Ossining scraps 50s-era zoning
Out with the industrial; in with the ‘resident-friendly’
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

As the village of Ossining works on updating its comprehensive plan for the first time in nearly five decades, a consensus of how residents want to see the village grow is beginning to emerge.

Ossining recently sent out a questionnaire via mail seeking resident input on the zoning plan and received “a very large number” of responses, according to Mayor William Hanauer.

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Immigration policy bashed
Current system confusing, even dangerous
By LYNN WOODS

The mired status quo of U.S. immigration policy is aggravating a work-force crisis that could seriously undermine the U.S. economy.

One company’s trash is this company’s treasure
Conn-based recycler expands into county
By JOHN GOLDEN

Looking to relieve metropolitan New York businesses of their aged computers and printers, extinguished fluorescent bulbs, dead batteries and other potentially hazardous materials, an expanding Connecticut company will open an electronics recycling facility next month in Mount Vernon.

Disability fails to slow the wheels of progress
By CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

It takes a certain type of person to be able to create something positive out of something negative.

Restaurants pay up after they ignored time clock
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

A company running two Hudson Valley restaurants agreed to pay its employees almost $53,000 in back wages and interest to settle a U.S. Labor Department lawsuit.

State games should swell business coffers
A hoped-for ‘shot in the arm’ from 25,000 visitors
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Westchester County could reap a $15 million to $20 million short-term economic windfall during the five days the Empire State Games are held here, County Executive Andrew Spano said.

Visant buys VSI’s slide business
By ALEXANDER SOULE

Visant Corp. has acquired Visual Systems Inc., which sells overhead transparency slides and plastic book covers.

Mount Vernon, 96 percent developed, retrofits to grow
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Mount Vernon has little room for new development and must continue to take advantage of redevelopment opportunities, according to a panel of real estate experts speaking at a forum last week.

Pro Tile celebrates a decade
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Mount Vernon-based Pro Tile Distributors celebrated two milestones recently: 10 years in business, all of them spent in Mount Vernon; and the company’s expansion into a new headquarters in the city.

New luster and fresh contracts for Platinum Mile
By JOHN GOLDEN

RexCorp Realty L.L.C. in the last two months has completed 19 leasing transactions for nearly 77,000 square feet of office space at the company’s Platinum Mile properties and Tarrytown Corporate Center, RexCorp officials in White Plains said.

Stark plans not-so-stark offices in Harrison
Among the amenities: a waterfall, conference center and a gym
By JOHN GOLDEN

Stark Business Solutions (SBS), an office-suite company with offices in White Plains and Mount Kisco, plans to expand into the southeastern Westchester County market with the fall opening of an 11,575-square-foot center in Harrison.

Merger brings new muscle to Sotheby’s in Rye
By CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

Sotheby’s International Realty Inc. is expanding its regional footprint with the acquisition of John T. Henningsen Inc. Real Estate in Rye on June 14.

JPMorgan skips northbound train
By ALEXANDER SOULE

JPMorgan Chase has committed to building a $2 billion tower near Ground Zero in Manhattan, ending its empty flirtation with Stamford, Conn.

Mercury rising as clients bask in savings
A $700 monthly electric bill becomes $250
By CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

When it comes to thinking green by using solar power as an alternative to traditional energy sources, Sam Lightbody was ahead of his time.

Global warming goes from fringe issue to bottom line
By JOHN GOLDEN

Climate change poses great financial risks and opportunities for businesses, a leading consultant on sustainability issues and initiatives told Westchester County’s Global Warming Task Force last week.

Negotiations ongoing in med center rent dispute
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Negotiations to settle a rent dispute between Westchester Medical Center and the primary benefactor of the center’s Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital are ongoing and both sides say they are hopeful for a resolution.

Jumpjet takes to the skies
By CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

Jumpjet, the private jet service looking to provide aircraft partial ownership to its clients, officially began running June 5 with an inaugural flight from Dallas to Hot Springs, Va. A total of 45 people flew to various destinations across the county using Jumpjet’s services.

Cappelli sets up site for latest developments
By JOHN GOLDEN

Valhalla-based developer Louis R. Cappelli, recently stymied by city officials and vocal residents in pushing ahead with his $1 billion Station Square office towers and Metro-North station project in downtown White Plains, has launched an interactive Web site as a “news center” where the public can track and comment on the several projects of Cappelli Enterprises Inc.

Ridge Hill Task Force ramps up exit plan
By CHRISTINA OCCHIPINTI

The Sprain Brook Parkway has six lanes north and south and exits spaced like a Montana interstate. The move to give it another on-off option at the proposed Ridge Hill Village in Yonkers just picked up a former governor to ease project congestion.

Manhattan movers expand to Elmsford
By JOHN GOLDEN

Shleppers Moving & Storage Company, Inc., a 29-year-old New York City company and mover to the stars, has expanded into the Westchester County market with an office at 20 Knollwood Ave. in Elmsford.

Going public
Politicians talk about minding their business
By ALEXANDER SOULE

Ask Dan Debicella whether, given one last job before retirement, he would become governor or chief executive officer of his employer PepsiCo, and he takes only an extra moment to respond.