Westchester County Business Journal back issues from November 2005:
Lovin' from the oven: just hold the milk, eggs and nuts.( )(Divvies L.L.C)
Nov 07, 2005; ... Not every business starts out of blocks as being socially conscious. Sometimes there's a catalyst. Lori and Mark Sandler, of food company Divvies L.L.C., found it their youngest son, Benjamin. When was just days old, he exhibited the symptoms of food allergies asthma ...
Eminent domain bill faces a new county challenge: should affordable units be exempt from 2/3 vote?
Nov 07, 2005; ... Westchester lawmakers looking to curb the county's role in projects that use eminent domain are at odds with affordable-housing advocates on whether a proposed law to that effect should apply to county-funded below-market developments. The Westchester County Housing Opportunity ...
Still growing: Mount Kisco Medical Group merges with Dutchess women's health practice.
Nov 07, 2005; ... The largest medical group in the Hudson Valley just got bigger--adding 20,000 patients and expanding into Dutciwss County. Mount Kisco Medical Group (MKMG) last week merged with Poughkeepsie-based Riverside Women's Health Center. MKMG's patient base was more than 200,000 prior ...
Worth quoting.
Nov 07, 2005; ... "It's not government's job to choose one developer over another." ...
Final curtain? After shutdown, arts center mulls bankruptcy.
Nov 07, 2005; ... Charles Grodin will have to find another gig for Jan. 14, 2006, at 8 p.m. The actor-comedian had been scheduled to discuss the creative development process behind his play about a Fifth Avenue co-op board, "The Right Kind of People." Grodin was to speak following a ...
Three companies raise $50m in venture capital.
Nov 07, 2005; ... After Joel Pinsky ordered a clunky ultraviolet toothbrush sanitizer a few years back, he started thinking about how he could make something sleeker and better. That thinking, plus careful listening to the cabbies whose opinions he sought, led Pinsky to introduce his own ...
Officials approve $75m Ossining condo project.
Nov 07, 2005; ... Louis R. Cappelli realized an eight-year dream last week when Ossining village officials approved the $75 million Harbor Square development he plans to build with fellow Valhalla developer Martin Ginsburg. But opponents of Harbor Square, led by the Ossining Waterfront Alliance, ...
High-end mattress retailers poised for strong growth.
Nov 07, 2005; ... Mattress selling has become much more of a high-end business in recent years in a trend that retailers and industry observers expect to continue as the baby boom generation gets older. In Westchester County, Select Comfort stores are already in the Jefferson Valley mall and The ...
Starwood hotels generate power and savings with fuel cells.
Nov 07, 2005; ... Environmentally friendly fuel cells are beginning to show up in some pretty spiffy digs. During the past four years, nearly a dozen of the base-load power plants have been installed in Starwood hotels, most recently at the 1,750-room New York Sheraton in Manhattan this past summer. ...
Office equipment suppliers.(The List)
Nov 07, 2005 ... <Pre> The List OFFICE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES Name, address, Top local executive(s)Number of telephone number Contact personshowrooms/ Area code: 914 (unless E-mail addressoffices in otherwise noted)Year company ...
Do you have a long-term strategy yet?
Nov 07, 2005; ... Ten years ago, the big three carmakers had all but forgotten those painful Carter years when gas lines stretched around the block. Doom and gloomers were predicting that if we didn't get sensible about fuel consumption, there would be worldwide oil shortages and carbon fuel emissions could ...
Building banking relationships.(Ask Andi?)
Nov 07, 2005; ... Are the relationships that I have with my bank sufficient? Is there a way to improve those relationships? What are my options? Many times, I ask business owners if they have a bank plan. and I get a question in return: "What's that?" A well thought out ...
Business Web: a directory of Internet addresses.(Directory)
Nov 07, 2005 ... ACCOUNTING Accounting and Administrative Recruiting/Staffing Services The Execu | Search Group www.execu-search.com 914-653-9000 914-653-9001 (fax) Specilizing in full-time and temporary positions in Accounting/Finance, ...
