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Party City Going Out Of Business, Closing All 800 Stores, Including 42 In NY Party City Going Out Of Business, Closing All 800 Stores, Including 42 In NY
Party City Going Out Of Business, Closing All 800 Stores, Including 42 In NY The party is over for a popular chain store that's been in business for decades. Party City is “winding down” operations immediately at its approximately 800 locations, CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees  in a video call on Friday, Dec. 20, CNN reports. Workers were told they will not receive severance pay, and that their benefits would end as the company goes out of business, CNN says. The company, headquartered in in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, is running low on cash and unable to pay rent in some locations, according to an earlier Bloomberg report. Party City was foun…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Westchester Companies Rank Among Largest In New York These Westchester Companies Rank Among Largest In New York
These Westchester Companies Rank Among Largest In New York New York is home to some of the largest and most high-profile companies in the nation, but which in Westchester rank among the largest? Using a Zippier database, a newly released report from NewYorkUpstate.com determined the 99 largest businesses in the Empire State, based on the employee count at each location. Among the Westchester companies to make the cut include: IBM in Armonk (first overall): Employees: 380,300; Internet & Software Services; Organization type: Public. PepsiCo in Harrison (second): Employees: 264,000; Consumer Staples; Organization type: Public . Kohlber…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester-Based Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage Westchester-Based Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage
Westchester-Based Party City To Close 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage The party is over for dozens of Party City locations, with the company announcing plans to shutter 45 stores amid a global helium shortage. The company is based in Westchester County in Elmsford with its headquarters in Rockaway, New Jersey. In a statement, Party City CEO James Harrison said that closing stores is normal each year, but this year, it has chosen to close more locations than normal in 2019. The supplies company did not release a list of affected stores, but said they will take place throughout the year. “Each year, Party City typically closes 10 to 15 stores as a part of our…

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by Zak Failla