Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
IBM Investing $2 Billion In New York For Artificial Intelligence Research IBM Investing $2 Billion In New York For Artificial Intelligence Research
IBM Investing $2 Billion In New York For Artificial Intelligence Research IBM is making a big investment in its future in New York. The Westchester-based company announced that it will be teaming with SUNY Polytechnic Institute to create a new “hardware lab” in Albany as part of a $2 billion pledge by the company to spread its footprint in New York. The AI Hardware Center at SUNY Poly will be established for artificial intelligence-focused computer chip research, development, prototyping, testing and simulation. Once established, officials said “the AI Hardware Center will be the nucleus of a new ecosystem of research and commercial partners, and further solidify…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
Business
Stamford-Based ISG Names New Canaan's Lavieri As Vice Chairman Stamford-Based ISG Names New Canaan's Lavieri As Vice Chairman
Stamford-Based ISG Names New Canaan's Lavieri As Vice Chairman Longtime New Canaan resident Todd D. Lavieri was named to the additional post of vice chairman at Stamford-based Information Services Group (ISG), a global technology research and advisory firm. Lavieri, currently partner and president of ISG Americas and Asia Pacific, retains responsibility for the two regions. In his expanded role, he will work closely with Chairman and CEO Michael P. Connors and other members of the firm’s executive leadership team on corporate strategy and governance matters. "I am pleased to recognize Todd for his terrific first four years with our firm and as a p…

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by Daily Voice
Briarcliff, NY
Police & Fire
Tree Blocking Route 120 Tops North Castle Police Blotter Tree Blocking Route 120 Tops North Castle Police Blotter
Tree Blocking Route 120 Tops North Castle Police Blotter A North Castle Police Officer came to the rescue of multiple motorists, moving a tree trunk that had been blocking Route 120. A member of the Westchester County Police Department reported to the North Castle Police Department shortly before 1 p.m. on Aug. 3 that there was a piece of a large tree in the roadway, near IBM and Swiss Re, blocking the roadway to motorists attempting to drive through the area. An officer from the North Castle Police Department was dispatched to the location, and was able to move the large, rotted tree trunk that was laying across the road onto the side. He then w…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Driver In Fatal Fiery Westchester Crash Charged With DWI Driver In Fatal Fiery Westchester Crash Charged With DWI
Driver In Fatal Fiery Westchester Crash Charged With DWI A New Rochelle man has been charged with DWI in the fatal crash that killed his passenger on Saturday. Alan Roth, 63, who was also injured in the crash, was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated, said New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa.  The crash occurred around 10 p.m. Saturday on Pinebrook Boulevard, a residential street just east of New Rochelle High School. New Rochelle resident Robert Hopkins, 49, who was in the passenger's seat, was killed. The crash brought down power lines onto the vehicle causing it to burst into flames. Costa said the crash is under i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Fiery Westchester One-Car Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Fiery Westchester One-Car Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Fiery Westchester One-Car Crash A New Rochelle man who died in a fiery car crash over the weekend has been identified. Robert Hopkins, 49, a passenger in a car that hit a utility pole and caught fire around 10 p.m. Saturday on Pinebrook Boulevard, died at the scene. Hopkins, who attended Archbishop Stepinac High School and Iona College, worked as a vice president and senior project executive for American Express and IBM. He also was an avid golfer, and wine connoisseur who loved to entertain. He is survived by his wife, Una; children, R. Connor and Caitlyn; mother, Joan Hopkins; siblings, Rich, Peg, Jim, Ed, Bill and Gen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Lifestyle
Westchester Man Named President, CEO Of 2022 Special Olympics USA Games Westchester Man Named President, CEO Of 2022 Special Olympics USA Games
Westchester Man Named President, CEO Of 2022 Special Olympics USA Games A finance and technology expert from Port Chester has been named president and chief executive officer for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.  Special Olympics Florida and Special Olympics North America announced they proudly hired Dzaluk to head the USA Games in Orlando from June 5 through June 10 in 2022.  In this role, Dzaluk will oversee a team that will help showcase the power and joy of sports for athletes with intellectual disabilities through the largest humanitarian event in Florida’s history. Prior to this endeavor, Dzaluk served as the chief financial officer of AA Metals, whe…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Business
New Lawsuit Links IBM’s ‘Millennial’ Reinvention To Age Bias New Lawsuit Links IBM’s ‘Millennial’ Reinvention To Age Bias
New Lawsuit Links IBM’s ‘Millennial’ Reinvention To Age Bias After another round of company-wide layoffs this spring, IBM is being sued in federal court for age discrimination, according to multiple reports.A lawsuit filed against the Armonk-based IBM by Jonathan Langley, 60, of Texas claims that in the international company's push to hire millennials and make money, the company let go of more experienced but costlier "gray-hairs." Millennials are defined as the generation born after 1980. According to this lawsuit, Langley was fired last June as director of sales in IBM’s Hybrid Cloud business unit, based out of Austin. According to a ProP…

