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Plastic Bag Ban Passes; Popularly Supported Bill Moves To Ed Day

March 20, 2019March 22, 2019 rcbizjournal

The Rockland County Board of Legislators are sending County Executive Ed Day a bill that would limit the use of disposable single-use plastic carryout bags at businesses throughout the county.

Big-Time Attractions Landing In Orange and Sullivan Counties: What About Rockland?

March 7, 2019March 19, 2019 rcbizjournal

Sullivan County is on fire. Orange County is humming too. What lessons can Rockland County take from its northern neighbors’ playbook on stimulating economic development?

Urban Electric Power Seeks Early Adopters In Rockland For Battery Pack

March 4, 2019March 13, 2019 rcbizjournal

Urban Electric Power, a Rockland-based innovator, is testing as it rolls out a small rechargeable, environmentally-friendly battery pack that can power a house through a blackout as well as store usable energy sources.

Who Is The Entity That Bought The Time Hotel At Auction?

March 2, 2019March 24, 2019 rcbizjournal

Juniper Time LLC, a company affiliated with IMH Financial Corporation, successfully bid $18.5 at auction last week to buy The Time Hotel of Nyack. Who is IMH?

Piermont Entrepreneurs Take Control Of Outdoor Farmers’ Market

February 23, 2019March 13, 2019 rcbizjournal

The pair have convinced M&T in Piermont bank to sever its ties with Down To Earth, the company that for 14 years ran the outdoor Piermont Farmer’s Market in the bank’s parking lot and allow them to operate it instead.

Developer Wants To Site Starbucks Next To Remediated Former Factory In Nanuet

February 18, 2019March 13, 2019 rcbizjournal

A local developer is proposing to build a Starbucks on the corner of West Nyack Road and Route 304 in Nanuet

Is Suffern Getting A NJ-Based Coffee Roaster?

February 11, 2019March 8, 2019 rcbizjournal

A Montclair, New Jersey coffee roaster with a Sullivan County outpost, is considering opening a location in Suffern.

Airmont Eats Morphs Into Sloatsburg’s Happy Belly Kitchen

January 24, 2019January 25, 2019 rcbizjournal

The team of entrepreneurs who built the well-known Airmont Eats in Airmont have opened a fast-casual restaurant in Sloatsburg, and they intend to transform their original enterprise to reflect updated trends and demographics.

Rockland’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Open Next Week

January 22, 2019February 11, 2019 rcbizjournal

Remedy NY Will Sell Medical Cannabis On Route 304 In Bardonia By Tina Traster Remedy NY, Rockland County’s first marijuana medical dispensary, will open its doors on Route 304 in Bardonia on January 31st . Remedy NY is one of five stores Valley Agriceuticals of Wallkill, NY is opening to sell medical cannabis to patients […]

Downtown Revitalization On Track, Even If Train Service Is Poor

January 12, 2019January 20, 2019 rcbizjournal

A renewed interest in downtown revitalization around train hubs in Rockland County makes perfect sense.

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