Economic Development
State must cap property taxes
If a property tax cap is imposed in New York state, it will create an imperative to force state legislators to...
County restores funds for Mount Vernon project
Westchester County legislators approved previously withheld housing funds for a downtown Mount Vernon development.
State funds Mount Vernon study
Mount Vernon will use a $435,000 state brownfields grant to study potential redevelopment and clean-up of an industrial area in the...
Blueprint to boost business
The Westchester County Association launches a multimillion-dollar, multiyear campaign to market the county to businesses.
Swan song for Sing Sing?
Gov. Cuomo has been asked to close and sell Sing Sing prison to free up waterfront development in Ossining.
Making a medical corridor
Multiple projects improve East Post Road neighborhood.
Retail shows signs of strength
Westchester County’s retail sector, paced by several recent large store openings in White Plains, has been more active than most expected...
Yorktown project temporarily out of gas
A Costco Wholesale development is stalled in Yorktown by a legal fight between real estate partners.
Putnam developer runs to daylight
Big plans are aired at realty meeting.
In brief
News and notes from around Westchester County and New York.
Women advance as economic drivers
New York is No. 3 in the nation for women-owned businesses, report indicates.
Report: Tarrytown loses out in Bayer bid
Bayer reportedly rejected Tarrytown as a site for a new U.S. headquarters, and is phasing out its operations there.
On Earth Day, brownfields bill sprouts anew
The developer of Steelpointe says the state’s brownfields policy could scare off an anchor tenant.
Where New York companies can thrive? Pavia has yet to deliver on major relocation
A year after hinting at Stamford drawing a major company from New York, Mayor Mike Pavia has yet to deliver.
New IDA head knows New York
A former state official takes a new job at the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency.
