New York State Department of Labor
Division of Research and Statistics
120 Bloomingdale Road, Room 218
White Plains, NY 10605
914-997-8798
This briefing provides information on firm-specific hiring and layoff announcements in the Hudson Valley. The information in this report is derived from press releases, newspapers, business journals, newsletters and other public sources. It does not include all expansions and contractions in the region – only those for which public information has been obtained. An attempt is made to present only current information – events that have recently occurred or will occur in the near future.
Dutchess County
ON Semiconductor, a Phoenix-based technology company, will purchase the GlobalFoundries plant in East Fishkill for $430 million. The plant, which GlobalFoundries bought from IBM in 2015, produces computer chips and semiconductors of varying sizes. The company plans to retain most of the current staff of 950 employees that directly support manufacturing operations. In addition, they will create 150 new jobs. ON also plans to invest $720 million in the plant over the next 10 years. GlobalFoundries has a total of about 1,300 employees at the East Fishkill site. Non-manufacturing employees will be offered positions at other GlobalFoundries facilities, including the one in Saratoga County. Empire State Development is providing up to $17.5 million in grants towards the purchase of the plant, along with $22.5 million in tax credits through the Excelsior Jobs Program over the next 10 years.
Orange County
Nothing to report.
Putnam County
Nothing to report.
Rockland County
Ocean State Job Lot, a Rhode Island-based discount retailer, recently opened a new store in the former Toys ‘R’ Us location on Route 59 in Nanuet. It is estimated that the new store will employ about 50 workers. The retailer, which owns 133 stores throughout New England, New Jersey and New York, sells brand-name items including household goods, apparel, pet supplies, seasonal products and kitchen pantry staples at closeout prices.
The Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corp. and Rockabill Development L.L.C. recently celebrated the groundbreaking on its $42 million affordable senior housing project in the Town of Nanuet. The development, dubbed “Vincent’s Village,” will feature 93 units of affordable housing for seniors with incomes less than 60 percent of area’s median income.
Sullivan County
Nothing to report.
Ulster County
Construction is underway to convert the former Macy’s store in the Town of Ulster into a Health Quest multi-discipline medical facility. Hull Property Group, the owner of the mall, is nearing completion of the demolition phase of the project. The new medical facility, which is scheduled to open in 2019, will offer a wide range of specialty care such as radiology, physical therapy, oncology, an infusion center, cardiology and a breast center. An urgent care unit will also be part of the new complex. Health Quest expects to have 40 health care providers in the new facility and a total employment of 120 to 150 people. The new medical facility is expected to offer ambulatory surgery in 2020 or 2021.
Arizona Advertisements, a development company, is proposing to reopen the former Twin Lake Lodge in the Town of Hurley as an upscale hotel. The plan calls for the renovation of the property’s 14 lodging units which consists of six rooms in the lodge and eight cabins. The development company would also like to add an additional 42 units. Company officials anticipate changing the name of the resort to Morus Hudson Valley. No job numbers were announced.
Westchester County
Lowe’srecently celebrated the grand opening of its second store in Westchester County. The 124,000 sq. ft. store on Old Crompond Road in Yorktown, anchors a new shopping center that is being developed by Long Island-based Breslin Realty Development Corp. The company held a two-day hiring event where potential candidates for over 100 new positions were interviewed, including supervisors, customer service representatives, cashiers and stockers.
Basic site work on Wegmans’ massive new store in Westchester County was recently completed. With construction set to begin in the coming months, the company has already begun to recruit employees to staff its 120,000 sq. ft. supermarket in Harrison, in advance of its spring 2020 opening. Wegmans plans to hire 500 people for the new store. Available full-time jobs include customer service representatives, entry-level managers, chefs and line cooks. Job seekers will need to apply online as applications will not be accepted at the construction site. Wegmans also plans to open a new store in Brooklyn. The Harrison store will be the company’s 48th location in New York state.
White Plains Hospital, an affiliate of Bronx-based Montefiore Health System, recently celebrated the groundbreaking on its $275 million outpatient care center expansion project. The 252,000 sq. ft. facility will feature new operating rooms, ultra-modern endoscopy suites for procedures such as colonoscopies, imaging equipment, wound care, and a heart and vascular center. Specialty physician practices to be located at the new facility will include orthopedics, spine, neurosurgery, and maternal fetal medicine. According to published reports, White Plains Hospital and its affiliates have about 3,000 employees and expects to add nearly 450 jobs at the new outpatient care center.
Dutchess County
Transit Management of Dutchess County filed a WARN notice with the NYS Department of Labor in anticipation of a mass layoff. The transportation company will lay off 95 employees at its facility on Commerce Street, in Poughkeepsie, on June 30, 2019. The layoffs are anticipated because of a possible loss of contract with Dutchess County.
Orange County
Applebee’s filed a WARN notice with the NYS Department of Labor in anticipation of a mass layoff. Applebee’s will close its restaurant at the Woodbury Commons in Central Valley on July 16, 2019 and lay off 55 employees. The employees are not represented by a union.
Putnam County
Nothing to report.
Rockland County
Nothing to report.
Sullivan County
Nothing to report.
Ulster County
Nothing to report.
Westchester County
The College of New Rochelle (CNR) filed a WARN notice with NYS Department of Labor on April 8, 2019 in anticipation of a mass layoff. After years of financial struggles, CNR will close its main campus in New Rochelle, as well as its four other campuses in New York City. A total of 857 employees will be laid off on July 8, 2019, when the school officially closes. Mercy College, a private university with a campus in Dobbs Ferry, has agreed to accept all CNR students who are in good academic standing. Mercy is also considering leasing some of CNR’s former buildings and retaining some faculty and staff as part of the transition.
Nothing to report.
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