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State Law Makes Contractors Liable For Subcontractors’ Unpaid Wages

September 8, 2021September 15, 2021rcbizjournal

New York State has passed legislation that shifts liability to general contractors for wage theft cases on private construction projects.

Airbnb Hosts In Rockland, Hudson Valley, Thrive In COVID Era

September 7, 2021September 14, 2021rcbizjournal

Nyack Hosts Says Airbnb Became A Economic Lifeline For Survival During Pandemic

Rockland County Courts Becoming Hub For “Usury” Cases Originating Beyond The State

September 6, 2021September 13, 2021rcbizjournal

Rockland and Orange Counties have become popular venues for these finance companies in short-term receivables contracts.

Rockland Barbershops Offer Free Haircut And A Book To Promote Literacy Among Young Men Of Color

September 2, 2021September 12, 2021rcbizjournal

Riobe-Taylor, who is president of For Our Kids NY INC, a nonprofit that promotes supplemental education, as well as the mother of three tweens, has organized Jack of Fades, a pre-school event that combines reading, a free barbershop haircut, and yes, video games.

Clarkstown Planning Board Greenlights Schimpf Farm, New City Library Proposes Addition, Briefs

September 1, 2021September 8, 2021rcbizjournal

Clarkstown Planning Board Greenlights Schimpf Farm, New City Library Proposed Building Addition, Briefs

Warby Parker Files To Go Public On New York Stock Exchange

August 30, 2021September 7, 2021rcbizjournal

The Sloatsburg-based eyewear company Warby Parker has filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public via direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “WRBY.”

Local Non Profits Sue West Nyack Concrete Company Over Violating Clean Water Act

August 29, 2021September 6, 2021rcbizjournal

Rockland County’s New City Neighborhood Association and the New Jersey-based Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc. have accused Rockland Transit Mix Inc. of violating the federal Clean Water Act in a complaint filed Aug. 17 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

Clarkstown & Valley Cottage Homeowner On West Hook Mountain Reach A Settlement That Includes Tree Replacement

August 24, 2021August 30, 2021rcbizjournal

The Town of Clarkstown and a Valley Cottage resident who built an illegal addition and allegedly cut down a swath of trees on town land have agreed on a settlement to resolve legal issues that have been both before the town court for several months, as well as allegations that are beyond the court’s jurisdiction.

ACOR Artists Featured In Palisades Center, Toys “R” Us At Macy’s, Briefs

August 23, 2021August 31, 2021rcbizjournal

Palisades Center And Arts Council Of Rockland Partner To Feature Local Artists; Macy’s To Put Toys “R” Us Shops Under Its Roof

222 Medical Plaza In Airmont Is Desirable Digs For Medical Practitioners, Mt. Sinai

August 19, 2021rcbizjournal

In 2013, Renova Equities of Suffern bought 222 Route 59, a run-down commercial building in Airmont. The $6 million purchase that has been rebranded 222 Medical Plaza, was the real estate company’s first commercial foray into Rockland County, adding to a portfolio of commercial and residential properties in New York and New Jersey.

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