By Susan Elise Campbell<\/p>\n
SCI has relocated to a 22,000-square-foot building at One Broad Street in Glens Falls, the first major move in the company\u2019s 25-year history, according to Peter Fidopiastis, president and general counsel. <\/span><\/p>\n Over the years the company has resided at Bay Street, the B.B. Fowler Co. Building, the Cayman Building and several other smaller offices in the city, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe move is driven by internal growth,\u201d said Fideopiastis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SCI serves the logistic industry as a third party administrator and payroll processor for trucking companies and couriers and their\u00a0independent contractors, a field that \u201cis growing with the rise of online shopping,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen a company takes on additional business, it can broker out for independent delivery personnel rather than hire new employees,\u201d said Fidopiastis. \u201cWe are like an automated payroll service with a focus strictly on independent contractors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n These are companies that have \u201calways been independent,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt would be a shame to lose the entrepreneurial ability to start small and grow, because there will always be a need to make that last stop in the delivery process,\u201d said Fideopiastis. \u201cIndependents can resolve those last-minute scheduling issues.It is better for the economy, the company and the environment to use a third party rather than hire permanent staff,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n SCI markets \u201ca suite of software, service and technology to grow a delivery business in the gig economy,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cOur platform is flexible, full-service and user-friendly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>But a noted downside of the gig economy is that independents are not normally given employee benefits that full-timers pursuing a more traditional career path typically have, such as health care and other insurances. According to Fidopiastis, SCI provides a way to fill that gap.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are unique in using our buying power and our client base to offer these kinds of benefits rather than companies getting them on their own,\u201d he said. \u201cPremiums are remitted quickly and accurately through our software system, and at discount.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnyone that receives a payment processed through SCI can join with others\u201d to further increase SCI\u2019s power to negotiate programs and rates, he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SCI has a long-term lease for the new location and the owner \u201cbuilt to suit from the inside-out,\u201d said Fidopiastis.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe have a lot of space but don\u2019t plan to sublet,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have learned through the COVID pandemic that people enjoy the security of having their own space and having our employees feel comfortable is very important to SCI.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fidopiastis said SCI is \u201calways looking to add to the team\u201d and that the company could use \u201cfive or six new employees right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n More information is available at www.sciadmin.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Susan Elise Campbell SCI has relocated to a 22,000-square-foot building at One Broad Street in Glens Falls, the first major move in the company\u2019s 25-year history, according to Peter Fidopiastis, president and general counsel. Over the years the company has resided at Bay Street, the B.B. Fowler Co. Building, the Cayman Building and several […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n