Chappaqua crossing: as Reader's Digest condenses space, developers seek more tenants.(Reader's Digest Association Inc)
Nov 07, 2005; ... It's one of the most historic and attractive corporate campuses in the region and for the first time since it opened in 1939, office space at the 114-acre Reader's Digest headquarters in Chappaqua is being marketed for lease to tenant businesses. Now known as Chappaqua Crossing, ...
Former industrial site in Yonkers to be transformed into affordable senior housing.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005 ... City and state officials met last week with representatives of The Community Preservation Corp. (CPC), Saint Joseph's Medical Center and Cottage International Development Group to break ground for an exciting new project that will transform an abandoned industrial site into affordable ...
Hurricanes, oil spike drive construction costs sky-high.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005; ... While rising costs are really nothing new in the construction industry, over the past 18 months construction companies have found increases happening at a far faster rate and it looks like things are only going to get worse. Hurricane Katrina is one of the main culprits of the ...
Exec to speak on trends, opportunities in real estate.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Tim Jones, managing director and partner at Robert Martin Company L.L.C., will speak about "Trends and Opportunities in Real Estate Investment" at the Westchester Board of Realtors Commercial and Investment Division's monthly breakfast on Nov. 17, at 8 a.m. The talk will focus ...
Arbor Glen offers distinctive townhomes for local and communiting professionals.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Westchester's hottest residential property markets is setting the tone for luxurious yet affordable townhome living for professionals and families who are looking to take advantage of all that the New York City--White Plains--Stamford, Conn. corridor has to offer. Conveniently ...
Lenovo builds Olympic showcase in Purchase.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Lenovo, the giant Chinese information technology company that recently moved its world headquarters to Purchase, recently opened an Olympic-themed showcase to market its next-generation tech products to local business management customers. Some 60 key employees have moved into ...
New York housing sales reach record level.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Sales of existing single-family homes in New York state reached a record level for the month of September, marking the second consecutive month a record has been set, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR). The ...
Housing market cools despite record-high prices.(Focus: REAL ESTATE and CONSTRUCTION)
Nov 07, 2005; ... Third-quarter figures bear out what a consensus of residential real estate brokers told the Business Journal earlier this fall, that Westchester's housing market is cooling off where price and demand are concerned. True, the median price for a single family house in Westchester ...
Firm helps smaller suppliers do business with retail giants.
Nov 07, 2005; ... Brenda Toren started her business by walking into a CVS Pharmacy, picking up about 10 of their products and writing down the manufacturers' names. She then called each manufacturer, asking if they wanted to do business with her as "charter" customers paying just $20 a month. They all ...
Yonkers incubator greets first early stage businesses.(fastlane: A MONTHLY TECHNOLOGY FEATURE)
Nov 07, 2005; ... After more than a year of talking and planning, the first early stage companies are finally doing business at Pace University's Second Century Innovation and Ideas Corp. (SCI2) incubator in Yonkers. Another four companies are in the pipeline, undergoing "due diligence" reviews ...
Back to Vietnam: now Washington wants businesses to make exports, not war.(fastlane: A MONTHLY TECHNOLOGY FEATURE)
Nov 07, 2005; ... Mention Vietnam and many Americans still have painful images of a military stalemate and the domestic unrest that followed during the 1960s and early 1970s. Thirty years after the last choppers departed from the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, ...
New name, two awards for printing business.(fastlane: A MONTHLY TECHNOLOGY FEATURE)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Steven Spiro's Tracer Imaging L.L.C. of White Plains (FastLane, April4) has changed its named to Tracer Graphix to reflect its partnerhisp with Lithographix, a California-based company. Spiro announced the name change at The In-Store Marketing Institute's In-Store Marketing ...
Get educated!(BUSINESS BUILDER)(Calendar)
Nov 07, 2005 ... UPCOMING EVENTS: The Business Council of Westchester and HSBC Bank present "Books to Bank on Authors Series: Cutting edge sales and marketing strategies for your business success" Whether you're a non-profit, a "solo-preneur", or part of a multi-national corporation, ...
