Join us on Thursday, September 20 at SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury for breakfast and an informative program, including: Overview of CEG's Business Growth Solutions: learn how our programs and resources can help your business compete and grow in today's markets Thinking differently about family wealth planning - common issues and mistakes A new approach to risk management Program    8:00am  - Breakfast & Networking   |   8:30am - Welcome & Program Intro 9:00 - 9:50am - Breakout Session I   |  10:00 - 10:50am  - Breakout Session II   Breakout Sessions Thinking Differently About Family Wealth Planning  |  The Affinity Group   Why owners and executives need to think differently when it comes to their own - and their family's wealth planning. This session will address common issues and mistakes, how to change your behavior patterns and take a different approach to ensuring future personal financial stability.   Transforming the Risk Function: Performance Driven Risk Management  |  Grant Thornton  A new approach to risk management that could propel your organization into the future.  Hear from Grant Thornton's thought leaders on the latest trends in enterprise risk management. The presenters will share recent industry insights and the results of Grant Thornton's Governance Risk and Compliance Survey.  The session will introduce a framework that integrates risk management (including cyber risk management) and performance. Software/IT Solutions  |  SteadFast IT

An interview with Queensbury-based Gracenote's General Manager, Brian Hamilton, revealed interesting connections between this local company and the development of the music market in India.  "As the world's second largest mobile market, India is very much in a growth stage and on its way to becoming a mature music market... An independent focus on music centering on artist development, coaching and building brand recognition beyond the movie is important to grow the music industry beyond Bollywood...We anticipate the trend of increasing consumption of Indian music by listeners around the world will continue with Gracenote Global Music Data as a major facilitator," he added.

JUST Water had some fun with its product launch in the UK last week, with actor Will Smith (father of JUST Water founder Jaden Smith) greeting shoppers in a London store called Boots. While JUST Water's product in the U.S. is bottled in its Glens Falls-Queensbury operations, the UK water source is in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

In honor of WWII veterans, from September 10-13 The Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour will bring an extremely rare bomber and fighter aircraft for a local living history display as part of a 110-city nationwide tour.  Visitors are invited to explore the aircraft inside and out; $15 for adults and $5 for children under 12 is requested for access to up-close viewing and tours through the inside of the aircraft. Visitors may also experience the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actually take a 30-minute flight aboard these rare aircraft or have flight training. For reservations and information on flight experiences call 800-568-8924. 

See the display at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport, at Rich Air, 443 Queensbury Avenue, Queensbury NY. Hours are:  September 10th - 12 PM to 5 PM; September 11th and 12th - 9 AM to 5 PM; September 13th - 9 AM to 12:00 PM.