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Designers Of Office Space Help Safely Get Employees Back Into Their Work Spaces

Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020
Lisa Boyle of the Boyle Group advises clients on how to reorganize their work space. ©2020 Saratoga Photographer.com

By Jill Nagy
As business owners prepare to re-open in a changed world, many are turning to office designers for guidance in meeting new requirements for minimizing the spread of COVID-19.
Dorothy Rogers-Bullis and her business drb Business Interiors in Saratoga Springs offers her own office as an example. Several employees are still working remotely. She encourages others to work in the office at alternate times. When clients arrive, they are asked to sign in and out, wear face masks and have their temperatures taken.
“People want to get back to work,” she said. “Some people work really well at home” but, in general, “not a lot of good work gets done at home.”
There are too many distractions. In addition, people working at home miss the connections, collaboration and creativity of a shared workplace.
Lisa Boyle of the Boyle Group in Ballston Spa advises clients on how to reorganize their work space.
For example, in an open office plan with everybody at eye level, desk and tables have to be moved apart, she said. Often, barriers are needed. The result is a reduced capacity.

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Business Report: Working From Home A Joy?

Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020
Mark Shaw, president and CEO of Stored Technology Solutions Inc. (StoredTech).

by mark shaw
As anyone with small children at home will tell you, this working at home thing is not all it is cracked up to be. Parents are now employees, educators, day care and much more.
This means more than ever we are relying on technology to get our work done. With everyone leaving the office and its technology security blanket, we are opening doors to cyber-attacks.
I know what you are thinking, another article about cyber security and how everything we are doing now is terrible. That is not really the case at all. The facts so far have proven that there has been no major spike in cyber crime, but that does not mean we should not consider some simple and easy ways to work at home safely.
There are several small steps you can do to protect yourself and your company’s data. If you are an employer, you can use this time to refresh what might be an outdated training program.
Consider a cyber-security training program. Even a technology firm like ours still does education for all our staff. OrbitalFire Cyber Security does a great job training, educating, and testing our staff to ensure we all know the basics in the ever-changing battlefield against the bad guys. First thing is always training. All the technology in the world cannot fix human error.

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NBT Bank Re-Opens Branch Office Lobbies With Health, Safety Protocols Now In Place

Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020
Customers visiting NBT lobbies, like this one in Saratoga Springs, are asked to follow new protocols. Office space was modified to help ensure customer and employee safety.
Courtesy NBT

NBT Bank has expanded its services to include full branch lobby access with the implementation of protocols to protect the safety of its employees and customers.
The bank had its lobbies closed for business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing ATMs, the internet and drive-through windows for services.
Appointments are no longer required for customers to visit a branch lobby.
“NBT has spent weeks developing a careful approach that both expands branch access and ensures that our employees, customers and communities remain safe,” said NBT Bank President of Retail Community Banking Joseph R. Stagliano. “Thoughtful consideration has included a market-by-market analysis of conditions, close coordination with local government and health officials and strict adherence to state and federal guidelines.”

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SUNY Empire State Has Its First Fully Online Degree Program In Security Studies

Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

SUNY Empire State College is implementing its first fully online, accredited bachelor of science degree program in security studies to help meet the growing need for modern security experts in high-demand positions in homeland security, emergency management, disaster relief, and law enforcement in the U.S. and around the world.
Officials said the program can be completed entirely online, providing students with flexibility and convenience to earn their degree around the demands of their busy lives, as well as face to face at SUNY Empire campuses and learning hubs across the state.
The program was approved by the state Education Department earlier this month.
SUNY Empire’s program will prepare students for careers in security policy, emergency management, and criminal justice in the private and public sectors, examining complex global security issues through the perspectives of the social sciences, legal studies, and international relations. It will examine issues of homeland security, terrorism, privacy, and law enforcement policy and practice to prepare well-rounded leaders in these fields.

