impact here at the Bureau and in the Saratoga hospitality community.” <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">A Saratoga native, Vanessa has worked in the hospitality industry over 7 years. After attending Schenectady County Community College where she completed internships at the Kentucky Derby & Belmont Stakes, Vanessa began her hospitality sales & event management career with Total Events Inc., Cianfarani has planned and executed hundreds of weddings, social events and trade shows in the Capital Region. Vanessa prides herself on providing excellent customer service and building trusted relationships with her clients. She volunteers her time every year at the Stowe Weekend of Hope to cancer survivors and their families.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vanessa can be reached at 584-1531, </span><a href="mailto:Vanessa@discoversaratoga.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vanessa@discoversaratoga.org</span></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-10325989829745766342016-03-22T12:38:00.004-04:002016-03-22T12:38:45.765-04:00Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau welcomes new board of directors <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">SARATOGA SPRINGS>> On Wednesday, March 16, the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau held their 31<sup>st</sup> Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Saratoga Springs City Center. In addition to highlighting the successes of 2015 and their initiatives for 2016, the Bureau welcomed new members of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A crowd of 175 members, government officials and past chairs attended! <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Elected to serve on the Executive Committee for 2016/2017 are; Thomas Newkirk, Saratoga National Golf Club –Chairman; - Megan Hennessey, Courtyard by Marriott-Saratoga Springs - Immediate Past Chair Patrick Pipino, Ben & Jerry’s of Saratoga – Treasurer; Cindy Hollowood, Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs – At-Large Officer; AJ Bodden, Townsquare Lifestyle Events- At-Large Officer<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Elected to serve 3 year terms on the Board of Directors are; Marianne Barker, Impressions of Saratoga; Josh Cupp, Thirsty Owl; Matthew D’Abate, Adirondack Trust Company; Paul Calhoun, Skidmore College<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Continuing to serve on the Board of Directors of the Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau are;<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mark Baker, Saratoga Springs City Center<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dennis Brobston, Saratoga Economic Development Corporation<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Todd Shimkus, Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />The Saratoga Convention & Tourism Bureau’s Annual Report for 2015 can be found on the website at </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://discoversaratoga.org/annual-report" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">discoversaratoga.org/<wbr></wbr>annual-report</a>. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-12620313801894911922016-03-17T09:01:00.001-04:002016-03-17T09:01:19.003-04:00MVP Health Care promotes two executive management team members<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT2H9TQuG-QQsZP0QPY78fKw8FtjySZgBtM5idXRHmk9yveBIUj5WT-4-4wJQ7_hUBvwmv2K88iBjG4XhEe-dUqf6BKhEAD75oW01GQIH38eDXZk46yw-B4qBoWyGUS3wASqIOKDFCKA/s1600/Chris+Del+Vecchio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT2H9TQuG-QQsZP0QPY78fKw8FtjySZgBtM5idXRHmk9yveBIUj5WT-4-4wJQ7_hUBvwmv2K88iBjG4XhEe-dUqf6BKhEAD75oW01GQIH38eDXZk46yw-B4qBoWyGUS3wASqIOKDFCKA/s320/Chris+Del+Vecchio.jpg" width="227" /></a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Schenectady– MVP Health Care today announced that Chris Del Vecchio has been promoted to chief operating officer and senior advisor to the president and CEO and Dawn Jablonski has been promoted to executive vice president, legal and government affairs and general counsel. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRr1ZSREdImvsY0IhC7YY68-M1IjivqnBmgDBgjuqp7oQ6W4veSqZWFWMm980dSWkXejZxciL8ZR5hFFWgU8wirYDFws2ipWeO6VffftCleiVyoUhzkJjGyuCcufztxhdOGKnADB4Q-4/s1600/Dawn+Jabloski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRr1ZSREdImvsY0IhC7YY68-M1IjivqnBmgDBgjuqp7oQ6W4veSqZWFWMm980dSWkXejZxciL8ZR5hFFWgU8wirYDFws2ipWeO6VffftCleiVyoUhzkJjGyuCcufztxhdOGKnADB4Q-4/s1600/Dawn+Jabloski.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Del Vecchio, who had served as executive vice president, strategy and innovation since 2014, will continue to oversee MVP’s strategy, marketing, innovation and community engagement. He will also assume responsibility for sales, service, talent management and information technology functions. He will continue to be r</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">esponsible for sustaining strategic goals and identifying emerging trends while developing opportunities for new initiatives and ventures that will help advance the organization.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">“Chris has proven to be a tremendous asset to the organization and to the other members of the executive management team,” said MVP President and CEO Denise Gonick. “His focus on member and employee experiences will be vital to our continued success.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Formerly MVP’s general counsel and vice president of legal affairs, Jablonski is responsible for all legal, regulatory and corporate governance matters and has oversight for the Compliance Department, the Special Investigations Unit and Government Affairs. She joined MVP in 2006.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">“Dawn’s sharp intellect and keen insight into legal issues facing the health care industry will serve MVP and our members well,” said Gonick.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">About MVP Health Care<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">MVP Health Care is a nationally recognized, community-focused, not-for-profit health insurer serving more than 700,000 members in New York and Vermont. Committed to the complete well-being of its members, MVP provides the tools and information they need to achieve better health and peace of mind. For more information, visit </span></i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.mvphealthcare.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>www.mvphealthcare.com</i></a></span><i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;">, on Facebook at</span></i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mvphealthcare" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>www.facebook.com/mvphealthcare</i></a></span><i><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><wbr></wbr>, and on Twitter at @MVPHealthCare.