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5 NY ShopRite Stores Permanently Close 5 NY ShopRite Stores Permanently Close
5 NY ShopRite Stores Permanently Close Supermarket chain ShopRite has permanently closed five of its New York stores. The closures are all in the Capital Region, WRGB CBS 6 reports: Albany County: Albany, Colonie, and Slingerlands Rensselaer County: North Greenbush Schenectady County: Niskayuna The locations were initially slated to close in early December 2023, but the company told WRGB it didn’t have the inventory to keep the doors open any longer. Affected employees will be paid through January 2024, one worker told the outlet. Earlier Report: ShopRite To Close 5 Capital Region Locations: Here's Rundown ShopRite, which…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Hochul Signs Controversial ‘Clean Slate’ Law Sealing Most Criminal Convictions Hochul Signs Controversial ‘Clean Slate’ Law Sealing Most Criminal Convictions
Hochul Signs Controversial ‘Clean Slate’ Law Sealing Most Criminal Convictions Millions of New Yorkers will soon have their criminal convictions sealed under new legislation meant to better help them find jobs and housing. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Clean Slate Act” into law during a ceremony in Brooklyn on Thursday, Nov. 16. Under the new law, those with misdemeanor convictions will have their records sealed three years after their release from incarceration, while felony convictions will be sealed after eight years. Earlier Report: Suffolk County DA Accuses Lawmakers Of 'Protecting Criminals' With Proposed 'Clean Slate' Bill Class A felonies, which include m…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Here's How Much Minimum Wage Will Increase On Long Island Here's How Much Minimum Wage Will Increase On Long Island
Here's How Much Minimum Wage Will Increase On Long Island Workers in downstate New York are all getting a holiday bonus this year, as minimum wage rates get bumped for the third straight year. As of Friday, Dec. 31, minimum wage workers in Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties will see a bump in their paychecks as their hourly wages will rise to a minimum of $15, putting them on par with employees at large firms in New York City, which has been at that benchmark for three years. Minimum wage employees in those counties had previously been getting $14 an hour. Fast-food workers across New York also make $15 an hour, regardless of location, wh…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Macy's Cuts 3.9K Corporate, Management Jobs; CEO Says 'We Will Be A Smaller Company' COVID-19: Macy's Cuts 3.9K Corporate, Management Jobs; CEO Says 'We Will Be A Smaller Company'
Covid-19: Macy's Cuts 3.9K Corporate, Management Jobs; CEO Says 'We Will Be A Smaller Company' Macy's is eliminating 3,900 corporate and management positions, about three percent of its total workforce, in a move to cut costs amid a steep decline in revenue during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It's also reducing staffing across its stores, supply chain and customer support network, the company announced Thursday, June 25. Macy's says it will adjust staffing as sales rebound. “COVID-19 has significantly impacted our business. While the re-opening of our stores is going well, we do anticipate a gradual recovery of business, and we are taking action to align our cos…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Amazon To Open New Warehouse In Nassau County Amazon To Open New Warehouse In Nassau County
Amazon To Open New Warehouse In Nassau County Amazon could soon build a warehouse on Long Island at the site of a long-contested property, creating more than 550 jobs if a deal with the property owners can be reached.  Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino confirmed the company is in talks with the owners of the Cerro Wire property in Syosset, in Nassau County, as a location to build a 20,000-square-foot warehouse. The warehouse would be located on the south end of the site, away from homes and schools, which have both opposed numerous attempts to develop the site since 1998. Saladino, who said he has seen the site plan, sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: FreshDirect To Sell Prepared Meals From Restaurant Associates COVID-19: FreshDirect To Sell Prepared Meals From Restaurant Associates
Covid-19: FreshDirect To Sell Prepared Meals From Restaurant Associates In an effort to bolster restaurants negatively impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, FreshDirect announced it is teaming with a dining management company to sell prepared meals, bringing some employees back to work. FreshDirect announced it has joined forces with Restaurant Associates, which will enable the company to serve more customers with a rotating selection of heat-and-eat meals while bringing furloughed employees back to work. The online grocer stated that “the alliance expands its offerings in the prepared food category, allowing the company to serve more customers…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: CVS Health To Provide Bonuses, Add Benefits, Hire 50K In Response To Pandemic COVID-19: CVS Health To Provide Bonuses, Add Benefits, Hire 50K In Response To Pandemic
Covid-19: CVS Health To Provide Bonuses, Add Benefits, Hire 50K In Response To Pandemic CVS Health is offering incentives to current employees and plans to bolster its workforce by 50,000 to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Employees at CVS locations across the country will receive bonuses between $150 and $500 for those who assist patients and customers “in this time of unprecedented need.” The bonuses have been earmarked for pharmacists and certain other health care professionals on the frontlines, store associates and managers, and other site-based hourly employees. Additionally, CVS announced it is “embarking on the most ambitious hiring drive in the company's…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Stop & Shop Says It Will Hire 5,000 New Workers COVID-19: Stop & Shop Says It Will Hire 5,000 New Workers
