Westchester County Business Journal
Westchester County Local Jobs
Vol. 46, # 31 | July 30, 2007
 
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A bit squeamish about taking your turn as the office takeout-order placer?

Afraid of not getting the boss' order right?

Always stiffed by the guy in sales who never pays his fair share?

Well, Bunky, the solution to your anxiety is just a click away, according to Frank Blot.
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For many years, workers' compensation premiums in New York have been among the highest in the nation, contributing substantially to the overall high cost of doing business in the state. However, the recent passage of the Workers' Compensation Reform Bill, which went into effect July 15, is finally giving businesses some relief. The bill also aids injured employees by increasing the weekly benefits, satisfying labor as well as business.

 

 

 

A-Val, a fabricator of architectural metals and manufacturing for high-end commercial interiors, will be moving its operations from College Point to 240 Washington Ave. in November, according to the company's President Val Blaskovic.

 

 

 

In the future, people who live in high-rise glass houses in downtown White Plains could find a matching edifice in glass and designing class a stone's throw away. If it looks familiar, that's because the same developer who built their tower condos in The Residences at the Ritz Carlton would build what he calls “a jewel of the downtown.”

 

 

 

Adapting a rising new business model for medical practices to the traditional doctor-patient relationship, a group of northern Westchester physicians has banded together to offer a broad range of services from local offices linked electronically.

 

 

 

The parent company of three local radio stations was bought last week by a group of private investors.

 

 

 

Real estate broker Jonathan Gordon plays a role in a new act in commercial history in the village of Scarsdale.

 

 

 

Entrepreneurs in Westchester County will soon have even more options to receive professional advice to grow their businesses.

 

 

 

The number of employed workers in Westchester County rose by 12,700 in June compared with May, while 700 fewer workers were employed in the county last month compared with June a year ago, according to the state Department of Labor.

 

 

 

Drew Industries Inc. of White Plains, a publicly traded supplier of components for recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, recently paid about $10.7 million to acquire a California-based manufacturer of specialty trailers for high-end boats.

 

 

 

As predicted, the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship was a boon to local business in New Rochelle, though early estimates showed not as many spectators came as were expected.

 
   
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