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Upstate Update: Battlelines Draws At Orange County IDA Over Amazon Warehouse; Lake Sebago Beach Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding; Poughkeepsie’s Wallace Campus Scores $110 Million For Affordable Housing
Orange County IDA Seeks Removal Of Its State-Appointed Monitor Over Veto Of Amazon Incentive Package; Lake Sebago Beach At Harriman State Park Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding 14 Years After Tropical Storm Irene’s Destruction; State Awards $110 Million In Housing Bonds & Subsidies For Wallace Campus In Poughkeepsie’s Innovation District
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Upstate Update: Battlelines Draws At Orange County IDA Over Amazon Warehouse; Lake Sebago Beach Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding; Poughkeepsie’s Wallace Campus Scores $110 Million For Affordable Housing
Orange County IDA Seeks Removal Of Its State-Appointed Monitor Over Veto Of Amazon Incentive Package; Lake Sebago Beach At Harriman State Park Finally Gets Reconstruction Funding 14 Years After Tropical Storm Irene’s Destruction; State Awards $110 Million In Housing Bonds & Subsidies For Wallace Campus In Poughkeepsie’s Innovation District
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What’s The Big Deal? Simcha Schwartz Acquires Two More Nyack Properties; Kennedy Center Mall Sold For $22.4 Million; Millers Pond Secures Predevelopment $21 Million Land Loan
Simcha Schwartz Acquired Two More Nyack Properties; Kennedy Center Mall Sold For $22.4 Million; Millers Pond Secures Predevelopment $21 Million Land Loan
What’s The Big Deal? Property Housing Otto’s in Piermont Sells For $3.1 Million; Thruway Plaza Commercial Condo Property Sold For $3.1 Million; Airmont Commercial Building Sells For $2.56 Million
Property Housing Otto’s in Piermont Sells For $3.1 Million; Thruway Plaza Commercial Condo Property Sold For $3.1 Million; Airmont Commercial Building Sells For $2.56 Million
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Lobbyists Sink the Packaging Reduction Act
Legislation Aimed To Minimize Packaging Material Waste, Overwhelmingly Supported By New Yorkers, Dies In New York Assembly
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