Covid-19: Stop & Shop Says It Will Hire 5,000 New Workers Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Stop & Shop has announced that it will be hiring at least 5,000 new associates for regular part-time positions in its stores, distribution centers and delivery operations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "These positions will provide support for customers at a time when our communities need it most," the company said in a statement released Thursday, March 26. "They will also create new professional opportunities for many across the region whose jobs have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic." The…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Luxury Retailer Barneys Sets Closing Date For Its Stores Luxury Retailer Barneys Sets Closing Date For Its Stores
Luxury Retailer Barneys Sets Closing Date For Its Stores Barneys New York luxury goods stores and its corporate office will officially be closed later this month, costing hundreds of jobs after the company went bankrupt. The once iconic luxury retailer will shutter the doors of 15 stores across the country as of Sunday, Feb. 23, with 719 employees losing their jobs, according to the New York State Department of Labor. According to reports, any employee at the 97-year-old chain who has worked for the company at least two years received five-weeks severance, though workers did not receive accrued vacation time. The closures come after Barneys file…

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by Zak Failla
Business
New Long Island Sears Closure Announced New Long Island Sears Closure Announced
New Long Island Sears Closure Announced Another Sears store is closing on Long Island, this one being the longstanding location in the Smith Haven Mall. After 50 years, Sears in the mall located in Lake Grove will officially close on Wednesday, May 6, eliminating 77 jobs.  The company filed paperwork with the state’s Department of Labor announcing the closure on Thursday, Feb. 6. The closure leaves only three Sears stores left on Long Island in Massapequa, Valley Stream and Bridgehampton. There has been a rash of closures of Sears and Kmart locations throughout New York following Transformco’s purchase of the ass…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open In Westbury Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open In Westbury
Locally Owned Chick-fil-A To Open In Westbury Chicken lovers rejoice, Chick-fil-A is opening a new restaurant that is locally owned on Long Island. Chick-fil-A officials said they had selected Scott Buccellato as the franchise owner of the new restaurant in Westbury opening on Thursday, Oct. 17. The restaurant is excepted to hire more than 140 new employees -- or team members -- in Chick-fil-A talk. The new restaurant, located at 1530 Old Country Road, the restaurant will open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday and close on Sundays.   The dining room seats 138 and has an indoor children’s playground and free Wi-Fi fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
UPS To Hire 11,000 Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season In NY, NJ UPS To Hire 11,000 Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season In NY, NJ
UPS To Hire 11,000 Workers Ahead Of Holiday Season In NY, NJ Need to make some extra money? UPS may be your answer. The company will be hiring nearly 11,000 seasonal employees in New York and New Jersey ahead of the busy holiday season. The employees will be brought onboard to support the heavy package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2020.  The full- and part-time seasonal positions are primarily for package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers, and have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS.  Many senior UPS executives, including Chairman and CEO David Abney, along with other member…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region
Stop & Shop To Hold Job Fairs, Seeking To Fill More Than 1,000 Positions In Region Popular grocery chain Stop & Shop is holding a series of job fairs to fill more than 1,000 part-time positions in the area. Stop & Shop, which employs nearly 60,000 associates and operates more than 400 stores throughout New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey, hopes to fill positions in the bakery, deli, grocery, produce, seafood and meat departments. The chain is also looking to add new members to its night crew as well as cashiers, porters and baggers. While Stop & Shop reportedly fills 80 percent of its open positions by promoting from within, the g…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
New Kmart Store Closure Announced On Long Island New Kmart Store Closure Announced On Long Island
New Kmart Store Closure Announced On Long Island A Long Island Kmart will close this fall. The Kmart store at 2280 North Ocean Ave in the Expressway Plaza in Farmingville will close for "economic" reasons, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing submitted to the New York State Department of Labor. The store closing will affect 91employees. The employee separations will occur Nov. 13 or during a 14-day period starting on that date, said the notice. A Transform statement about store closings dated Aug. 6 said 26 large-format Sears and Kmart store would be closing in late…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Nearly 200 Employees To Be Reassigned After Three Long Island King Kullen Stores Close Nearly 200 Employees To Be Reassigned After Three Long Island King Kullen Stores Close
Nearly 200 Employees To Be Reassigned After Three Long Island King Kullen Stores Close Almost 200 employees will be reassigned to new jobs with the closing of three King Kullen stores on Long Island. As Stop & Shop continues its takeover of King Kullen on Long Island, two more stores are set to be shuttered due to “underperformance.” King Kullen closed its Mount Sinai store on Thursday, June 20. Employees were reassigned to other King Kullen stores. Additionally, King Kullen will close its Lake Ronkonkoma store on Thursday, Aug. 22 followed by North Babylon on Thursday, Sept. 26, according to Lloyd Singer, a spokesman for King Kullen. Earlier report: King Kullen Plans T…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties
