Category: Garage Member News

Our founder and CEO Tom Nardacci generously funded this project during the Coronavirus pandemic to give virtual access to one of Upstate New York’s most famous collections of art.

Our community manager Nicole touched base with Ashley Brown and Faye Jones, two local entrepreneurs working on their next big thing –Cookie Therapy. These ladies just became Garage members pre-pandemic for their photography and branding business, and then switched gears to start baking some of the most delicious and sought after cookies in the Capital Region shortly thereafter. Check out this…
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Our community manager Nicole took some time to catch up with Garage Member Sue Green, CEO of Paperkite and ask her some fun questions while she’s working from home. While we miss our in-person interactions in our space, it has been wonderful to see some familiar faces via video call and still find a way to make valuable connections. You…
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Elizabeth Burgos, owner and founder of Broom N Moppin’ Cleaning Services, is one of the Garage’s newest members. Elizabeth started her career in hospitality and sales as a regional sales director for hotels like Hilton, Marriot and Wyndham. After forming a close bond with some of the housekeepers on site at the hotels, she learned that many of the women…
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Michael Gardner, CTO and Co-Founder of IPPSEC, moved to Troy 7 years ago from Ohio to attend RPI. He chose RPI for it’s connections and proximity to major East Coast cities and nature, as well as career opportunities in the Capital District. He has since made a home in Troy for those same reasons. Not one for downtime, Michael is a creative force within The Garage community, bringing a love of music, theater, technology…
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We’re thrilled to congratulate our founder & CEO Tom Nardacci, who has been named to City & State’s “Political PR Power 50” list. Tom joins a distinguished group of Public Relations professionals from across the state. Read more about Tom and the other honorees here. Congratulations, Tom!

This morning we hosted Albany Can Code’s press conference announcing a $50,000 investment from Facebookto help expand it’s programs in the Capital Region and New York’s Hudson Valley. Albany Can Code has been a longtime member here at the Garage, and we are beyond proud of this incredible next step in their journey of providing web development training for women,…
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#GarageMemberHighlight: Mike Willemsen, The Vecino Group Mike is from Canada, played professional hockey and fell into the construction industry in the Troy area by accident. When he started his career in Troy 10 years ago as a general contractor, he was welcomed by an incredible community of people and the industry slowly became his passion. Mike has had an opportunity to work…
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The second Garage Talks event, Remaking a Gentrified City, addressed the complex phenomenon of gentrification and inequality in the American city. In city planning circles, gentrification is often tossed around as a dirty word. But what, exactly, does it mean? Is it possible to stimulate urban development that includes opportunities and housing for all incomes and all communities? And when…
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Three years ago we were welcomed on stage by the Startup Tech Valley community to talk about our crazy little idea of opening a coworking space in a dilapidated building in downtown Troy. Today, it’s a place where our brilliant, talented members make their own crazy ideas come to life every day. Tom Nardacci has worked tirelessly to create a startup…
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