Q3 2022

Today it is close to impossible for most people to imagine that Saratoga Springs has ever been anything other than a crown jewel.

Seasoned digital gaming entrepreneur Brian Corrigan remembers working unpaid shifts as long as 75 hours a week in his upstairs bedroom, worrying about compensating his two employees after blowing all his start-up funds in three months. It didn’t fail. Saratoga Springs-based Madglory — credited for widening the Capital Region digital gaming cluster’s talent pool — […]

Above and beyond federal law, New York State (NYS), perhaps rivaled only by the state of California, makes compliance with state law nearly a full-time job. Compliance requirements span from Safety and the Environment to Employment and Corporate Taxes, and everything in between. While we are not here to debate the “value vs. burden” equation […]

Mention manufacturing in Saratoga County and Global Foundries is often the first thing that pops into your head.  While Global Foundries’ computer chips have certainly renewed the area’s reputation as a production hub within the state, they are a company building on a foundation that existed long before their arrival.  According to the National Association […]

Jon Foshee has worked in the pool industry since he can remember. As a child, he spent his summer days working in his parent’s pool store in Rotterdam, NY. In his teenage years, he worked on the maintenance and installation side of the business to earn his summer cash. In 2008, as an adult, Jon […]

Divorce is not as simple as ‘what is mine is mine and what is yours is yours.’ The legal definition of a marital asset does not usually comport with common assumptions people have. Many assume that a marital asset is only an asset in joint names.  New York State Domestic Relations Law defines marital property […]

Awaiting clarity from regulators before moving forward, stakeholders crouch at the starting gate of Saratoga County’s newly legal recreational pot industry.   Among those in the lineup is Toadflax Nursery owner Rich Morris. He’s been a cannabis enthusiast since treating chronic back pains with a plant-derived oil four years ago. Cannabis, Morris maintained, holds economic, […]

Staying successful in the current business climate — what with a recent pandemic, a global supply-chain problem, a lack of workers, and inflation concerns — has been extremely challenging.

The Electric Vehicle (EV) Revolution… Some have already embraced it… Others say it’ll never last.

Welcome to our new quarterly feature on multi-generational businesses. We begin with a family, whose business literally keeps us all running. I am of course speaking of the Dake Family and Stewart’s Shops. The year was 1917. Like all dairy farmers, Percy (Bill Dake’s Uncle) and CV (Bill Dake’s Father) didn’t feel they were getting paid […]

“Bitcoin is dead…”  Boy, have I heard that a lot over the past decade. Many people, including former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, believed Bitcoin would not survive over the last 10 years. He declared it dead or worthless twice; once at $1,147.25 per btc (Bitcoin) and again at $13,708.99 per btc. Jamie Dimon, the CEO […]