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Five Towers Media Launches Suite of New Services to Help Small Businesses Compete in an AI-Driven Search Environment

Written by Staff Report on August 14, 2026. Posted in Business, Business Support Services, Featured, Marketing, On the Move, Outsourcing, Saratoga Springs, Technology.

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Saratoga Springs agency introduces SEO/AEO/GEO management, updated hosting plans, and process automation services for small businesses navigating the shift to AI search

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Don Lehman: Why Local Media & Journalism Still Matter | Buying Local #86

Written by Staff Report on August 7, 2026. Posted in Buying Local, Featured, Season 3.

Don Lehman: Why Local Media & Journalism Still Matter | Buying Local #86

Don Lehman: Why Local Media & Journalism Still Matter

Episode 86

Join host Mike Nelson as he sits down with Don Lehman,

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How Chuck Copenspire Built MindBlown Festival Around Music and Mental Health

Written by Staff Report on August 5, 2026. Posted in Arts & Culture, Business, Charity, Community, Entertainment, Featured, Glens Falls.

Last year, Chuck Copenspire helped launch a punk music festival in Glens Falls and raised $10,000 for suicide prevention. This year, despite having a smaller team, MindBlown Festival raised even more money, featured 17 bands across two stages, and attracted

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Sterling Real Estate Group’s Mandie Kozlowski on Why Marketing Sells Homes

Written by Staff Report on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Ballston Spa, Business, Featured, Marketing, Newspaper, Outsourcing.

Selling a home today takes far more than uploading a few photos to the MLS. According to Mandie Kozlowski, Director of Marketing at Sterling Real Estate Group in Saratoga County, New York, success depends on combining local expertise, strategic digital

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Process First. Technology Second.

Written by Katie Tansey on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Business, Business Support Services, Featured, Human Resources, Newspaper, Outsourcing.

The Problem

One of the first questions I hear from growing businesses is, “What HR software should we use?”

As organizations grow, spreadsheets become harder to manage, employee information becomes scattered, and onboarding becomes inconsistent. Business owners naturally begin looking …

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The Hidden Cost of Owner Dependency: When Every Decision Requires the Owner, Growth Stops

Written by Staff Report on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Business, Business Support Services, Featured, Newspaper, Outsourcing, Saratoga Springs.

The biggest bottleneck in many organizations isn’t the market, the competition, or the workforce. It’s leadership architecture.

Last month, we explored why successful companies often become stuck as growth creates complexity that existing systems can no longer support.

For many …

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Hourglass SaaS Founder Michael Nelson on Why Fractional Businesses Need Better Operations

Written by Staff Report on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Business, Business Support Services, Featured, Newspaper, Outsourcing, Payroll, Saratoga Springs, Technology.

For many fractional operators, the biggest obstacle to growth isn’t finding clients—it’s managing the business behind the work. Michael Nelson, founder of Hourglass SaaS in Saratoga Springs, NY, believes simplifying operations is the key to helping service-based businesses scale. Built

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Andrew Menzie Says Great Tutoring Builds Confidence, Not Dependence

Written by Staff Report on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Business, Featured, Lake George, Newspaper.

For Andrew Menzie, education has never been about giving students the right answers—it’s about helping them discover they can find those answers themselves. As a tutor with Nourishing Minds Tutoring serving New York’s Capital Region and Director of Historical Interpretation

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518 Great Aims to Help More Families Across Upstate New York

Written by Staff Report on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Business, Charity, Community, Featured, Newspaper.

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When Ryan Holderman and Chris Mastantuono set out to provide Thanksgiving meals to local families, they expected to help around 100 households. Instead, the effort grew into serving more than 600 families—roughly 3,000 people—across the Capital Region and beyond, inspiring

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Local Businesses Come Together for Veteran & First Responder Suicide Awareness Walk

Written by Amanda Blanton on July 31, 2026. Posted in 2026, August, Charity, Community, Featured, Glens Falls, Newspaper.

Resource tables at 2025 Walk for Veteran & First Responders Suicide Awareness

Resource tables at 2025 Walk for Veteran & First Responders Suicide Awareness

On September 9, 2026, local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community members will gather in Glens Falls City Park

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