Chamber’s 45th Business Anniversary: Cause for SELL-abration

I was honored to be among the 375 guests at The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County’s Annual Awards Dinner held last night at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, NY. For the fifth consecutive year, this business anniversary event was a sell-out occasion with...

“Casablanca” Celebrates 70th Anniversary

“Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” This closing line from “Casablanca” spoken by Humphrey Bogart stirred audiences when the film made its debut at the Hollywood Theater in New York City on November 26, 1942. The...

Oreo Cookie Celebrates 100th Anniversary

The Oreo made its debut on March 6, 1912 when the National Biscuit Company (a/k/a Nabisco) sold the now-iconic cookie to grocer S. C. Thuesen of Hoboken, NJ. Back then, Oreo cookies were sold in bulk, packaged in tins and priced at 30-cents a pound. Today, Oreo is the...