Get involved!(GET EDUCATED)(Calendar)
Nov 07, 2005 ... CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 9: Business After Business at Zanaro's, White Plains, NY, 5:00-7:00 pm November 15: Networking Roundtables at Antun's of Westchester, Elmsford, NY 7:30-9:00 am November 21: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Talks Business at the ...
Grades for Westchester's legislators sharply improve.(COUNCIL UPDATE)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Westchester's State legislators scored higher on The Business Council of New York State's (BCNYS) annual legislative report card than they did last year. The BCNYS released the report card, the "Vote for Jobs Index," which is designed to help citizens and business evaluate the voting ...
Advocacy action news.
Nov 07, 2005 ... The Business Council of Westchester has been actively involved on the following two proposals that will be on the ballot this month. X VOTE NO PROPOSAL ONE: THE RUNAWAY SPENDING AMENDMENT The Business Council of Westchester alerts its members to the ...
Senator Clinton talks business.
Nov 07, 2005 ... The Business Council of Westchester is pleased to announce that, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the guest speaker at the KeyBank Speaker Series on Monday, November 21 at the Hilton Rye Town. Registration for the luncheon will begin at 11:30 am. Senator Clinton will talk ...
Bankruptcies.(On the Record)
Nov 07, 2005 ... The following petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. Chapters 11 and 13 indicate that the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets. Manhattan ...
Court cases.(On the Record)
Nov 07, 2005 ... The following cases appear on the docket of the U.S. District Court for the County of Westchester in White Plains. State Supreme Court 55-57 Tuckahoe Holding Corp., Yonkers. Filed by Tuckahoe Contracting Corp. Attorney for plaintiff: Chiera and Associates, Yonkers ....
Pace University law School, White Plains, presented its 2005 Alumni Leadership Awards to the following individuals for their outstanding dedication to Pace Law School and extraordinary contributions to the legal community.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Pace University law School, White Plains, presented its 2005 Alumni Leadership Awards to the following individuals for their outstanding dedication to Pace Law School and extraordinary contributions to the legal community: David Boies of Armonk, chairman of the ...
Joseph J. Laquidara of Park Ridge. N,J.. senior vice president and chief mortgage officer at City & Suburban Federal Savings Bank, Yonkers, received the Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Joseph J. Laquidara of Park Ridge. N,J.. senior vice president and chief mortgage officer at City & Suburban Federal Savings ...
Kendal on Hudson, Sleepy Hollow. a new continuing-care retirement community developed by Kendall Corp., donated $30.000 to RockwoOd Hall State Park Preserve.(Credits, clients and Awards)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Kendal on Hudson, Sleepy Hollow. a new continuing-care retirement community developed ...
Support connection Inc., Yorktown Heights, a not-for-profit organization that provides support services to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Support Connection Inc., Yorktown Heights, a not-for-profit organization that provides support services to people ...
White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, was designated as a bariatric surgery center of excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
Nov 07, 2005 ... White Plains Hospital Center. White Plains. was designated as a bariatric surgery ...
Deeds.(On The Record)
Nov 07, 2005 ... $1 million or more Clard Corp., West Harrison. Seller: Mark McCooey, Rye. Property: in the vicinity of Forest Avenue, Rye. Amount: $1.59 million. Filed Oct. 17. Loewen Broadway Lofts L.L.C., Larchmont. Seller: 25 North Broadway L.L.C., Scarsdale. Property: in the ...
Foreclosures.(On The Record)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Harrison: 26 Garden Road. Defendant: James S. Falasca, et al. Plaintiff: GMAC Mortgage Corp, assignee of State Street Bank and Trust Co. Nov. 29 at 9:15 a.m. In the second-floor juror's lounge of the Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains ....
New business names.(On The Record)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Doing Business As Atlantic Investment Management Inc., d.b.a. AIM Aviation, 666 Fifth Ave., New York City 10103, c/o Alexander J. Roepers, president. Filed Sept. 8. Bilinguals Inc., d.b.a. Child and Parent Services, 60 Madison Ave., New York City 10010, do Robert ...