</span></i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-46078055603462622352016-03-14T16:38:00.006-04:002016-03-14T16:38:46.445-04:00Rensselaer’s Nicholas DeMaison to conduct an evening of chamber music by composer Salvatore Sciarrino at EMPAC<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">TROY — Existing at the edge of what can be heard, the music of Italian composer </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Salvatore Sciarrino</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> is identified by whispers of sound that punctuate a canvas of silence. It’s music that demands a pristine listening environment to be presented properly. On </span><a href="http://empac.rpi.edu/events/2016/spring/salvatore-sciarrino" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1564703906" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: -2px; z-index: auto !important;"><span class="aQJ" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: 2px; z-index: auto !important;">April 14</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">, the rare pairing will be achieved when a program of chamber works by Sciarrino is presented in the concert hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Often touching upon Italian medieval and Renaissance culture as an inspiration, Sciarrino distills the sounds he uses in his compositions down to their essence to create music that exists outside of the noise of daily modern life. For his new approach to old ideas, he has become one of the best known and respected European composers working today, with more than 100 recordings to his name. His fragile music requires exceptional focus from its performers, stretching their technique and control to extremes.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Rensselaer faculty </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Nicholas DeMaison</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> will work in residence at EMPAC the week of the performance to rehearse three of Sciarrino’s best-known works (composed between 1985 and 2009). Working with a nine-piece ensemble and featured vocalist </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Amanda DeBoer Bartlett</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">, the program will consist of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Infinito Nero</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">, a piece that draws its inspiration from the vocal outbursts of 16th-century mystic St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi; </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Lo Spazio Inverso</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">, a piece that creates islands of sound in a sea of silence; and the most recent,</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> L’Altro Giardino</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">, an elaboration of his earlier work </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Il Giardino di Sara.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Program:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Infinito Nero </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">(1998)—flute, </span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello, voice</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Lo Spazio Inverso</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> (1985)—flute, </span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">clarinet, celesta, violin, cello</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">L’Altro Giardino </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">(2009)—flute,</span><wbr style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></wbr><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> English horn, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, voice</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Composer </span><a href="http://www.salvatoresciarrino.eu/Data/index_eng.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank"><b>Salvatore Sciarrino</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> (born 1947) boasts of being born free and not in a music school. He started composing when he was 12 as a self-taught person and held his first public concert in 1962. After 40 years, the extensive catalogue of Sciarrino’s compositions is still in a phase of surprising creative development. He has composed for Teatro alla Scala, RAI, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Biennale di Venezia, Stuttgart Opera Theatre, Brussels La Monnaie, Frankfurt Opera Theatre, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Suntory Hall, and many festivals across the world. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Conductor </span><a href="http://nicholasdemaison.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank"><b>Nicholas DeMaison</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> is a conductor and composer whose performances have been described as “consistently invigorating” (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">New York Times</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">), “spine tingling” (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Feast of Music</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">), and “enchanted” (</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Seen and Heard International</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">). Currently the Music Director of the Rensselaer Orchestra and Concert Choir at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, his recent and upcoming conducting engagements have included appearances at the Beijing Modern Music Festival (NCPA, Beijing), Handan Grand Theater (Handan, China), </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1564703907" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Monday</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> Evening Concert Series (Zipper Hall, Los Angeles), The Stone (New York City), Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY), and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (Troy, NY), premiering new operas by Mojiao Wang, James Ilgenfritz, Nathan Davis and Charles Fussell.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">For tickets and more information, please visit </span><a href="http://empac.rpi.edu/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank">empac.rpi.edu</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-28513681562873143472016-03-14T13:01:00.003-04:002016-03-14T13:01:52.141-04:00Taft-Sitler promoted to vice president<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In this role, Ms. Taft-Sitler will continue to develop and manage commercial lending relationships in the Saratoga area. She joined the Bank in July 2010 as a Commercial Credit Analyst and was most recently an Assistant Vice President of Corporate Banking.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ms. Taft-Sitler graduated Summa Cum Laude from Skidmore College in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics and is also a 2010 graduate of Leadership Saratoga. She is a recipient of the Bank’s Shining Star Award and a member of the Bank’s High Performance Club.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Active in the community, Ms. Taft-Sitler is Vice President of the Transitional Service Association Board and a member of the SPAC Junior Committee. She also shows </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Morgan horses locally and regionally.