Two developers of the Yonkers waterfront have joined forces and plan to branch out into the rest of the county.

“We’re very excited about what’s going on in Yonkers and in Westchester as a whole,” said Allan Litt, president of the newly formed Metro Partnership.

CEO confident hospital can be saved
BY ALEX PHILIPPIDIS

A meeting with state health officials earlier this month has left the president and chief executive officer of Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry more hopeful than ever that the health-care provider can survive the death sentence recommended for it by the Berger Commission.

Developers seek Council TIF decision
BY ALEX PHILIPPIDIS

Developers behind the $3 billion-plus extreme makeover of downtown Yonkers and the city’s waterfront will have to wait longer than they had hoped for the City Council to decide whether to allow the state’s first-ever “tax increment financing” (TIF) plan to help pay for infrastructure improvements.

Event links mid-market companies, equity firms
BY ALEX PHILIPPIDIS

Private equity firms have made news in recent months by snapping up companies like Lillian Vernon Corp., radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc., Yankee Candle Co. and even the Minneapolis Star-Tribune daily newspaper. Yet growing middle-market businesses can also benefit from the capital and expertise such investors provide.

After two of its executives and two administrative employees were fired on Feb. 7, the Westchester chapter of the American Red Cross can expect a complete evaluation and overhaul of its operations, said Dianne Young, who is serving her first year as board chairperson of the White Plains-based organization.

As part of a $9.5 million expansion of its Flanzer Emergency Department, White Plains Hospital Center (WPHC) has received a $3 million gift from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation in Manhattan.

For Ginsburg the Hudson is like a string of pearls
BY ALEX PHILIPPIDIS

Her beauty has faded in spots, and she could use a good makeover.

But as she approaches 400 years since her discovery by the Dutch explorer whose name she still bears, the Hudson River shines in Martin Ginsburg’s eyes grandly enough for him to suggest it merits a celebration.

Indian casino hinges on OK from fed agency
BY BRYAN F. YURCAN

A final decision on the fate of a Sullivan County casino that would be operated by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe won’t come in the near future, according to the federal agency overseeing the process.

From Down Under to The Westchester
BY CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

After spending more than a decade cutting her teeth in the retail industry Down Under, Kim Wheatley will bring her expertise to The Westchester shopping center as its new manager.

Congress gears up to address raising emissions standards for cars
BY BRYAN F. YURCAN

Although it hasn’t been a hot topic in the early months of the 110th Congress, toughening fuel emissions standards for automobiles is an issue that will be raised by the Democratic-controlled Congress, advocates on both sides of the issue say.

New Rochelle friends to open Irish pub in city
BY CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

New Rochelle is already home to Italian, Mexican, Peruvian and Indian establishments, but thanks to two hometown businessmen the Queen City will be getting a taste of the Emerald Isle.