By Jill Nagy
In the world fast-changing world of IT, security is still “the burning thing, the hottest thing going,” said Mark Shaw, owner of Stored Technology Solutions (StoredTech),
“The cyberworld is a really dangerous place,” said Jim Lapointe, president of Colden Company in Ballston Spa. “And, more often than not, it’s the small business that has the vulnerability.”
By Maureen Werther
According to the 2018 Global Coworking Survey, a total of 1.7 million people will work in more than 19,000 co-working spaces by the end of 2018. Twenty-nine percent of those 19,000 spaces opened in the last year alone. Those statistics can only be good news for the growing number of local office spaces available to entrepreneurs and corporations who want to utilize shared spaces for their staff.
The other trend being seen by analysts is a shift to more expanded work areas, with the average co-working space expanding their areas by about 70 percent. In addition, operators of existing co-work spaces are opening new locations to accommodate their growing clientele base and cement loyalty with their members.
GTM Payroll Services in Clifton Park is now offering iSolved’s cloud-based human capital management (HCM) technology that combines key applicant tracking, human resources, time and labor, compliance, payroll, and benefit enrollment functions in one single point of entry solution.
Using a single-database architecture, iSolved’s fully integrated system reduces compliance risk, increases employee engagement and productivity, and saves time and money, the company said.
Capital Region businesses will now have access to the HCM solution with dedicated, local support. GTM’s HCM team will manage the implementation through a comprehensive yet streamlined process that keeps new clients in alignment and drives collaboration and transparency to ensure a smooth transition.
A capacity crowd turned out on July 2 at Six Flags Great Escape Lodge in Queensbury for the EDC Warren County annual luncheon that featured a keynote speech by Dr. John E. Kelly III, IBM senior vice president
A new generation of “smart” quantum computers that think for themselves is about to replace classical computers, which could eventually make programming obsolete.
In an address dubbed “The Era of Cognitive Computing and Artificial Intelligence,” Kelly said technology is advancing at such a rate that its impact around the globe will be more profound.
Business partners Sacha Cleavland and Andrew Lewis are making a name for themselves in an industry that most people might shy away from.
Between their cleaning service, Hogwash, and their newly established port-a-potty business, Party Pooperz, the duo is helping the North Country stay clean.
“We recently started Party Pooperz as we found there was a need for such a service,” said Cleavland.
She said their approach to Party Pooperz is similar to Hogwash in that they want to make the experience unique and different.
The Double H Ranch celebrated the completion of a $3.5 million capital campaign and the construction of the new Riggi Family Raccoon Cabin in June.
The first capital campaign undertaken in the camp’s 26-year history, $3.5 million in donations was raised from the community. The gifts provided the Double H Ranch the opportunity to renovate two camper cabins and construct a new camper and medical volunteer cabin.
In addition to money raised for the capital campaign, the Double H Ranch raises $3.8 million annually for camp operations.
The Adirondack Trust Co. has again secured a 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial, a bank rating firm.
A five-star rating indicates that the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more. Adirondack Trust has earned and maintained this top honor for more than 10 years, putting it in an the position as an “exceptional performance bank”. This designation is reserved for those banks securing a 5-Star rating for 10 years or longer.
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The Glens Falls Collaborative will hold its FitFest event on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Glens Falls’ City Park.
New York is now home to 1,005 craft beverage manufacturers operating in 60 counties across the state.
Since the first Beer, Wine Spirits and Cider Summit in 2012, the number of businesses producing craft beverages has more than doubled, while the number of farm-based manufacturers has increased by over 150 percent, state officials said.
New York now ranks in the top five states in the U.S. for its number of craft beverage producers in every category. The state ranks first in U.S. for the number of hard cider producers, second in craft distillers, third in breweries, and fourth in the country for the total number of wineries officials said.
The Hyde Museum and the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce has formed a joint networking and team-building event .
Officials said at a recent ARCC NextGen Committee meeting, the group tried to think of events to engage members.
They decided to participate in the museum’s Art Battle, slated for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at the 161 Warren St. museum. This year they will challenge teams to an evening of creativity, and resourcefulness, as each is tasked with creating a work of art out of recyclable products from JUST Water.