Lowe's To Lay Off Thousands Of Employees, Outsource Some Positions To Third Parties Thousands of Lowe’s employees will soon be out of a job as the home improvement retail giant reshuffles positions. Lowe’s announced that it is planning to outsource the jobs of maintenance and assembly workers to third-party companies, including workers that put together certain items such as grills and wheelbarrows. The news of layoffs was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. It is unclear exactly how many employees are being laid off, but it is expected to be in the thousands. The company currently employs approximately 300,000 people in 1,725 stores nationwide. The layoffs come a…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Great Neck-Based Northwell Health Ranks Among State's Best Employers Great Neck-Based Northwell Health Ranks Among State's Best Employers
Great Neck-Based Northwell Health Ranks Among State's Best Employers New York is the home to more than 100 of the best companies to work for, according to a brand-new report. Forbes recently released its list of the businesses liked best by employees in each of the 50 states. In response, citing data from Statista surveys, which interviewed 80,000 employees across the country, NewYorkUpstate.com determined the 50 employers most liked by their employees in New York. Wegmans, which will soon expand its operations in New York with a new 125,000-square-foot Hudson Valley location next year, topped the list. “Thank goodness for our employees. They make Wegmans a…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Stop & Shop Looks To Hire Nearly 400 New Employees For Long Island Stores Stop & Shop Looks To Hire Nearly 400 New Employees For Long Island Stores
Stop & Shop Looks To Hire Nearly 400 New Employees For Long Island Stores Stop & Shop is looking to hire nearly 400 employees for its Long Island stores. The part-time jobs are in the bakery, deli, grocery, produce, seafood and meat departments, said the supermarket chain based in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, June 26. The supermarket chain has 1,250 positions to fill in the New York Metro area, according to the announcement. There are also night crew openings for cashiers, porters and baggers, with a total of 520 openings in New Jersey, 390 on Long Island and 340 in New York City.  The brand is looking to add an additional seven to eight a…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
IBM Confirms More Than 1,000 Employees Will Be Laid Off IBM Confirms More Than 1,000 Employees Will Be Laid Off
IBM Confirms More Than 1,000 Employees Will Be Laid Off IBM reportedly plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs, leaving their workforce at approximately 340,000. According to reports, the cuts will impact one half of one percent of employees. In total, as many as 1,700 jobs may be lost. IBM confirmed that a “small percentage of employees” who were not performing “at a competitive level” would be let go. “We are continuing to re-position our team to align with our focus on the high-value segments of the IT market – while aggressively hiring in critical new areas that deliver value for our clients and IBM," the Armonk-based company said in a statement…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'We Are All Sad And In Shock': With 17 Stores On Long Island, DressBarn Closure Hits Hard Here 'We Are All Sad And In Shock': With 17 Stores On Long Island, DressBarn Closure Hits Hard Here
'We Are All Sad And In Shock': With 17 Stores On Long Island, DressBarn Closure Hits Hard Here Reaction to news of DressBarn going out of business from readers was mostly sad.  Some remembered their mothers shopping at one of the 650 DressBarn stores affected. The news hit Long Islanders especially hard. DressBarn has 17 stores on the Island. Comments Tuesday, May 21 to the Daily Voice article posted on the Suffolk County Daily Voice Facebook Page included: "I think we are all sad and in shock! Very sad," said Suzann Bouchard Doczy. Theena Good Spencer said, "My favorite store to shop at. Breaks my heart all these women are going to lose their jobs. Don’t know where …

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by Donna Christopher
Business
DressBarn Going Out Of Business, Closing All 650 Stores DressBarn Going Out Of Business, Closing All 650 Stores
DressBarn Going Out Of Business, Closing All 650 Stores DressBarn, the women's clothing chain, is closing all 650 of its stores after being in business for nearly 60 years. Parent company Ascena Retail Group said it plans to focus on its more profitable brands, such as Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant. DressBarn CFO Steven Taylor said the chain "has not been operating at an acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.” The closures won’t take place immediately and the company did not say when the stores are expected to shut down. In the meantime, in-store and online sales will continue, Dressbarn said. DressBarn said that em…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut
Friendly's Closes 23 Restaurants, Including In New York, Connecticut Friendly's is closing 23 more of its restaurants in the Northeast, including in New York and Connecticut. The closures will occur when the leases are up of the affected restaurants. "While this was a tough decision, we are confident it will best position the brand for a bright future," Friendly's CEO George Mitchell wrote in a letter to franchise owners in April. "Especially difficult is the impact these closures will have on the locations' wonderful employees, who we are working to support with opportunities in other locations or severance payments and other assistance." Fourteen of …

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by Donna Christopher
News
McDonald's Will Hire 10,000 In NY For Summer McDonald's Will Hire 10,000 In NY For Summer
McDonald's Will Hire 10,000 In NY For Summer McDonald’s is planning to fill more than 10,000 positions throughout its New York locations this summer. The hires are part of the fast-food chain’s “Archways to Opportunity” program: employees who have worked for more than 90 days at 15 hours a week or more will have the chance to earn a high school diploma, receive $2,500 in upfront college tuition assistance and gain access to career advising services. The program also allows for the chance to learn English as a second language. McDonald’s has announced that it will work with AARP for the first time to help connect to a growing and unde…

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by Valerie Musson