NY State Seeking Food Trucks For Bridge Landings
You’ve got less than three weeks to compete for a spot for a food truck or farmer’s market stall at the foot of the Tappan Zee (Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge).
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Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect March 1st
The New York State Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Act takes effect on Sunday, March 1, 2020.
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Times Herald-Record Closes Printing Plant In Wallkill
Nearly 100 newspaper printing plant workers will lose their jobs before mid-May due to the closure of an Orange County plant.
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Visit Nyack Wins Big At County’s Annual Tourism Grants Ceremony
For the second year in a row, Visit Nyack, the nonprofit that drives tourism to Nyack and the county, took away the big prize during the county’s announcement of annual tourism grants
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At Home Set To Open Amid Crisis In Home Furnishings Category
At Home, the Plano, Texas-based home decor superstore retailer that will occupy the former Macy’s store in Nanuet, is set to open April 1st, according to a source close to the deal.
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Upstate CEO’s Grow More Pessimistic But Don’t Expect Recession in 2020
Business leaders across Upstate New York have grown more pessimistic about the state’s economy but more than half of CEOs for private and nonprofit companies polled do not believe the economy will slip into a recession between now and the end of 2020
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Palisades Center Conflict Must Be Resolved, Says Day In State Of The County Address
County Executive Ed Day used his bully pulpit during Thursday’s State of the County address at The Palisades Center to advocate for a resolution on the mall’s deadlocked efforts with the Town of Clarkstown to build out an unused portion of space on the fourth floor
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Funding Initiatives For Regional Economic Development Councils And Downtown Revitalization In 2021 Budget
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced funding for a tenth round Regional Economic Development Councils and a fifth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
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Regional Economy Sound But Slowing; Minimum Wage Increases Not Adversely Affecting Businesses
The go-go economy, seemingly unstoppable, is leveling off but not to the degree that it should cause jitters. And the regional economy of the Hudson Valley largely mirrors the national picture.
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DEADLOCKED! SUEZ AT IMPASSE OVER NEW FACILITY
For the second time in a row, the Clarkstown Planning Board on Wednesday delivered a three-three vote on whether Suez’s application to expand its new facility on the former Tilcon site in West Nyack deserves additional environmental scrutiny
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