BankWise Technology Helping Community Banks Simplify Processes
A wearable payring that BankWise Technology helped develop. Photo provided by BankWise Technology.
A wearable payring that BankWise Technology helped develop. Photo provided by BankWise Technology.
The Business of Ninja
In 2017, a local group of fitness enthusiasts had a vision: Take the idea of NBC’s hit television show, American Ninja Warrior, and build local ‘Ninja’ gyms for fans of all ages. In 2018 the Saratoga Ninja Lab
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Spa City Digital & Five Towers Design Announce Merger as Five Towers Media
Chad Beatty (left), owner/publisher of Saratoga TODAY Newspaper, Brad Colacino (middle) and Michael Nelson (right), co-founders and partners of Five Towers Media.
Five Towers Design Company and Spa City Digital have officially announced a merger of the two companies, forming
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Your Will: Perhaps the Most Basic but Necessary Document
Whether you’re a young adult, middle-aged or a senior citizen, there are important reasons why you need a Last Will and Testament (a “Will”). It doesn’t matter if you are single, married, have children or do not have children. A
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NYS Tourism Industry Association CEO Bob Provost: “Tourism is not a goal, it’s a means to an end.”
Photo by Super Source Media Studios.
Since joining the New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA)
as president and CEO in September 2018, Bob Provost has focused NYSTIA’s programming on cutting-edge marketing and data analytics, advocacy outreach, and transformational …
Multi-Generational: Mangino Auto
45 years ago, Ralph Mangino Sr. purchased a small Pontiac dealership in Ballston Spa, NY.
Living by the mantra that the customer always comes first, he worked hard and instilled good values in his family and …
The Cannabis Conundrum
… A Good Investment? New Year, New Journeys Begin
As of November 2022, it was almost go-time for those in the cannabis industry in Upstate New York. The state was scheduled to officially announce the first round of Conditional Adult-Use …
The State of Real Estate in the Capital Region
Most people are aware of the volatile stock market, the volatile bond market and the volatile real estate market. The real estate market differs from the other markets because real estate is local. The Capital Region itself has further localized
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When Chaos Descends
The idea for the Civilian Emergency Response Network came in 1998.
While founder Steven Conklin was building his house near Saratoga Springs, the sky grew dark and chaos ensued. A series of F3 tornadoes swept through neighboring Mechanicville and Stillwater …
Gaming Market Continues to Grow
In the Spring of 2022, we covered the Capital Region’s expanding video game market. At the time, “large studios within the capital region collectively boasted 460 jobs, a 5.5% increase…” from the year before.
In the time since, this niche …