Author: Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A new business has launched in Saratoga Springs, offering post-pandemic self-care parties to nourish and rejuvenate the mind, body, and soul. It’s called Refresh. and its goal is to offer a wellness-centered option for bachelorette parties, baby showers, women’s retreats, corporate retreats, and rites of passage such as milestone birthday parties. 

The business is founded by energy, beauty, and mental health care expert Diane Palma. Palma is a Reiki II practitioner, and New York State and Florida licensed cosmetologist with a master’s degree in Community Counseling. She is certified by the National Wellness Institute in Workplace Wellness and worked for ten years as mental health clinical evaluator at Four Winds Saratoga. 

“Since 2013, I have been consciously transforming my life,” said Palma. “As a single parent of one college graduate and one college student, I also wanted to re-launch myself. 

Palma sold her house and quit her job of 21 years at Jean Paul Salon & Spa and moved to Saratoga Springs. She continues to work as a freelance celebrity hair and makeup artist and offers services at Lockettes The Salon in Ballston Spa. 

“My purpose for moving to this area was my natural attraction to the healing mineral springs. I immersed myself in the Saratoga Integrative Practitioners Network (SIPN) which opened so many doors for my personal development, self-discovery, and growth,” said Palma. “Now I would like to share the practices with others to educate them about self-care and mental health. I started Refresh. to help build back a cohesive community after we’ve all been in isolation for so long. It’s time to refresh ourselves.” 

Parties can be done in-person or virtually, and offer a menu of beauty, wellness, and energy workshops and services focusing on creative, physical, spiritual, financial, and social wellness. Possible options include how to make jewelry; painting classes; how to style hair, makeup, and nails; tours of the mineral springs and of Yaddo; massage; pilates; yoga; Reiki; sound healing; aromatherapy; and many more options. 

Parties start at $100 per person and can be booked online at www.refreshsaratoga.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Dr. Riju Banerjee has joined Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Cardiology. He is one of 11 providers in the growing practice. 

Banerjee is a member of the American College of Cardiology. He sees patients at Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Cardiology at 254 Church St., Saratoga Springs. Appointments are available by calling 518-886-5080.

Banerjee also provides cardiology consultation to inpatients and outpatients at Nathan Littauer Hospital. This service is provided by agreement with Saratoga Hospital in its capacity as affiliate of the Albany Med Health System. 

For more information on Saratoga Hospital and Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Cardiology, go to www.SaratogaHospital.org 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — There are new tools on the market to make investing more accessible, brought to you by a company that just launched here in Saratoga Springs.

Brothers Brett and Taylor Sohns left their careers on Wall Street, moved to Saratoga Springs along with family, and shifted focus to make investing easier for do-it-yourself investors. With a combined 25 years of experience, the Sohns brothers founded LifeGoal Investments to help individuals achieve their life goals through financial security and home ownership with easy-to-understand investment products.

On Sept. 9, the Sohns brothers officially launched LifeGoal Investments and its initial public offering for its first ever, patent-pending investment funds. Setting LifeGoal Investments apart from the rest is this patent pending investment process intended to help control volatility and manage risk, allowing people to invest in the stock market while focusing on their biggest expenses – home, children, and vacation. 

Their flagship product, the LifeGoal Homeowner Investment ETF (HOM), intends to help individuals responsibly invest and save for a future down payment on a home.

“This is the first one designed in the world – the first ever patent-pending Homeowner Investment right here in little old Saratoga Springs,” said Taylor. “You’ve got the potato chip that was invented here, and now you also have the Homeowner Investment.”

Read the full story on Saratoga Business Report www.saratogabusinessreport.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS/ALBANY — Daigle Cleaning Systems is looking to expand in the Capital Region and has taken the first steps to do so by acquiring Clean Care of Saratoga. 

Derek Foster, President and co-founder of Daigle Cleaning Systems, Inc. has roots in the Capital Region and is following in his family’s footsteps of entrepreneurship. Daigle Cleaning Systems opened in 2011, and with 2021 marking their 10-year anniversary, the company is looking to establish itself in the Saratoga area. 

Daigle Cleaning Systems has just recently acquired Clean Care of Saratoga, which will service Saratoga, Warren, and Schenectady counties. Clean Care of Saratoga will be branded under the Daigle Family of Companies and will operate with a similar model, offering the same services as Daigle Cleaning Systems. And, as their offices expand to areas outside of Albany, Daigle Cleaning Systems is looking to expand their workforce as well. 

“We are looking to move up the Northway,” said Foster. “We are hoping to expand quickly in the Saratoga and Malta area.” 

Read the full story on Saratoga Business Report www.saratogabusinessreport.com.