Editing Ballston Spa, New York (section)

===Industry===
In 1838 the Ballston Spa National Bank, one of the oldest still functioning American [[bank]]s, was founded. As of 2022, the Bank has 13 branches.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bsnb.com/locations/ | title=Capital Region Branch Locations &#124; BSNB }}</ref>

[[George West (American politician)|George West]] (known as the "Paper Bag King") developed a line of square-bottomed paper bags, which he manufactured by the millions after the [[American Civil War]], and at one time owned almost a dozen paper mills located along the [[Kayaderosseras]] Creek.<ref name="lost">''Lost Industries of the Kaydeross Valley'', Starr, 2007</ref> The village was also home to the Ballston Knitting Company from 1918 to 1994.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

As the [[county seat]] of [[Saratoga County]], county offices, courts, law enforcement, and the jail are major employers.