Upstate New York

Creative boost to urban economy: What the Staycation effect can do for Albany

No matter what market you are in, no doubt you have recently heard coined the term "staycation," sticking close to home for leisure travel ...

Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loan programs encourage small business investments

Even in good economic times, access to capital is often a concern for small businesses. And in a challenging economic climate many small bus...

Empire Zone program changes still present opportunities for businesses and developers

Over the last decade, NYS has attempted to attract substantial investment and spur job and population growth with various incentive programs...

Vanguard Fine arranges 16 Easyhome leases that total 70,000 s/f

Easyhome, a rent to own company based out of Canada, has expanded into the U.S. They opened their first U.S. store at the Hannaford Plaza in...

An ounce of prevention can be worth $15 billion: Why not archive as you go along?

The construction project you have been managing is finally done. Your trailer, home away from home for two years, is about to be carted awa...

Can there be meaningful property tax relief? New York should consider a constitutional convention

Acting on the recommendation of Commission on Property Tax Relief, governor Paterson proposed a bill that would cap a school district's tax ...

Today's forecast: Clouds giving way to eventual clearing in the upstate region

There seems to be no shortage of economic "doom and gloom" in the media today. You only need to pick up a newspaper or tune in to the eveni...

Omni Dev. opens 3,700 s/f fitness center

Omni Fitness Center opened its doors Monday, July 7th.  It is a 3,700 s/f fitness center on the 2nd Floor of 54 State St., offering all hig...

Bargain sales can provide an attractive alternative and a great strategy to large corporations

The current real estate markets provide an excellent opportunity for corporations, investors and owners of real estate to dispose of the ass...

All compasses pointing north: Development in Warren County is moving full speed ahead

Despite an economic slowdown in most other parts of NYS, the northern Tech Valley/Southern Adirondack area of Glens Falls, Warren County has...