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Rockland County’s Fiscal Health Better; Clarkstown’s Declining

October 16, 2019October 24, 2019 rcbizjournal

Rockland County got an improved health checkup on the New York State Comptroller’s 2018 Fiscal Stress Monitoring System report.

Rockland’s Landscapers Pitch In At Dutch Gardens

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 rcbizjournal

The scene today at the Dutch Gardens aside the Rockland County Courthouse was a property owner’s fantasy: More than 40 gardeners were pulling weeds, cleaning flower beds, carting away brush, planting, and spreading mulch.

Business & Economic Development Advisory Report

Give Palisades Center Its Unused Space, Says Clarkstown Report

October 4, 2019October 11, 2019 rcbizjournal

The 10-page report, which is more a prescriptive than a specific road map, broadly touches on ways to enhance Clarkstown’s potential as a place to do business.

Ed Day Proposes $729 million Budget Under Tax Cap

October 2, 2019 rcbizjournal

Rockland County Executive Ed Day unveiled the proposed 2020 budget which stays under the New York State property tax cap.

New Yorkers Weigh In On License Plates, Election Consolidations, Cuomo and Trump

September 17, 2019 rcbizjournal

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s favorability and job performance ratings improved from all-time lows last month and his favorability rating is now back in positive territory.

CVS Pharmacy Still Tied Up In Court Over Proposed Route 303 Site

September 10, 2019September 26, 2019 rcbizjournal

The fate of a proposed CVS Pharmacy on Route 303 in Valley Cottage next to Lake Ridge Plaza could soon be determined by a Westchester court following more than three years of litigation that hinges on access to a right-of-way or “paper road” adjacent to the former Cefola oil change site.

Does Clarkstown Need To Hold A Referendum To Resolve Mall Impasse?

August 10, 2019August 20, 2019 rcbizjournal

In the upcoming report, several members of the economic committee are calling for Clarkstown’s leadership to find a way to allow the Palisades Center to expand its unoccupied fourth floor without the need for a public referendum.

Rockland’s Unassigned Fund Balance for 2018 In Good Shape

August 6, 2019 rcbizjournal

Rockland County has grown its Unassigned Fund Balance in the General Fund from $6.2 million in 2017 to just over $32 million in 2018,” according to the Marks Paneth Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Siena College Poll Says Majority Believe Cuomo Has Made NY Better Place In 9 Years As Governor

August 6, 2019August 15, 2019 rcbizjournal

By a 51-39 percent margin, New Yorkers say Andrew Cuomo has made New York a better place to live in his nine years as governor.

Gov. Signs Equal Pay Protection Law At Ticker-Tape Parade For U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

July 10, 2019July 29, 2019 rcbizjournal

Governor Cuomo today signed into law legislation that expands equal pay laws to prohibit unequal pay on the basis of a protected class for all substantially similar work, and forbids employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history

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