Evan Fallor
Evan Fallor covers county government, retail, education and tourism for the Westchester County Business Journal. He previously worked as a town reporter for the Republican-American (Waterbury, Ct.) and the News-Times (Danbury, Ct.). He holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Westchester Community College names new board chair
John Nonna, the former county legislator and founder of Club Fit health clubs in Jefferson Valley Briarcliff Manor, was named chair of the Westchester...
Restaurant capital of Westchester
By Evan Fallor
Evan@Westfairinc.com
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County app competition accepting submissions through Friday
The theme of this year's competition, which will kick off with a series of design and development workshops Feb. 26 at the Westchester County Center, is to develop apps that improve life for those 65 and older.
Iona awarded $2.5M grant for new dorm
The capital grant will go toward the construction of the planned North Avenue Residence Hall that will house 310 students this fall.
Yonkers Film Festival seeks entries for 2016 event
Officials said this week the Yonkers Film Festival has begun accepting entries for its 2016 event, which will be held for the fourth consecutive...
Manhattanville to launch adult-geared undergrad biz program
In response to the growing segment of adults joining the college student population, Manhattanville College's School of Business said this week it has launched...
Hudson River HealthCare awarded $2.05M grant
Hudson River HealthCare, the Peekskill-based community health provider that serves the region's medically underserved population, said Thursday it was recently awarded a $2.05 million...
Biz Council of Westchester announces Hall of Fame award winners
The Business Council of Westchester this week released the six winners of its annual Business Hall of Fame Awards dinner, which will be held April...
H Mart to open in former Pathmark space in Yonkers
H Mart, the Asian-American grocer, will open a supermarket at the now-shuttered former Pathmark location in Highridge Plaza in Yonkers, Brixmor Property Group Inc.,...
Jenkins seeks PLAs for all county construction projects over $250K
An economic development package recently introduced by the county Board of Legislators includes a series of bills that would ensure county construction projects are completed with a lower threshold for Project Labor Agreements as well as with the use of a contractor apprenticeship program.
Common Council postpones vote on FASNY
Despite a court order to do so, the White Plains Common Council did not vote Feb. 1 on an application to redevelop the former...
Orange County man pleads guilty in $400K investment scheme
An Orange County man who already pleaded guilty to charges of grand larceny in December again pleaded guilty to similar charges Tuesday stemming from...
Common Council postpones vote on FASNY project
Despite a court order to do so, the White Plains Common Council during its meeting on Monday did not vote on the French-American School of...
Fordham Westchester to launch Doctor of Education program
The 45-credit program emphasizes collaborative learning and is based on the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate model.