Posts Categorized: Member Spotlight

Bountiful Bread first opened in 1997 in a tiny storefront in Albany’s Stuyvesant Plaza. We outgrew that space in short order and moved to larger… Read more »

The Lafarge Ravena plant was originally started in 1962 by the Atlantic Cement Company. That company was purchased by Blue Circle Cement in 1985. Lafarge,… Read more »

Pauline Bartel founded Bartel Communications, Inc., in 1997 as a corporate communications firm. From those early days of offering public relations and writing services, Pauline expanded… Read more »

Jeffrey Kiplinger, owner of Cohere Business Strategies, founded his business in 2018. After a long career in pharmaceutical development, in the early 200s he took… Read more »

Tripi Detective Agency was founded in 2018 by Christopher Tripi. The agency provides many services, including fraud investigations, personal and background investigations, surveillance, divorce asset… Read more »

Angelo Mazzone founded his business in 1980 – it began as a small diner in Schenectady with four employees. He had two mottos as his… Read more »

Western Governors University (WGU) was founded in 1997 by 19 U.S. governors who wanted working adults to have greater access to a college education that… Read more »

Victor Gaudin opened his State Farm office in April 2019 and utilized the Chamber to celebrate with a ribbon cutting celebration! Located at 3610 State… Read more »

Community Caregivers was established in 1994 in Altamont, NY. Their mission is to enable individuals of all ages to maintain their independence, dignity, and quality… Read more »

Emina Poricanin formed Poricanin Law in February 2020, shortly before the pandemic hit the U.S. She left a large law firm where she was an… Read more »