Manufacturing, Agriculture and Forestry
A company that makes agricultural and industrial cleansers in Saratoga Springs hopes to expand its capacity, the Albany Business Journal is reporting. AgroChem in the W.J. Grande Industrial park will purchase an acre of land next to its current building and expand the the facility by 16,050 square feet, the story says.
Government, Law and Legal Services
The Adirondack Sun is reporting that upstate lawmakers want to know what’s happening with The Upstate Cellular Coverage Task Force, a task force that will help push cellular phone coverage into the nooks and crannies of the Adirondacks. A letter written by Sen. Dan Stec, and assembly members Carrie Woerner and Matt Simpson, among others, and sent to the governor’s office, asks for a formal update on the committee’s progress, the story says.
Retail and eCommerce
Jonathan Reid menswear has rebranded and has opened again in downtown Glens Falls, the Post-Star is reporting this morning. The retail chain of menswear, J.Reid Menswear, had been an original inhabitant of the Aviation Mall, but has moved its retail to its corporate headquarters at 166 Glen St. the story says.
Arts and Culture
Craigarden, the artists community and store, has moved from Keene to Elizabethtown, the Adirondack Sun is reporting this morning. The farm store is growing into a campus that will offer artists a place to work and budding farmers a place to grow. The facility once completed will include kilns, a kitchen, chicken coops and much more, the story says.