EDC Warren County and Hudson River Local Development Corporation have announced a business plan competition for a site at the Queensbury Business Park.

According to a statement, EDC Warren County and the HRLDC are sponsoring a Business Plan Competition to encourage development and to help provide employment opportunities for the region. The grand prize winner will win a fully-approved shovel-ready lot in Queensbury Business Park at no land cost.

“This is a great opportunity to stimulate investment in our community.  We’re hoping that this initiative will bring out the best of the best”, said Attorney and EDC Board Chairman Michael Borgos in a statement. 

Applications for the competition will be available to the public May 4 and the deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on July 31.

RENSSELAER - It's 'song and movement time' at the Ready, Set, Grow Daycare.

"Are we really happy? If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!" says Dominque Smith to the young children who are clapping to the rythm.

Smith and his wife run a home business that had plans to grow itself by adding a new room. But he and his wife said those dreams withered when their contractor stopped showing up.

"It's unfair when you give somebody money in good trust, and they start to do things and they disappear, and you feel heartbroken and you feel like you ultimately, got scammed," Smith said.

He showed NewsChannel what they have to show for the addition they hired the company Mr. B's Construction to build.

"Wood. Footings. Cement. Headache. Frustration," said Smith, pointing to the footings off his deck.