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Certified Brewmasters Will Produce Custom- A Warren County Study Indicates That Local Brewed Beverages At Bandstand Brew Works Residents Are Being Priced Out Of Market
Adam and Darby Langworthy plan to open Bandstand Brew Works, currently under construction in Warrensburg, this summer.
Ron Dixon, GIS, (left) reviews mapping for county projects with county planner Ethan Gaddy, AICP, and Amanda Beck, GIS.
Courtesy of Bandstand Brew Works
BY JILL NAGY The outside of the building will be different from anything else in Warrensburg; inside, it will be industrial with a touch of the Adirondacks. That is how Adam Langworthy, co-owner of Bandstand Brew Works, under construction at 3922 Main Street and scheduled to open this summer, describes the brewpub. The building incorporates an 1855 barn with new construction. The finished structure will be able to seat 250 people, inside and outside. Langworthy and his cousin and business part-
ner, Darby Langworthy, have been home brewers, producing about five gallons at a time. To produce volumes “way beyond that,” he expects the process to be largely the same. Plans are for a variety of beers—“something for everyone”—including IPA’s, stouts, and a sour beer. For non-beer drinkers there will be a homemade hard seltzer. Customers sitting in the tap room will have a window into the brewery. Deane Moss is returning to the area from Connecticut as the chef. Langworthy promises “classic pub-style favorites” and specials every week. “He is Continued On Page 4
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BY PAUL POST A recent Warren County study indicates strong demand for all types of housing, from downsizing empty-nesters to the seasonal workforce that’s vital to the region’s tourism industry. But the report also reveals a striking gap between what many full-time workers earn and the cost of home ownership, creating a major negative economic impact. “Even if we were to pretend that the housing needs of the seasonal hospitality industry didn’t
exist there is still a mismatch between the wages provided by year-round employers in most of our region’s industries and the cost of housing in Warren County,” said Ethan Gaddy, Warren County planner. “Wages for the majority of occupations do not pay a sufficiently high enough salary for a single-earner household to afford the median single-family home in Warren County at current prices.” “What this means is that existing businesses in our area are struggling to fill positions beContinued On Page 13
Hannoush Jewelers Adds To Family Business David Andrade Is Named New President Of With The Opening Of Queensbury Store StoredTech To Take Company To Next Level
Albert (left) and David Hannoush, who own jewelry stores in Albany and Clifton Park, have opened a third store in Queensbury. Courtesy of Hannoush Jewelers
BY SUSAN ELISE CAMPBELL Hannoush Jewelers has opened a new shop in Queensbury at 1054 Route 9. It is the third location for two brothers who “happen to be part of a big family of jewelers” according to David Hannoush, who co-owns the Albany, Clifton Park, and now Queensbury retail stores with his brother, Albert. “Our father is the oldest of eight brothers and Albert and I are the oldest of 36 first cousins,” said Hannoush. There are about 50 Hannoush Jewelers stores in 13 states,
independently owned by different family members, he said. The store has opened just in time for the wedding season. Hannoush said the main market for their products is the groom or bride-to-be, along with anyone shopping for quality jewelry for an anniversary or other special occasion. The co-owners have been in partnership for upwards of two decades and decided to break with tradition some years ago by leavContinued On Page 4
BY PAUL POST If he ever feels the need for a career change, David Andrade would make a great big league general manager. “Building a company is almost like building a baseball team,” said the new president of Queensbury-based StoredTech. “We’re definitely looking for veterans out there who have done it before. But we also want the new person who is hungry, willing to put in the time and effort, and wants to learn and grow with an organization.” Andrade succeeds Mark Shaw, who founded StoredTech 14 years ago and continues as its chief executive officer. “I really looked in the mirror and said, ‘Obviously we want to continue to grow StoredTech in a massive way’,” Shaw said. “We’ve doubled and tripled growth almost every year. But as a business owner it’s easy to make mistakes. I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to shortcut some of the mistakes we might make.’ The best way to do that and continue accelerated growth is to bring in somebody who’s done this before at a bigger scale, a bigger level, somebody who is aligned with our goals and company mantra of ‘customer delight’.” StoredTech is a leading, full managed service provider that supports hundreds of clients with all aspects of IT so they can focus on their core business. StoredTech not only implements clients’ technology, but monitors it as well. “We insure that the client is getting all they can out of the technology they’re utilizing,” Andrade said. “A lot of managed service providers sell technology. StoredTech is selling not only solutions, but the use of technology and how to become a
David Andrade has taken over the reins at Glens Falls-based StoredTech. Courtesy of StoredTech
better, much more competitive business with the use of technology. That’s much different than what I’ve seen in the industry over the years.” Andrade comes to StoredTech, located near Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, following a 16-year career at Boston-based Eze Castle Integration, a $100 million-plus company, where he rose through the ranks to become chief executive officer. StoredTech, with about 70 employees, is expected to have gross revenue of nearly $20 million Continued On Page 12