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Benjamin Moore Paint Seller Expands To Rockland

October 13, 2018November 6, 2018rcbizjournal

Wallauer Paint & Design, a 98-year-old, fourth-generation family business founded in New Rochelle, now counts 17 stores: 14 in Westchester, 2 in Putnam, and its first in Rockland.

Young Entrepreneur Putting Skills and Heart to Work

October 13, 2018October 13, 2018rcbizjournal

Jake Rosenberg, an Internet wunderkind who left school after 10th grade, believes the “greatest human crisis is untapped potential.” That is the adage he promotes to those who engage his digital marketing agency, hire him for professional coaching business, come to his networking events, and listen to his podcast, The Power Entrepreneur.

Rockland’s Empires are a Family Affair

October 12, 2018October 26, 2018rcbizjournal

Three family-owned Rockland legends – the Rands, Laganas and Beckerles – either have or expect to beat the odds. Their names and brands are well known for their products, services, philanthropy and participation in the county. Recently, three of these business moguls spoke at a Rockland Business Association “Construction, Real Estate and Development Council” meeting called “Family Business Powerhouses.”

Metro-North Replaces Haverstraw Ferry Dock

October 11, 2018rcbizjournal

Metro North Railroad, along with ferry operator NYWaterway, has replaced the aging, 20-year-old Haverstraw Ferry Dock with a smaller but safer, modern structure. Some 500 commuters use the ferry daily between Haverstraw and Ossining. Commuters connect with MetroNorth service in Ossining to trains headed south to Grand Central or north to Poughkeepsie. MTA officials said […]

Holiday Inn Express, and Other Retailers to Replace Thruway Plaza Strip

October 11, 2018October 4, 2021rcbizjournal

Plans are moving forward to demolish Thruway Plaza on Route 59 and replace it with a five-story, 123-room Holiday Inn Express.

Aldi Supermarket Planned For Former Pathmark Site In Nanuet

October 11, 2018rcbizjournal

An Aldi Supermarket, the German-based grocer that is expanding in the US, will open in the long-vacant site previously occupied by Pathmark in the Rockland Center at 43 E. Route 59, according to Royal Properties, the plaza’s real estate broker. The company, which is taking a portion of the former supermarket site, chose the location […]

Rockland’s Mattress Firm Stores Spared Bankruptcy Closing

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018rcbizjournal

Rest assured, Rockland’s two Mattress Firm locations have been spared in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that will close up to 700 stores nationwide. That may still changes as the company continues to close stores. After a major acquisition in recent years, the chain has 3.230 company-owned stores and another 125 franchised locations. It has […]

Food Truck Vendor Enjoys Being In The Driver’s Seat

October 10, 2018November 7, 2018rcbizjournal

Five Senses Food Truck is a Staple of the Haverstraws By Tina Traster Sometimes an accidental question puts you on an unexpected road. For Jason Quinones, that road is 56 West Broad Street in the Village of Haverstraw, where he parks his food truck five days a week. Four years ago, the 37-year-old Stony Point […]

Bob’s Discount Furniture Replaces Babies R Us

October 9, 2018October 11, 2018rcbizjournal

NANUET – Babies R Us shuttered its store in the Kohl’s Plaza on Route 59 in June, part of the nationwide closing of all Toys R Us and Babies R Us retail locations. Here’s what’s coming into that space, according to David Landes, principal of Royal Properties Inc., which represented the landlord, Juster Development. Bob’s Discount Furniture is moving from its Hutton Avenue […]

Seed Seller Spread His Wings

October 9, 2018October 20, 2018rcbizjournal

Scott Gunther, owner of the Paramus, New Jersey franchise Wild Birds Unlimited, has spent 12 years turning his enterprise into a successful destination for backyard bird hobbyists.

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