Fieldhome.(Newsmakers)(long-term care provider appointed John R. Abeam)(Brief Article)
Nov 07, 2005 ... John R, Abeam of Bronxville was appointed chief executive officer of Fieldhome, Cortlandt Manor. a not-for-profit, long-term care provider. Fieldhome operates Field Home-Holy Comforter, Yorktown, The Seabury at Fieldhome. Cortlant Manor, and The Early Learning Center at Fieldhome. Most ...
The Private Office Inc.(Newsmakers)(promotes Roxann McCullagh )(Brief Article)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Roxann McCullagh of New Rochelle was promoted to vice president and general manager of The Private Office Inc., a provider of offices and suites with locations in White Plains and Rye Brook. McCullagh joined the company formerly known as Five Winds Corp., in 2003 as general manager. Prior ...
Sleepy Hollow Bank.(Newsmakers)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Myron Marcus of White Plains was appointed business development officer at Sleepy Hollow Bank, based in White Plains. Since 1961, Marcus was a partner at the law ...
Club Fit.(Newsmakers)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Club Fit, a health and fitness club with locations in Briarcliff manor and Jefferson Valley, announced the following promotions. Terry Lanza of York-town was promoted to the newly created post on of director of member and community events. Since 2001, Lanza was membership ...
Hopewell Junction.(appointments)(Jefferson Valley club)(Brief Article)
Nov 07, 2005 ... James Stropoli of Hopewell Junction was promoted to the newly created position of executive director of sales and technology. Since 2001. Stropoli was general manager of the Jefferson Valley club. Prior to that, he was concurrently assistant general manager and membership director at the ...
Mental Health Association of Westchester County Inc.(Newsmakers)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Melinda Massoff of Pleasantville joined the Mental Health Association of Westchester County Inc., Elmsford, a not-for-profit organization that promotes mental health through advocacy, community education and treatment services, as child and family therapist. Most recently, Massoff was a ...
The National Conference of CPA Practitioners.(Newsmakers)
Nov 07, 2005 ... William G. Bostick, a partner at Bostick, Murphy & Company CPAs RC., Mount Kisco, a public accounting firm, was elected a vice president of The National Conference of CPA ...
The Volunteer Center of United Way.(Newsmakers)
Nov 07, 2005 ... The Volunteer Center of United Way, White Plains, a nonprofit volunteer placement and support agency, announced the appointment of the following individuals to its board of directors. Susan Taxin Baer of Scarsdale, an attorney with an office in White Plains, joined the board ....
On the agenda.(On The Record)(Calendar)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Thursday, Nov. 10 Public Relations Society of America chapter luncheon meeting, with James Lukaszewski speaking on how to be a trusted public relations advisor, noon to 2 p.m., Lucas Steakhouse, 35 Church St., Greenwich, Conn. $30 members: $35 nonmembers. For reservations. call Jackie ...
Patents.(On The Record)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Patents The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. Discriminative SOI with oxide holes underneath DC source/drain. Patent no. 6,958,516 issued to Robert C. Wong, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to International Business ...
Public notices.(On The Record)(Public Notice)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Thursday, Nov. 10 Rudolph Giuliani speaks, on the principles of leadership, 7 p.m. Iona College, Mulcahy Campus Events Center, 715 North Ave., New Rochelle "The Fantasticks" production, 8 p.m., Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck $30. Runs through Nov. 27 For ...
Houlihan Lawrence.(Real Estate Update)(appointment John N. Miale and Caryl Petersohn)(Brief Article)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Houlihan Lawrence announced the following appointments. John N. Miale of Yonkers joined the company's Mount Vernon office as a sales associate. Most recently, Miale was audit director at Orange Rockland Utilities, Pearl River. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and ...
Resource directory.(Directory)
Nov 07, 2005 ... air-supported structures AIR STRUCTURES AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1-800-AirBldg (247-2534) www.asati.com audio visual rental/sales EVERETT HALL ASSOCIATES, INC. 203 325-4328 Fax 203 ...
