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Month: August 2020

Wired Coffee Moves From Malta Location Into Space Within Revamped Roosevelt II Spa

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Nitro Cold Brew is made by Wired Coffee and distributed by DeCrescente Distributing Co. in Mechanicville. It is sold at Stewart’s Shops and on many college campuses.
Courtesy Wired Coffee

By Christine Graf
Two months after announcing the permanent closure of their location in Malta, Wired Coffee Roasters has opened a coffee shop in the newly-renovated Roosevelt II Baths and Spa in Saratoga Spa State Park.
The ribbon cutting took place on July 20.
According to owner Marty Michele (pronounced Michael), the closing of the Malta location was heavily influenced by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We had a nice run there, but it just wasn’t viable for us to survive,” he said.
Although the Malta closure was unexpected, Michele said plans to open a shop in the park were already in motion. He received notification in February that Wired had won a statewide bidding process and had been selected to occupy space in the Roosevelt II. As part of their agreement, the park receives a portion of monthly sales in lieu of rent.

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Malta Business Community Alliance Unveils Website To The Community And Businesses

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Kimberly Hickok was part of the development team for the MaltaNYBusiness.com website.
Courtesy Chamber of Southern Saratoga County/Capital Region Chamber

The Malta Business Community Alliance (MBCA) has launched a website to promote the benefits of doing business in the community.
The new website is the culmination of an effort, led by Malta businesses/residents, officials said.
According to the Chamber of Southern Saratoga County/Capital Region Chamber, it is the first initiative of the recently formed Alliance, which is the new name for the former Malta Business and Professional Association after it affiliated with the combined chambers.
At a meeting with local business community representatives on Feb. 27 at Bryant & Stratton College, development of a website was identified as a top priority by the businesses in attendance. Despite the ensuing COVID-19 crisis, which prevented subsequent face-to-face meetings, the website team, assisted by the Capital Region Chamber, worked to develop the website.
Kimberly Hickok of Marketing Kangaroo assisted with web development. Pamela Grandin, owner of Clipcorner Business Solutions in Malta, and Pete Bardunias, Chamber senior vice president, community advancement, provided content.

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Malta Drive-In Still Getting Cars In For Movies, Using Other Ways To Bring People In

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Malta Drive-In on Route 9 in Malta is getting people to come in to see older movies, with social distancing spacing, as first-run movies are not being released during COVID-19.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jill Nagy
Business at the Malta Drive-In theater is “not near where we were last year,” noted co-owner Ed Caro, but, he added, “I’m glad I’m not an indoor theater. I’d be glad to see half of last year’s income. Fifty percent is better than zero percent.”
Last year, the drive-in was showing first-run films from the major studios. This year “the studios are not releasing,” he said. With some 300 drive-in theaters nationwide and no functioning indoor movie theaters, it is not worth it for a studio to release new films.
On a recent weekend, Malta Dive-in was showing two golden oldies from the 1970s on one screen, “Grease” and “American Graffiti.” On the other screen, they offered two new independently-produced film, “The Lentil” and “The Big Ugly.”
A big draw this season was not a conventional movie at all but a filmed concert by Garth Brooks, At $100 a carload, Caro said. Other filmed concerts are planned for August and September. In addition, live bands play before some of the movies.

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Insightpath Formed To Help Companies Organize Feedback From Customers, Others

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Joe Tyler, left, and Terry Nawrot created Insightpath, which companies can use to collect and organize feedback from customers, prospects or employees through live interviews.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jennifer Farnsworth
Many businesses, both large and small, need customer feedback to be successful.
In response to the need, Insightpath LLC, was cofounded by Terry Nawrot, CEO, and Joe Tyler, CTO. The Saratoga company has developed a system for businesses to gather feedback from their customers in an organized and efficient way that will allow for improved customer satisfaction.
Nawrot said in her experience running a business, she found that she needed something that would collect and organize feedback from both customers and employees through live interviews. She and Tyler worked hard to develop a product that efficiently takes customer feedback and turns it into information that can aid businesses in various ways.

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Shelters Of Saratoga Hires Duane J. Vaughn As Its New Director Effective This September

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Duane J. Vaughn is the new executive director at Shelters of Saratoga.
Courtesy Shelters of Saratoga

Shelters of Saratoga (SOS), homeless service providers and operator of Saratoga County’s Code Blue program, has hired Duane J. Vaughn as its new executive director.
Vaughn starts on Sept. 7.
He joins the SOS team with significant nonprofit leadership experience. He served as executive director for the Tri-County United Way for the last four years and was previously the executive director for 13 years of WAIT House, an emergency and transitional shelter program for homeless youth in Glens Falls.
With the WAIT House, he opened the emergency shelter program in December of 2003 and the transitional living program for homeless pregnant and parenting youth in July of 2010.
“We are confident that Duane’s leadership will help Shelters of Saratoga continue to expand and strengthen its mission of providing individuals with safe shelter, supportive services and sustainable strategies to end homelessness in the Greater Saratoga region,” said Peter Capozzola, board chair for Shelters of Saratoga. “Duane’s many talents, collaborative approach and wide-ranging experience will help us accelerate opportunities for long-term sustained housing for Saratoga Springs’ most vulnerable population. He’ll be an asset to the community, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him lead our organization.”

