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Woodbury Common Turns its Back on $5 Million in Funding for New Train Station

October 17, 2019October 28, 2019rcbizjournal

Simon Property Group, owner of Woodbury Commons and the Shops at Nanuet, does not appear to be interested in the construction of a new train station at Woodbury Commons

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

October 16, 2019October 24, 2019rcbizjournal

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

GameStop Shutting Stores Worldwide

October 15, 2019October 23, 2019rcbizjournal

GameStop, the world’s largest game retailer, is closing 180 to 200 stores worldwide by 2020 but it is unclear how that might affect Rockland County’s three locations

Gen Zers Are Spending Less; Lowest Level Since 2011

October 14, 2019October 17, 2019rcbizjournal

Teenagers or Gen Xers are spending less as they worries about the economy become more potent

Spring Valley Marketplace Sold For $59.3 Million; Kosher Superstore Slated For Center

October 11, 2019October 22, 2019rcbizjournal

Rockland Developer Alexander Property Holdings has bought Spring Valley Marketplace for $59.3 million and the shopping center will allocate nearly 100,000 square feet to house a Bingo Wholesale,

Ramapo Reviews Jehovah Witnesses 242-Acre Project On Sterling Mine Road

October 11, 2019October 16, 2019rcbizjournal

The Town of Ramapo Planning Board is reviewing plans by the Jehovah Witnesses to build a 1.5 million square-audio-visual production center on land partly in Tuxedo but mostly on 242 acres in Ramapo.

Most New Yorkers Say Vaping Is A Serious Health Problem

October 10, 2019October 15, 2019rcbizjournal

Meanwhile, seventy-eight percent of New Yorkers think E-cigarette use and vaping is a somewhat (28 percent) or very (50 percent) serious public health problem according to a new Siena College Poll.

Rockland County Considers Styrofoam Ban

October 8, 2019October 14, 2019rcbizjournal

Rockland County Minority Leader Lon Hofstein wants the county to explore the benefits and drawbacks of banning the use of Styrofoam used for food services in the county.

Rockland’s Landscapers Pitch In At Dutch Gardens

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019rcbizjournal

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.

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Give Palisades Center Its Unused Space, Says Clarkstown Report

October 4, 2019October 11, 2019rcbizjournal

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.

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