Barnes & Noble Bought For $683 Million
The owner of U.K. bookseller Waterstones has agreed to buy Barnes & Noble for roughly $683 million, the companies said Friday.
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Revelation of Diesel-Powered Generator Stalls Suez Application
Angry Residents Continue To Push For Environmental Review By Tina Traster The Clarkstown Town Planning Board threw Suez a curveball at a public hearing Wednesday night after a last-minute discovery that the water company, which is seeking site plan approval to relocate its headquarters to Tilcon’s former offices at 162 Old Mill Road in West […]
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Rockland County Approves Green Energy Financing Program
Rockland County Legislature last night unanimously passed legislation enabling commercial property owners to finance clean-energy projects.
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Forever 21 Explores Options As Retail Sales Decline
Forever 21 is exploring restructuring options to shore up its liquidity as the fast-fashion giant struggles with its business. The company is in talks with private equity firm Apollo Global Management about raising debtor-in-possession funds to provide financing should it file for bankruptcy. The talks come as the apparel industry continues to struggle amid sweeping changes, […]
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J. Crew Closing 20 Stores
Retailers Continue To Feel Brunt Of E-Tail, Changing Shopping Habits J.Crew Group is moving forward with plans to close about 20 J.Crew and factory stores in 2019, adding to the net closure of 34 stores last year. There is a J. Crew store at the Shops of Nanuet but the company will not specify which […]
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Keep LinkedIn In Your Social Media Armor
Quite frequently I’m asked the question: Do I need to use LinkedIn anymore. The simple answer is yes.
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Jeremy Schulman Named Director Of Economic Development & Tourism
Rockland County Executive Ed Day has hired Jeremy Schulman, the former president and CEO of the Rockland Economic Development Corporation (REDC), will replace Lucy Redzeposki as the county’s Director of Economic Development and Tourism.
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Palisades Center Loses Federal Claims; Will Center Take Fight To State Court?
The owners of the Palisades Center have lost their claims based on federal law to lift restrictions that prevent the mall from expanding but have options moving forward including appealing the district court decision to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and/or they can also take their state law claims to Rockland County Court.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Closing Stores Nationwide
Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. plans to close up to 40 stores during fiscal 2019, after closing 29 locations last year.
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Restaurateur Proposes Food Trucks For Pearl River
Ficcarra at a town board meeting, asked the board to consider proposing and passing legislation that would permit food trucks on or near town property in the downtown
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