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Social Media Has Left the Building

Written by Michael Nelson on June 15, 2023. Posted in 2023, Featured, Q2.

One of the most common conversations I have with clients and potential clients is about whether it makes sense to pay us or any other company to handle their social media for them.

The challenge is there aren’t many upsides …

Town of Milton Working to Accelerate Growth

Written by Dylan McGlynn on June 15, 2023. Posted in 2023, Featured, Q2.

The Town of Milton has been steadily growing, and the town is working to continue big plans to extend that growth.

Milton introduced a ‘Town Center’ concept in 2001 that was intended to draw in businesses to the area. The …

From the Publisher’s Desk: EXODUS is New York State Bad for Business?

Written by Chad Beatty on June 15, 2023. Posted in 2023, Featured, Q2.

Are you a happy New Yorker?

I didn’t ask if you like the region in which we live, I asked if you are happy to be a New Yorker? Based on recent census figures, the answer seems clear.

The Empire …

BankWise Technology Helping Community Banks Simplify Processes

Written by Staff Report on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Financial, Q1, Technology.

A wearable payring that BankWise Technology helped develop. Photo provided by BankWise Technology.

BankWise Technology is working to simplify the banking process for both customers and banks alike. With a team stooped in a deep banking background, the company has

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The Business of Ninja

Written by Staff Report on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Q1.

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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Chad Beatty (left), owner/publisher of Saratoga TODAY Newspaper, Brad Colacino (middle) and Michael Nelson (right), co-founders and partners of Five Towers Media.

Spa City Digital & Five Towers Design Announce Merger as Five Towers Media

Written by Dylan McGlynn on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Marketing, Q1.

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

Written by Anthony R. Ianniello, Esq. on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Financial, Legal, Q1.

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.”

Written by command on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Q1.

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

Written by Staff Report on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Q1, Sales.

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 …

A opened jar filled with raw marijuana buds on a desk inside a coffee shop.

The Cannabis Conundrum

Written by Jordan Dunn on March 15, 2023. Posted in Featured, Q1, Sales.

… 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 …