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Two Area Financial Experts Join Forces In A Clifton Park Office And In New York City

Posted onJuly 3, 2019July 10, 2019
Pamela D. Wickes, CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV, of Wickes Forensic Accounting & Consulting LLC.
Courtesy Wiskces Forensic Accounting & Consulting LLC

Seasoned financial experts, Pamela D. Wickes, CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV, and Scott DeMarco, MBA, CBA, CVA, CDFA, CPVA, have joined forces with an affiliate partnership.
Their businesses, Wickes Forensic Accounting & Consulting LLC and Equitable Value LLC, are now together at a new location in Clifton Park, in addition to operating in New York City.
“During the last four years, there have been times when clients have retained Pam and I separately to work on different aspects of the client’s case,” DeMarco said. “In those situations, Pam does the financial investigation to address various allegations/concerns and then I perform the valuation work.
“Due to the synergies of our practices, it was a smart move to bring our teams together. Doing so makes it easier for our clients to hire us [under one agreement, instead of two] and simpler for us all to communicate and share case information.”
Wickes and DeMarco are financial experts that, for the most part, focus on different niche practice areas. DeMarco is concentrated in business valuations for litigated matters. Equitable Value also provides value-related services for acquisitions, transition planning and more.

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StoredTech Expands Its Home Office Space; Owner Expects 40 Percent Growth In 2019

Posted onJuly 3, 2019July 10, 2019
StoredTech (Stored Technology Solutions) recently expanded its headquarters at 543 Queensbury Ave. in Queensbury. It now consists of 20,000 square feet of space.
Courtesy StoredTech

By Christine Graf
StoredTech (Stored Technology Solutions) recently expanded its headquarters at 543 Queensbury Ave. in Queensbury. The company leases the space and expanded into an area vacated by a previous tenant.
According to president Mark Shaw, the expansion was precipitated by the company’s exponential growth.

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Business Report: Pets In The Workplace

Posted onJuly 3, 2019July 10, 2019
Rose Miller is president of Pinnacle Human Resources LLC.

By Rose Miller
While in Pennsylvania on business, my husband and I stayed at a “pet friendly” hotel. Second day in, my husband commented that he feels his life has gone to the dogs because we found ourselves eating and sleeping with dogs.
Instead of waking to a crying baby, we awoke to a whining and barking dog needing to be let out. There is a pervasive trend in American society to place the same importance on pets as they do for a human family member. In fact, we hear people instantly complain when young children are in the room, yet there seems to be a greater tolerance for animals.
There is a growing demand for pet-friendly policies in today’s workplace. Companies are dealing with mandated leaves for family caregivers and “pet parents” desire the same type of leaves for their pet responsibilities. A study conducted by the American Pet Products Associations found that 17 percent of employers had pet-friendly policies.

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Business Report: Office Space Design Tips

Posted onJuly 3, 2019July 17, 2019
Dorothy Rogers-Bullis is owner and president of drb Business Interiors in Saratoga Springs.

By Dorothy Rogers-Bullis
Your business’s physical space says a lot about you, speaking volumes about your company culture and priorities. If you strive to attract and retain top talent within your organization, you must ensure your workplace is designed to meet those employees’ needs—offering an attractive, ergonomic, efficient space that is tailored to each person’s job function and personal work style.
If you are interested in updating your workspace, but you don’t know where to begin, here are a few of the top new trends we are seeing in the office design industry.
Standing to work
With more research coming out about the health issues associated with prolonged sitting—from neck and back problems to higher rates of obesity—the sit-to-stand desk is a top trend in the workplace. These adjustable-height work surfaces offer the flexibility to perform work in either a sitting or standing position, improving ergonomics.

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Experts: The Biggest Concern For IT Systems Continues To Be Dealing With Security Issues

Posted onJuly 5, 2018July 6, 2018
Mark Shaw, president and CEO of Stored Technology Solutions Inc. (StoredTech).

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.”

While agreeing that security should be a business owner’s “first and foremost” concern, Dan Bardin, CEO of Tech-II Business Services in Saratoga Springs, emphasized the importance of businesses having a recovery plan and making sure that it works. Computer systems are vulnerable to disasters ranging from hackers and scammers to fires and floods, he said, but with a consistent and reliable backup system, they can recover.

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Co-Working Spaces Are Experiencing Growth Across The Nation And Through The Region

Posted onJuly 5, 2018July 6, 2018
A business woman works at the new Saratoga CoWorks office on Broadway.
Courtesy Saratoga CoWorks

By Maureen Werther

According to the 2018 Global Co-working 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.

According to Global Co-working Survey, “The expansion plans are based on overall optimistic estimations that haven’t changed compared to the previous year. Four out of five co-working spaces expect member numbers to grow, and almost as many expect higher profits. Overall, more operators of co-working spaces are optimistic about the future.”

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