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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
Lifestyle
Job Fair At Rockland Community College Draws Quite A Crowd Job Fair At Rockland Community College Draws Quite A Crowd
Job Fair At Rockland Community College Draws Quite A Crowd The 21st Annual Job Fair was held at Rockland Community College (RCC) Friday, April 12 and had a “great turnout,” Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced. The Suffern event featured a total of 126 companies from a wide variety of fields like banking, financial service, military, utilities and healthcare. Hosts of the event include State Senator David Carlucci, the Workforce Development Board and RCC. "With the unemployment rate in Rockland down to just 3.7% - the lowest in the Hudson Valley region - it's a great time to be looking for a job," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. "I wi…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Wegmans Announces When Westchester Market Will Open, Starts Hiring 500 New Employees Wegmans Announces When Westchester Market Will Open, Starts Hiring 500 New Employees
Wegmans Announces When Westchester Market Will Open, Starts Hiring 500 New Employees It won't be long now. Wegmans is beginning the process of hiring and training new staff to fill its food market slated to open in Westchester next year. Site work for the Wegmans in Harrison is nearing completion, paving the way for contractors to begin construction at the site in advance of an official opening at a date to be announced in the spring of 2020. The chain is now seeking 220 full-time employees to staff the 121,000-square-foot grocery store. The store is looking for candidates to fill customer service and entry-level management positions, as well as culinary positions such as …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Golden Corral With New Owner Reopens In Area Golden Corral With New Owner Reopens In Area
Golden Corral With New Owner Reopens In Area Following a sudden shutdown earlier this year, a Golden Corral franchise in the area has reopened under new ownership. The new franchisee, BME Group, announced in February that the location on Route 211 in Middletown has officially reopened as of Thursday, March 28 after it was temporarily shut down for undisclosed reasons. The 10,000-square-foot location will feature "an endless buffet with more than 150 items including hot-off-the-grill steaks served at dinner, a build-your-own-salad bar, a variety of slow-smoked meats, and mouthwatering desserts." The newly open location will p…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Ocean State Job Lot Retail Chain Store To Fill 50 Positions For New Nanuet Location Ocean State Job Lot Retail Chain Store To Fill 50 Positions For New Nanuet Location
Ocean State Job Lot Retail Chain Store To Fill 50 Positions For New Nanuet Location Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) is a privately-held discount retail chain with 133 stored throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. The store sells a wide range of household goods, kitchen and gardening supplies. A new OSJL location is scheduled to open its doors at 122 East Route 59 in Nanuet in early spring and a variety of full-time and part-time positions are available. Positions include: Area Supervisors Sales Associates Department Heads Front End Supervisors Operations Supervisors Stock Associates Maintenance Receivers Visual Merchandisers Field Merchandisers Ad Coordinators OSJL, …

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Golden Corral With New Owner Reopening In Area Golden Corral With New Owner Reopening In Area
Golden Corral With New Owner Reopening In Area Following a sudden shutdown last month, a Golden Corral franchise in the area is expected to reopen next month under new ownership. The new franchisee, BME Group, issued a statement late in the day on Friday, Feb. 8, announcing that the location on Route 211 in Middletown is scheduled to reopen next month after temporarily closing last month for undisclosed reasons. “The Middletown, N.Y., Golden Corral location will re-open next month under new ownership,” a spokesperson wrote in an email. “The new franchisee, BME Group, is in the final stages of completing minor renovations to th…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Surprise, Surprise: Amazon Plans To Split HQ2 Between Two Cities, One Could Be NYC, Report Says Surprise, Surprise: Amazon Plans To Split HQ2 Between Two Cities, One Could Be NYC, Report Says
Surprise, Surprise: Amazon Plans To Split HQ2 Between Two Cities, One Could Be NYC, Report Says Speculation has swirled since September 2017 when Amazon, the Seattle-based global giant Internet retailer, announced it was seeking proposals from cities and metropolitan areas across North America to compete for its second headquarters. The 500,000 square-foot facility known as HQ2 was expected to include $5 billion in private investment and create as many as 50,000 new high-paying jobs. But now comes a dramatic plot twist. Call it HQ2 times two. The Wall Street Journal is reporting Amazon will evenly split its second headquarters among two cities, dividing the number of jobs …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Dolan Family, Longtime News 12 Anchor Sue New Owner Altice Over Layoffs Dolan Family, Longtime News 12 Anchor Sue New Owner Altice Over Layoffs
Dolan Family, Longtime News 12 Anchor Sue New Owner Altice Over Layoffs This story has been updated. A lawsuit and request to permanently enjoin Altice USA from laying off more television workers at News 12 was filed this week. The lawsuit alleges that Altice ignored commitments made during its $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision Systems Corp. The merger closed in June 2016. The suit was filed in Delaware by the Dolan Family alleging Altice failed keep promises detailed in a 2016 Merger Agreement and for equitable fraud, among other claims. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include: Charles Dolan, founder and former CEO of Cablevision; Helen Dolan; James Dolan, …

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by Jon Craig
Business
Hiring For The Holidays: Target Adding 120K Seasonal Employees Hiring For The Holidays: Target Adding 120K Seasonal Employees
Hiring For The Holidays: Target Adding 120K Seasonal Employees With the holidays fast approaching, Target is bolstering its ranks in advance of what they expect to be the busiest shopping season yet. Target announced that it will be hiring approximately 120,000 seasonal team members to serve guests at their 1,839 stores nationwide - marking a 20 percent increase from last year’s commitment. They will also be opening up 7,500 seasonal positions at their distribution and fulfillment centers to replenish products and fill online orders. Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 16, Target will be offering the season employees a minimum hourly wage of $12 an hour for all…

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by Zak Failla
News
$1.2 Billion Westchester Water Tunneling Project Announced $1.2 Billion Westchester Water Tunneling Project Announced
$1.2 Billion Westchester Water Tunneling Project Announced Hundreds of jobs are being created as officials announce a billion dollar tunneling project in Westchester that will benefit more than nine million people. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced plans for a $1.2 billion tunneling project that will “improve operational flexibility between facilities that are vital to the drinking water supply of people in New York City and Westchester County.” The centerpiece of the project will be a two-mile tunnel between the Kensico Reservoir and the Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet Light Disinfection Facility in Eastview, dubbed …

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by Zak Failla
Business
McDonald's Announces Plans To Hire 9K In New York McDonald's Announces Plans To Hire 9K In New York
McDonald's Announces Plans To Hire 9K In New York Thousands of summer jobs are coming to New York. McDonald’s announced that with summer rapidly approaching, the McDonald’s New York Tri-State Owner-Operators Association is expected to hire approximately 9,000 restaurant employees, namely those looking to pursue their education. According to officials, the company recently announced that it is “allocating $150 million over five years to its global Archways to Opportunity education program. The company will allocate these funds over the next five years to lower eligibility requirements from nine months to 90 days of employment and will drop …

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by Zak Failla