Infusing Art Into Our Coworking Spaces

Let me preface this by saying, I don’t have any artistic abilities. I grew up with no exposure to art. And it wasn’t until I moved to Washington, DC after college that I discovered art. As a young, single, 23-year old staffer working on Capitol Hill I started to visit museums in our nation’s capital on weekends. I didn’t know anyone when I first moved to D.C. and weekend hours were generous. Riding my bike around town, visiting historic sites, and touring museums was a good way to fill long stretches of time. Also, I quickly found out that all…

The pandemic has forced a hard look at the way we work and where we work. And, more and more people are struggling with the hard decisions in front of them.

In the days and months after 9/11, there were far fewer people who believed that anyone would ever work again in lower Manhattan then believed it would become a neighborhood that would not only recover and revitalize, but expand exponentially.

In 2019, private sector employment in lower Manhattan surpassed 251,334. The milestone was important because it was the first time the number had surpassed the 247,938 jobs downtown in…

By Tom Nardacci

• Tom Nardacci is the founder of the Troy Innovation Garage

One of the most memorable conversations I had with my grandfather was when I went to his grocery store to talk to him about a high school research assignment I was doing on The New Deal.

Although kind-hearted and giving, my grandfather wasn’t easy to talk to or connect with. His life was hard; he was a first-generation American who grew up in the Great Depression and witnessed firsthand the horror of war at Pearl Harbor. He became a butcher and built a good life to support…

Westwey Club Will Open in Summer 2020

Aurelius Coworks’ third coworking community will occupy the entire 11th floor of the iconic Turks Head Building in downtown Providence

TROY, NY — Aurelius Coworks, a socially-responsible development company based in Troy, New York, today announced its first out-of-state coworking community project to be established in Providence, Rhode Island: Westwey Club. Final designs are being drawn for the new coworking and flexible office space, with an expected opening in Summer 2020.

Westwey Club, located on the 11th floor of the Turks Head Building in downtown Providence, will be a coworking community focused on supporting the creative economy, startup tech, small…

WeWork wasn’t wrong. They lost their mojo. And, the world is filled with companies who have done the same thing, then bounced back. From Microsoft to Sears, we have story after story of original and innovative companies that lost their way. And, for every Sears that vanishes to memory, there’s a Microsoft that bounces back.

I read WeWork’s S-1 and viewed it less through the lens of an IPO investor and more as someone who has visited close to 100 shared workspaces, incubators and accelerators around the country. The truth is that WeWork changed dramatically in the past five years…

2019–2020 Season Titled Garage Talks Will Bring Nationally-Recognized Experts to the Capital Region to Explore Urban Waterfronts, Climate Change, Design, Public Art, Gentrification and Community

Companion ‘Future of Small Cities’ Podcast to be Produced by Aurelius Coworks Owner Tom Nardacci

Troy-based Velan Studios signs publishing deal with EA Partners

“After 28 years of making games, I realized I was doing it wrong,” Velan Studios CEO and co-founder Karthik Bala told GamesIndustry.biz. “What I realized was that we were missing a phase prior to pre-production. A true discovery phrase to find the magic, to find the fun; a phase to really prove or disprove concepts. It needs to be a very failure embracing process, where you’re iterating and seeing what works and being very divergent and lateral thinking in terms of approach.”

The Capital Region of New York State, centered around…

Coworking in New York’s State Capitol

In January we held the grand opening for our second coworking community in New York’s Capital Region — Bull Moose Club. The 518 boasts a stable economy due to a concentration of jobs in the government, health care and education sectors, bolstered by a growing creative and tech sector. Our Troy Innovation Garage project located just a few miles north from the State Capitol in the revitalizing downtown of Troy, NY. Troy is home to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and about 50,000 people. Downtown is one of the most walkable in all of America…