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by Jon Craig
Armonk, NY
Real Estate
Prime Vacant Office Space Soars To 62 Percent In Northern Westchester Prime Vacant Office Space Soars To 62 Percent In Northern Westchester
Prime Vacant Office Space Soars To 62 Percent In Northern Westchester According to the latest quarterly report by JLL, the vacancy rate for office space has hit 62 percent in Northern Westchester, more than three times higher than submarkets in southern Westchester, which have a combined vacancy rate of approximately 20 percent.  JLL's research from the third quarter of 2017 also founds rents are down in general and that countywide, the vacancy rate is nearing 25 percent -- nearly five percent higher than 2013.  It remains to be seen whether the IBM and Pepsi campuses in Somers will have futures as multi-tenant offices, the JLL report said. Average asking re…

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by Jon Craig
Yorktown, NY
Lifestyle
Yorktown 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls Yorktown 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls
Yorktown 16-Year-Old Is Changing Perceptions About Girls Jothi Ramaswamy was having dinner on a school night, halfway through the 2015 school year when a conversation with her brother left her even hungrier. Her brother, Akshay, happened to mention that out of the 33 students in his C++ class—a computer science language—none were girls. Ramaswamy, a Yorktown resident, had been interested in computer science since sixth grade, but hearing something like that flustered her. She decided to research why but discovered the void wasn’t just present in his class, it was the entire Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. After doi…

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by James Miranda
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Westchester-Based IBM Denies Reports Of Redeploying Some Staffers Westchester-Based IBM Denies Reports Of Redeploying Some Staffers
Westchester-Based IBM Denies Reports Of Redeploying Some Staffers IBM, which is headquartered in the Hudson Valley, is pushing back on reports it plans to reassign 30 percent of its Global Technology Services staff through attrition. The Armonk-based company said the report, which said the company hired a consulting firm to help with the strategy, was not accurate and they don't comment on speculation, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The company, which is headquartered in Armonk, saw revenue decline .4 percent in its latest quarterly report, the 22nd consecutive quarter of year over year declines. Profits fell 4.5 percent to $2.73 billion.

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by Sam Barron
Armonk, NY
Business
Westchester-Based IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Exceed Estimates Westchester-Based IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Exceed Estimates
Westchester-Based IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Exceed Estimates ARMONK, N.Y. -- The fourth quarter was a good one for IBM, which is headquartered in Armonk. The company announced revenue of $22.5 billion, an increase of 4 percent. The revenue beat investor expectations. The company earned about $5.18 per share, also beating investor expectations.  The company earned $36.5 billion in revenue in full-year strategic imperatives, an increase of 11 percent. Fourth quarter strategic imperatives revenues increased 17 percent. IBM earned $17 billion in full-year cloud revenue, an increase of 24 percent from last year.  "During 2017, we strengthened our p…

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by Sam Barron
Poughkeepsie, NY
Business
Sloop Brewery Moves To East Fishkill Sloop Brewery Moves To East Fishkill
Sloop Brewery Moves To East Fishkill EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- The Sloop Brewing Company is coming home. Sloop announced it is expanding and relocating their brewery to the former IBM campus in East Fishkill. The company said the 26,000 square foot facility will allow them to greatly increase production and expand their footprint in the area. The new tasting room will feature local beer, foods from across New York State, event space, and live music with room for over 300 people “The new brewery will allow us to increase production and still focus on our beer with the same love and care as always,” said Justin Taylor, Sloop’s bre…

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by Sam Barron