Annese & Associates moves into new locations in DeWitt, Utica

DeWITT — Information-technology firm Annese & Associates Inc. recently relocated its offices in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley.

The Clifton Park, New York–based firm moved its Syracuse–area office to 5000 Campuswood Drive in DeWitt. It had previously operated at 100 Elwood Davis Road in Salina, a location where its operations continued for about 20 years, according to Kara Rudy, director of marketing at Annese & Associates. She spoke with CNYBJ on June 30.

The company also started operations at 421 Broad St. in Utica in early May. That office had previously operated at 4781 State Route 5 West in Herkimer since the firm’s inception in 1970.

Annese & Associates is operating in the same Utica building as Bagg’s Square Café, says Rudy. The structure is located in the Utica neighborhood known as Bagg’s Square.

The company still owns the Herkimer structure that housed its original Mohawk Valley office, Rudy adds.

Annese sought the new locations for reasons that include facilitating company “growth,” says Rudy. “…growth that we’ve seen over the last couple years and we anticipate in the future as technology grows and changes.”

She also calls it a “cultural investment” for Annese employees to continue to have a place where they can “build relationships” with colleagues, partners, and customers as well as a “place to network.”

Annese & Associates leases its spaces in both DeWitt and Utica. The build-out in the DeWitt location, which combined two spaces, was incorporated into the firm’s lease.

Besides its Clifton Park headquarters and DeWitt and Utica locations, Annese operates offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Brewster in Putnam County, and Warwick in Orange County, according to its website.

The company describes itself as a “technology solutions integrator.”

Annese provides computer-network consulting and design services, implementation and training, remote managed services, and maintenance services, according to its website.

“We work with a lot of leading manufacturers and our job is to understand the customer’s environment and then build out and design solutions, incorporating actual products and services together,” Rudy says.

Annese & Associates has 140 full-time employees, including 29 in DeWitt and 11 in Utica.

The firm is working to fill between 10 and 20 open positions throughout the company. Many of the open positions are in “service-oriented roles” in what Annese refers to as “pre-sales.”

“A lot of design and consulting work in conjunction with our account-management team, as well as post sales for actual implementation, ongoing maintenance, and managed-services capabilities,” says Rudy.

The firm has customers in sectors that include health care, financial services, education, and government, according to Rudy.

Fairport–based Getsloff Design Group worked with Annese to devise a specific floor plan for each of its offices, including the DeWitt and Utica locations, she adds.

Company leadership
Four sisters own Annese & Associates, which is a certified New York woman-owned business enterprise, says Rudy.

They include Yvonne Annese LoRe, who also chairs the company’s board of directors; along with Andrea Annese Como, Michelle Annese, and Francine Annese Apy.

Ray Apy, the firm’s CEO, is married to Francine Annese Apy, according to Rudy.

All four sisters have an equal ownership share in the firm.

Their father, Frank Annese, launched the family-owned business in 1970. His four daughters assumed ownership of the firm in 2008, according to Rudy.

Annese is now retired but remains an adviser to the firm’s board of directors, she adds.

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