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‘Stop Fighting,’ Says Ed Day To Clarkstown and Palisades Center

February 8, 2019February 19, 2019rcbizjournal

Emphasizing the need to keep Rockland’s economic engines revved up and ready for competing challenges, County Executive Ed Day is strongly urging Clarkstown and the Palisades Center to work out their differences, and allow the mall to build out 250,000 square feet of fallow space.

Speed Bump On Nanuet’s TOD Progress?

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019rcbizjournal

The DOT has returned comments asking the town for additional traffic studies along state Route 59

Clarkstown Appoints Committee To Study Retail Hub

February 4, 2019February 6, 2019rcbizjournal

The Town of Clarkstown has formed a business and economic development advisory committee to work in conjunction with stimulating the Nanuet/Route 59 corridor and updating of the town’s comprehensive plan.

Elcik Named RC Director of Consumer Protection

January 31, 2019rcbizjournal

James Elcik, a former officer in the United States Marshals Service, has been named Rockland County’s Director of Consumer Protection.

Businesses Embrace Piermont Plastic Bag/Styrofoam Ban

January 29, 2019rcbizjournal

A new law banning plastic bags and Styrofoam containers is making Piermont’s business owners better environmental stewards, and encouraging other municipalities to follow suit.

Rockland County Hands Out More Than $200,000 In Grants To Support Tourism

January 22, 2019February 8, 2019rcbizjournal

Citing the success of using tourism to drive Rockland County’s economic engine at an afternoon ceremony today at the Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, the county today gifted 22 nonprofits with $211,000 in tourism grants. Partially funded by the state, I Love New York, an affiliate of New York’s Empire State Development, kicked in $62,650.

County Exec Reaches Agreement With CSEA

January 20, 2019rcbizjournal

County Executive Ed Day and County Attorney Thomas Humbach announced an agreement through the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) regarding a negotiated settlement with the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA).

County And CSEA Reach Agreement

January 19, 2019rcbizjournal

Rockland County and the Civil Service Employees Association have reached a settlement through the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).

Should Rockland’s Airbnbs Be Taxed and Regulated?

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019rcbizjournal

A recent New York City law intended to crack down on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites is gaining attention beyond the city as New York State and its counties debate how to handle the legalities and revenue collection of a growing industry popular with tourists.

A Marketing Campaign Put Nyack On The Regional Map

January 10, 2019rcbizjournal

In every sense of the word, a hamlet, a village or a town is an asset that has the potential to be marketed and promoted for tourism, which inadvertently converts some tourists to residents.

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