Broadway Grind to open in SpaCity this April
(Credit: Steve Thurston 2022)
Workers remove equipment from the former Pallette Cafe in downtown Saratoga Springs, Feb. 10, 2022. The Pallette community, networking and coworking space still exists, but Pallette has sold the cafe.
The Palette Cafes, the coffee shops in both Schenectady and downtown Saratoga Springs have been sold, the owner Catherine Hover tells FoothillsBusinessDaily.com.
The Saratoga Springs cafe space will become The Broadway Grind opening in April, Hover said. Matt and Kelly Groff who own Kelly’s Kitchen Bakery and Cafe in Wilton will be the new proprietors.
The networking, community and coworking spaces will remain with Hover. She is negotiating with current “Resident Unicorn” Marcella Hammer to “take on an ownership role.” Hammer organizes and hosts many of Palette’s events.
Palette calls itself “more than coworking,” and the sale will mean a shift from coffee and pastries to the core mission of community building and networking, Hover said.
Schuylerville approves zoning code
With little fanfare, the Schuylerville Village Board approved the zoning ordinance that was drafted a decade ago, languished for years and then was resuscitated and brought to fruition over the past 18 months or more.
"The action...involves the adoption of the Village of Schuylerville's first zoning regulations which will continue to allow for development within the village, similar to what currently exists in Schuylerville," Mayor Dan Carpenter read from the prepared proposal.
Commercial uses will continue to be concentrated along Broadstreet and State Route 29 that runs east and west. Residential and recreational uses will be developed elsewhere in the village.
The village actually adopted the zoning code as created a decade ago since that was the fastest way to move the code forward. A total revision might have taken years longer. At this point, the village can change the code. Zoning codes direct where development occurs and what sort of activities might occur on a parcel of land.
"It's an accomplishment," said Leona Colvin who has been instrumental in working the plan through. "I think we've got a good product."
Once the code is on file with the state, it becomes the law of the village.
The village has hired a code enforcer, Adam Myers, and will next have to appoint people to a new Zoning Board of Appeals.
Diane Dumouchel joins Warren EDC
"We're really excited to have another, really great team member to join the group," Warren County Economic Development Corporation President Jim Siplon tells FoothillsBusinessDaily.com.
Diane Dumouchel, pronounced Dee-ann, is the new finance and compliance director for the company.
According to press materials she has financial and administrative expertise working with small businesses and non-profit organizations, including Habitat for Humanity.
"I appreciate the EDC’s leadership role in tackling the housing issue as it relates to economic development and the refreshing approach in coalition building to pull in stakeholders and gain traction on this critical issue,” she said in a prepared statement.
Arrow promotes from within
From a press release: Arrow Financial Corporation has promoted David S. DeMarco, David D. Kaiser, Edward J. Campanella, and Andrew J. Wise to Senior Executive Vice Presidents of Arrow and its subsidiary banks as a reflection of the Company’s strong operational and financial performance. The promotions were effective Feb. 1.
Each will continue in their primary roles overseeing the management of critical functions for Arrow, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. In addition to serving as Chief Banking Officer of Arrow and Glens Falls National Bank, DeMarco is President and CEO of Saratoga National Bank and Trust Company. Campanella continues as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Kaiser continues as Chief Credit Officer. Wise continues as Chief Operating Officer, each for Arrow and its two banks.