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Rockland Is Fastest Growing Suburban County For Business Growth In State

December 13, 2019December 19, 2019rcbizjournal

Rockland County in 2018 ranked third among New York’s 62 counties for the fastest pace of business growth, according to Smart Asset, a financial tech company that bases rankings on business growth, GDP, new building permits and federal funding.

Rough Ride For Retailers In 2019; Little Relief On Horizon

December 12, 2019December 17, 2019rcbizjournal

In 2019, more than 9,100 stores closed across the country, the highest number of any single year. Mall closures alone have reached 4,087 this year, a 140% increase year over year from the 1,696 closures in 2018,

Will Experiential Offerings Save Today’s Malls? American Dream Believes So

December 10, 2019December 16, 2019rcbizjournal

American Dream, new Jersey’s $5 billion, 3-million-square-foot American Dream entertainment and shopping complex in East Rutherford, is promising the kind of experience American consumers could only get if they take a trip to Dubai – a real-snow ski and snowboard center.

Hoteliers Are Hot On Rockland County

December 9, 2019December 19, 2019rcbizjournal

Hoteliers of all stripes are betting Rockland County’s business class needs more rooms and the outlook for tourism is robust. Slated to open in 2020, Element by Westin, a Marriott brand, and Holiday Inn Express at Thruway Plaza, will add more than 200 rooms to the Route 59 Corridor.

Dollar Stores Open More Than 1,000 Stores In Q3

December 5, 2019December 13, 2019rcbizjournal

Dollar General remains one of the fastest-growing retailers in America, attracting customers with rock-bottom prices on snacks and household goods. It’s so confident in that strategy that it plans to open 1,000 new stores in 2020.

Rockland’s First Fashion Week Gives Designers A Showcase

December 4, 2019December 12, 2019rcbizjournal

Rockland Fashion Week, a first-time venture in the county, draws to a close this Saturday with a fashion show and fundraiser at Kirkbride Hall, Stony Point at 6:30.

New York Employees Working At Least Six Hours Must Take a Lunch Break

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019rcbizjournal

Most employers (hopefully) know that New York requires employers to give meal periods to employees working 6 hours or more – but, did you know there are specific times of day during which meal periods must be taken?

National Developer Eyeing Nanuet TOD Site For 225 Units

December 3, 2019December 10, 2019rcbizjournal

A national developer is in talks with both a landowner and the Town of Clarkstown over building 225 housing units in the newly zoned “Transit Oriented Development” in Nanuet.