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Local Toy Stores Thrive Amid Pandemic’s Return To Board Games, Chess And Card Collecting

November 25, 2020December 3, 2020rcbizjournal

Coresight Research forecasts holiday toy sales are poised to grow 5 percent to 10 percent year over year in 2020.

More Online Shopping, Less Gathering, For New Yorkers This Holiday Season

November 23, 2020December 1, 2020rcbizjournal

Only 23 percent plan to shop locally on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday but nearly half will be shopping online on Cyber Monday this year

Irvington Arts Incubator Lets Artists Test Works On YouTube Channel

November 18, 2020November 29, 2020rcbizjournal

This summer, Irvington Theater in Westchester, which had been planning a fall debut of an arts incubator program for emerging works of art, sped up its launch with an online YOUTUBE forum for The Arts Incubator. Viewing is free and the works are on the YOUTUBE channel indefinitely.

Glow-In-The-Dark Mini Golf Newest Feature For Palisades Center

November 13, 2020November 19, 2020rcbizjournal

Space Adventure Glow in the Dark Mini Golf, the only 18-hole indoor miniature golf course in Rockland County, opened this week in a 7,000 square feet space on Level One next to H&M.

New City’s Challah Fairy Calls It A Day

November 11, 2020November 17, 2020rcbizjournal

On October 1st, she closed her bakery/café at 170 North Main Street in New City. Fischer said there was not enough support and patronage from the local community to keep the ovens fired up.

Piermont Village Bands Together To Keep Economy Chugging, Including Winter Holiday Bazaar

November 10, 2020November 16, 2020rcbizjournal

the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Winter Bazaar at Flywheel Park every Saturday and Sunday starting Thanksgiving weekend and running through Dec. 20.

‘Ride Round Rockland’ Brings New Blood To County

November 2, 2020November 9, 2020rcbizjournal

“Ride Round Rockland has done a lot to promote tourism here,” said Jeremy Schulman, Rockland County’s director of economic development and tourism. “The event brings cyclists from the entire region. It shows off Rockland’s beauty.”

Amazon Prime Day Hit $10.6 Billion In Sales, Analysts Say

October 22, 2020October 26, 2020rcbizjournal

Amazon held its annual Prime Day event nearly two weeks ago, but the company has not released overall sales. Nevertheless, analysts believe this year’s event saw sales rocket by 49 percent, hitting $10.6 billion.

Pandemic Slows But Has Not Stopped Lafayette Theater’s Efforts To Transform From Single-Screen Venue To Entertainment Venue

October 19, 2020October 27, 2020rcbizjournal

The pandemic has brought the Lafayette to a crossroads. Benmosche will move forward with plans to reinvent the entertainment space but will not open the theater for movies alone. Even when the ban on Rockland is lifted.

STAC Student Enrolls In Ossining Innovates! Incubator To Help Launch Ice Cream Company

October 11, 2020October 20, 2020rcbizjournal

Pandemic sends Daniel Dominguez back to kitchen for more R&D on his ice cream recipes and turned his attention to a Westchester incubator that mentors startup entrepreneurs Ossining Innovates!.

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