BUSINESS ROUNDUP
• The Adirondack Wine & Food Festival returns to Lake George on June 29 and June 30. It will feature 140 wineries, distilleries, breweries, cideries, artisan food producers, food trucks, crafters and more at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons in Lake George Village.
• Tech Valley Center of Gravity, a nonprofit and makerspace in Troy, is accepting applications for its new digital fabrication residency program. The program, made possible through The Arts Center of the Capital Region’s Arts Thrive and Grow grant, will provide an opportunity for residents to learn to use digital fabrication tools and equipment. Details https:// www.tvcog.net/residency.
• For the first four months of 2024, Saratoga County sales tax collections totaled $53 million, up 2.3% over the same time last year, according to the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce. During this same time, the city of Saratoga Springs collected $5.27 million in sales taxes, up 9.8% from the $4.8 million collected in the first four months of 2023.
• Amsterdam Weldon Beauty, which has a diverse product range including wigs, extensions, products for hair, skin, nails, and eyelashes is opening its doors at 1105 Riverfront Center, Amsterdam. Join the shop from noon to 6 p.m. Friday for a grand opening celebration with giveaways, raffles and food.
Three Hudson Valley projects will be supported by federal grants through the New York State National Maritime Heritage Grant Program: $20,500 for the
Hudson-athens Lighthouse Preservation Society, $20,500 for the city of Kingston for stabilization work at Rondout II Lighthouse and $16,000 to Saugerties
Lighthouse Conservancy for repair and refurbishment work. • Neonatologist Megan
Reyes-wangh, associate professor of pediatrics, has joined the department of pediatrics at the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital as director of its new High-risk Infant Follow Up Program.
• Gabriele Sasso, of Hagaman, has been promoted to director of pharmacy at St. Mary’s Healthcare, responsible for pharmacy operations throughout the St. Mary’s organization. Send workplace, construction, land use and other businessrelated news to tucitydesk@timesunion.com. Compiled by Tim Blydenburgh