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
Nothing to report.
Orange County
Airport Properties VIII was approved for financial incentives for its plans to build an 80-room Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott hotel at New York Stewart International Airport. The $11.2 million project was granted a financial incentive package that includes sales tax, mortgage recording tax and a 10-year PILOT agreement by the Orange County IDA. No job numbers were announced.
Preliminary work has begun on Stewart International Airport’s $21 million terminal expansion. Plans call for a 20,000 sq. ft. addition that will provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with a permanent federal inspection station for processing international passengers. No job numbers were available.
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital celebrated the groundbreaking on its $8 million emergency department expansion. The project will provide several upgrades to the campus ER, in addition to a 10-bed observation unit that will used by patients who do not need to be admitted to the hospital but need a limited extended stay. There will also be an MRI unit. No job numbers were announced.
Putnam County
Nothing to report.
Rockland County
Nothing to report.
Sullivan County
Nothing to report.
Ulster County
Nothing to report.
Westchester County
Playland will be conducting a job fair on March 16, from 9a.m. to 2p.m. The amusement park will be looking to fill various positions including cashiers, lifeguards, rides, graphic artists, electricians, carpenters, painters, plumbers, custodial, mechanics, park management (Operations), information technology and marketing.
Huguenot Partners L.L.C. received a preliminary approval for tax relief on its $90.5 million apartment complex on Huguenot Street and Centre Avenue in New Rochelle. The New Rochelle IDA has endorsed about $14 million in proposed tax relief for the project. Huguenot Partners is an affiliate of DHA Capital, a Manhattan law firm that develops urban infill real estate projects in the region. The residential complex is aimed at young professionals with no children, professional singles and college students, as well as city residents who want better amenities and access to the nearby Metro-North train station. Ten percent of the apartments will be allocated towards affordable housing. The developer estimates that the project will create 740 temporary construction jobs and 15 full-time and two part-time jobs within three years of completion. Construction is expected to begin January 2020 and take 18 to 24 months to complete. Occupancy is expected by early 2022.
Lennar Multifamily Co. has received preliminary approval for $12.15 million in tax exemptions for its redevelopment of the former Westchester Pavilion. The $500 million project will feature 814 apartments in two buildings and 28,056 sq. ft. of ground-level retail and restaurant. The project will be done in two phases, with the first one beginning in June 2020 and the second in 2022. No job numbers were available
WP Mall Realty L.L.C. will receive $17.5 million in tax incentives from the Westchester IDA for its Hamilton Green project. The plan calls for four apartment buildings with 860 units and 956 parking spaces, 85,4000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurant space and 27,000 sq. ft. of co-working office space. Total cost of the project is estimated at $585.2 million. No job numbers were available.
Dutchess County
Nothing to report.
Orange County
New England Motor Freight (NEMF) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 11, 2019. According to a WARN notice filed with the NYS Department of Labor, the company laid off a total of 518 employees between February 15 and March 1, 2019, including 98 workers at its Montgomery facility in Orange County. NEMF operates several facilities in New York, including sites in Colonie, Tonawanda, Rochester, Old Bethpage, Falconer, and Owego. The Montgomery facility had the largest number of employees affected. The company also operates other facilities outside of New York state, including a facility in nearby Meriden, Connecticut.
Putnam County
Nothing to report.
Rockland County
Nothing to report.
Sullivan County
Nothing to report.
Ulster County
Nothing to report.
Westchester County
Family Dollar, a retailer that sells bargain goods, including household cleaners, foods, health and beauty products, toys, and clothes, announced plans to shut down nearly 400 stores. The discount retailer has struggled in recent years and was bought by Dollar Tree in 2015. According to published reports, the store has more than 170 locations in New York, including several stores in the Hudson Valley Region. The list of stores that are slated for closure has not yet been released.
The Yonkers IDA recently granted Parkledge Preservation L.L.C. an approval to an incentive package of $1,092,428 for its plan to acquire and renovate the Parkledge Apartments at 220 Yonkers Avenue. The high-rise building sits on a 4.3-acre parcel with 311 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. All the unites are income-restricted and subsidized through the federal government’s Mitchell-Lama HUD Section 236 program. The new owners will spend about $6.9 million on an assortment of renovations, including new roof, repairing the building’s facades, upgrading the elevators and installing energy-saving features. It is estimated that the project will create 55 temporary construction jobs while retaining 13 full-time permanent jobs.
The New Roc Stop & Shop announced plans to close its store in February 2020. Stop & Shop has said that all the impacted employees will have the opportunity to transfer to other area stores after it closes.
The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) reached their first contract for the registered nurses at Putnam Hospital Center. Nurses at the hospital will receive a 3 percent raise upon ratification and an additional 4 percent each remaining year of the contract. Nurses at the Putnam Hospital Center had been working without a contract since joining NYSNA in December 2017.
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