</span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Saratoga National Bank provides banking, investment, insurance and other financial services through<span style="color: black;"> nine Capital Region locations. It is rated a 5-Star Superior institution by BauerFinancial.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 16pt;">Fourth</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 16pt;">STEP Ahead Awards Recognize Women for Excellence in Manufacturing</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #2a5a78;">The Manufacturing Institute Will Honor Debra Leach from GLOBALFOUNDRIES</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;">WASHINGTON, DC - </span></b><span style="color: black;">The Manufacturing Institute announced they will award Debra Leach with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award. The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C suite.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Leach serves as senior director for global supply management at GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ Fab 8 in Malta, New York. Over the course of her career, she has held leadership roles at all three of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ fabs along the Northeast Tech Corridor. She previously managed manufacturing operations at Fab 10 in East Fishkill, New York and was director of procurement at Fab 9 in Burlington, Vermont. A native of Jeffersonville, VT, she now makes her home in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“As a key leader for Fab 8’s women’s network, ‘GlobalWomen’, Deb has been overseeing a team of women to create and deliver events on site in technical leadership, mentoring and work-life balance,” said Mark Dougherty, vice president of module engineering at Fab 8. “In addition, she mentors several engineers and managers at GLOBALFOUNDRIES on career and personal development.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“These women are the faces of exciting careers in manufacturing,” said Jennifer McNelly, executive director, The Manufacturing Institute. “We chose to honor 130 women nationally because they each made significant achievements in manufacturing through positive impact on their company and the industry as a whole. The STEP Ahead Awards are part of the larger STEP Ahead initiative, launched to examine and promote the role of women in the manufacturing industry through recognition, research, and leadership for attracting, advancing, and retaining strong female talent. “</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">A recent survey from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute found that 80 percent of American manufacturing companies have a moderate to severe shortage of available, qualified workers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_169151747" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 21</span></span>, The Manufacturing Institute will recognize the 130 recipients of the STEP Ahead Awards at a reception in Washington, D.C. The STEP Ahead Awards program will highlight each honoree’s story, including their leadership and accomplishments in manufacturing.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #333333;">About GLOBALFOUNDRIES:</span></b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #333333;"> GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the world’s first full-service semiconductor foundry with a truly global footprint. Launched in March 2009, the company has quickly achieved scale as one of the largest foundries in the world, providing a unique combination of advanced technology and manufacturing to more than 250 customers. With operations in Singapore, Germany and the United States, GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the only foundry that offers the flexibility and security of manufacturing centers spanning three continents. The company’s 300mm fabs and 200mm fabs provide the full range of process technologies from mainstream to the leading edge. This global manufacturing footprint is supported by major facilities for research, development and design enablement located near hubs of semiconductor activity in the United States, Europe and Asia. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is owned by Mubadala Development Company. For more information, visit </span><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><a href="http://www.globalfoundries.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>globalfoundries.com</a></span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #333333;">.</span><b><i><span style="color: #004960;"></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #004960;">About The Manufacturing Institute:</span></b><span style="color: #004960;"> </span><span style="color: black;">The Manufacturing Institute (the Institute) is the 501(c)(3) affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers. As a non-partisan organization, the Institute is committed to delivering leading-edge information and services to the nation's manufacturers. The Institute is the authority on the attraction, qualification and development of world--</span><span style="color: black;">‐</span><span style="color: black;">class manufacturing talent. For more information, please visit </span><a href="http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.themanufacturinginstitute.<wbr></wbr>org</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248444879715356444.post-36751528859792117272016-03-04T14:37:00.001-05:002016-03-04T14:37:05.328-05:00Doane of architecture+ appointed to board<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4x_i_oS4PAwpkKZJPspQ2EJTgoKPIR5DGHGwZcygxZA-eaG1qKZ6k8jcg2NrYcJn-NctODEVGmckPI4LSkif_6GwaoZM78g6y9mRDNQLGu5S5ibqTpNaJ4g4S96gJ-PKVYxt6fiQzE/s1600/doane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4x_i_oS4PAwpkKZJPspQ2EJTgoKPIR5DGHGwZcygxZA-eaG1qKZ6k8jcg2NrYcJn-NctODEVGmckPI4LSkif_6GwaoZM78g6y9mRDNQLGu5S5ibqTpNaJ4g4S96gJ-PKVYxt6fiQzE/s320/doane.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">architecture+, a design and service oriented architecture and planning firm in Troy, New York, is pleased to announce that Angela M. Doane, NCIDQ, IIDA, of Rensselaer, New York, has been appointed to serve on the board of the newly formed chapter of the International Interior Design Association. In her new role as the Professional Development Chair of The Albany City Center Chapter, she will organize educational and social events for the greater design community. Ms. Doane, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Sage Colleges of Albany, joined us as an Interior Designer in 2013. Recent projects include the renovation of the Rathskeller dining facility at Union College as well as several projects at the Albany Academies, including the new Borisenok Family Science Center. architecture+ has been serving clients in government, healthcare, education and other cultural and community organizations in the Capital District since 1984.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649972446680838345noreply@blogger.com0