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Business Report: How Secure Is Your Business?

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Rob Shauger is director of sales and development at ConfiData.

By Rob Shauger
Most businesses these days are very aware of security threats and have policies in place to keep themselves protected. However, even with these policies in place, there are many seemingly-innocent documents that are often forgotten about that can leave your business open to security breaches.
Here are five documents you should be shredding, but probably aren’t:
1. Junk mail. While junk mail seems harmless, enough personal data is usually included for identity thieves to use against you. For example, names and addresses are inserted into pre-approved credit card applications. It would be all too easy for a person to send in these applications and use them for their own personal gain.
2. Photos. Photos of employees, customers, and suppliers may seem harmless, but thieves can use these photos to make up an identity. Combine this with any other personal information they may have collected from your business, and you could be in trouble. Keep your employees and customers safe by shredding these photos instead of tossing them into the garbage.

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Business Report: During Trying Times, Stop And Listen

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
James Marco, president of Saratoga Human Resources Solutions Inc.

By James Marco
One need not look far to find turmoil, conflict, anger, and in some cases aggression in today’s climate. We can blame it on a lot of things, the George Floyd incident, the coronavirus pandemic, or other reasons.
We hear about shaming, the “cancel culture,” conservatives, liberals, and so on. These issues are dividing friends, families, communities and workplaces.
Many companies have received negative press and have had employee backlash for not releasing a statement that they felt was appropriate for the current issues facing our society. Executives have been fired for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and igniting a firestorm on social media as a result. Companies don’t like the negative press and poof! Executive gone.
Have you ever been accused of something that you felt was untrue? How did you feel? Were you defensive, maybe a little angry?
All of this controversy has brought issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, racism to the forefront. But while controversy swirls and accusations fly, there seems to be one thing missing. Are we stopping, even for a moment, and listening?

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Pinnacle HR Relocates Offices While Helping Others Redo Space, Policies During COVID

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
A training room is part of the new office space for Pinnacle Human Resources.
Courtesy Pinnacle Human Resources

By Jill Nagy
Pinnacle Human Resources last month moved into new offices in Albany.
They now occupy the fourth floor of a co-working space at 418 Broadway called the Beahive. The new space reflects some of the requirements of operating in the midst of the COVID pandemic. The space is divided into two offices and an executive suite and has space that can be isolated by rolling dividers to create a training area.
Pinnacle serves companies in Saratoga and Warren counties. In all, the company has 23 employees, 20 of whom are HR professionals.
“We need space that is fluid and flexible,” said Rose Miller, company president. The desks are spaced 10 feet apart and each one is supplied with hand sanitizer and its own telephone.
“I don’t need an office that houses 23 people,” she said. Most of the work is done at clients’ sites and six desks in Albany are sufficient. A training area is something Miller has wanted for a long time and for the first time, she was able to create it.

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Saratoga National Bank Opens New Office In Latham, The 12th Branch For The Company

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Patricia Netoskie is branch manager for Saratoga National Bank’s new Latham office.
Courtesy Saratoga National Bank

Saratoga National Bank is expanding again with a new 3,000-square-foot office for business development and a new branch in Latham.
David DeMarco, bank CEO and president, said the bank is leasing an office at 11 Century Hill Drive as its Capital Region business development office.
The new space is bringing eight of its employees that had been working out of various branches together.
The centralization comes as the bank’s newest branch opens at 545 Troy Schenectady Road in the space formerly occupied by Panda Express. The branch is 2,200 square feet with a full lobby and five offices. It will be the 12th branch for the company.
DeMarco said the decision came along months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced Saratoga National’s employees to work remotely for months.
Patricia Netoskie was named as vice president and branch manager for its new Latham branch opening soon at 545 Troy Schenectady Road.
Netoskie will oversee operations and develop banking relationships for the new Latham office. She brings many years of previous financial services experience to Saratoga National, most recently in banking, and previously in the insurance and human resources industries.

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Developers Working On Expansion Of Sitwell Plaza in Malta; New Are Tenants On The Way

Posted onAugust 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Local developer and engineer Scott Lansing is partnering with the Jersen Construction Group of Waterford on an expansion of Sitwell Plaza, a mixed-use property off Route 9 in Malta.
©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Andrea Harwood Palmer
Local developer and engineer Scott Lansing is partnering with the Jersen Construction Group of Waterford on an expansion of Sitwell Plaza, a mixed-use property off Route 9 in Malta.
Sitwell Plaza is comprised of three buildings. Two are built and occupied by tenants. The expansion involves building a third—a 12,000-square-foot structure that is under construction.
Lansing, founder of Lansing Engineering in Malta, said he has a “great working relationship” with Dave and Ken Jersen. “We’ve been working together about 10 years or so now on other properties. They were and are integral to this project,” he said.

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