Professional directory.(Directory)
Nov 07, 2005 ... accountancy ACCOUNTEMPS Temporary Financial Staffing Stamford 203-324-3399 Fax: 203-351-9831 White Plains 914-682-8842 Fax: 914-287-0084 ADECCO Phone: 914-946-8570 Fax: 914-946-8595 ...
Legal notices.
Nov 07, 2005 ... STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, WESTCHESTER COUNTY In the Matter of the Foreclosure of Tax Liens by Proceeding In Rem pursuant to Article Eleven of the Real Property Tax Law by the City of New Rochelle The above-captioned proceeding is hereby commenced to enforce the ...
Chefs help Westhab cook up new revenues.(FLY ON THE WALL)
Nov 07, 2005 ... The soup aisle at D'Agostino's market in Rye Brook just got a little more crowded, with a new brand elbowing Campbell's and Lipton and Progresso for space on the shelves. Top Chefs Soup comes in six flavors, each based on a recipe from a local restaurant, hence the name. Peter ...
For Rosa Boone's offices, an extreme makeover.(Brief Article)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Rosa Boone, executive director of the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless, says her group has completed a $60,000 miniexpansion and extreme makeover of its White Plains offices without having to shell out the cash, thanks to the generosity of an interior designer/professional ...
Good deed.(disaster relief)(Brief Article)
Nov 07, 2005 ... Chappaqua-based Reader's Digest was among publishers that helped Michael Ronca, an Eagle Scout candidate from Peekskill's Boy Scout Troop 284, and Peekskills Emergency Management Office in rounding up 20,000 books, plus crayons ...
Farewell to Karen Burris Lennon, White Plains Hospital Center's capable associate vice president of marketing and public relations.(ON THE FLY ...)
Nov 07, 2005 ... FAREWELL to Karen Burris Lennon, White Plains Hospital Center's capable associate vice president of marketing and public relations. She's ...
Money-wasting pols need a pork-free diet.(Our View)
Nov 07, 2005 ... "Pork Fat Rules!" elicits cheers, laughs and hoots of audience approval when Emeril Lagasse shouts it out it on any of his Food Network TV shows. But where business owners and other taxpayers are concerned, pork has long ceased being amusing. From Washington to Albany to White ...
British reader's not sold on Eos.(Letter to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
Nov 07, 2005; ... I read with interest your article "Taxing for take off" which highlighted the details of the new EOS airlines luxury service to Stansted Airport-London, which is due to commence shortly. As you are no doubt aware, MAXjet will also be shortly commencing a similar (although ...
Robert Herbt: iron man.
Nov 07, 2005; ... Robert Herbt's story is not your classic 95-pound weakling who gets sand kicked in his face and then lifts then weights to beat up the local bully. Rather, it's about a skinny kid from Westchester who goes to lacrosse camp on Long Island and realizes he needs to get stronger if he's going ...
Taxing and spending the Westchester way: Peekskill's tax increases average 10 percent yearly.
Nov 07, 2005; ... What distinguishes the city of Peekskill from its siblings in Westchester County? Well, its budget, for one thing. Peekskill posted the highest budget increases among Westchester's five major municipalities since 2000, with an average yearly jump of nearly 10 percent. ...
Herbal remedy: exec bets rare fruit will tempt U.S. appetite for supplements.(Competitive Edge: LONGJIANG RIVER HEALTH PRODUCTS)
Nov 14, 2005; ... In the remote parts of southern China, near the Longjiang River, conditions are just right for the harvest of a vine fruit called luo hart kuo, an ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for more than 1,000 years that is now being introduced in the United States. ...
Class mom: business takes the pain out of school fund-raisers.
Nov 14, 2005; ... Parents have been known to shudder when their child comes home with a school fund-raising package that could entail selling anything from cookie dough to wrapping paper. Or maybe the school play needs advertisers for the playbill and parents are needed to go out and scare up ...