The Columbia Paper reports Stewart's Shops has donated its vacant storefront located at 116 Main Street in Philmont, to Philmont Beautification, Inc., a community development organization. Stewart's vacated the 2,100-sq-ft. building on a 1.1 acre site in December 2010, at the same time it opened a new store in Chatham. "The donation has provided a head start for renovating the building and site and taking the next steps of Main St. development in Philmont. Discussions are on-going with the Philmont Market and Café Cooperative to determine how renovations for the building can meet the needs of the start-up cooperative," Philmont Beautification Executive Director Sally Baker said. Stewart's Shops is an employee- and family-owned business based in Saratoga Springs. It operates seven stories in Columbia County, as part of a network of 328 stores throughout upstate New York and southern Vermont. Read the full story in the Columbia Paper.