Forest City To Divest its Land Business, Some Retail
After starting out in the land development business 60 years ago, Forest City Enterprises Inc. will reposition or divest its land holdings and is actively reviewing alternatives to do so. Instead, Forest City is launching a new, four-year strategic plan that will focus its business on its core rental products - apartments, office and retail - in its core markets of New York, Washington DC ...
Business plan gets Canandaigua City Council review
After finishing up the first phase of a plan to foster business development in Canandaigua, a consultant will present his draft recommendations to the City Council’s planning committee on Tuesday. Peter Fairweather, president of the New Paltz-based company, Fairweather Consulting, was hired in May to construct an economic development plan for the city at a cost of about $38,000.
Town plan invite for Mary Portas
Retail expert Mary Portas is invited to Northern Ireland to advise on the content of an action plan to regenerate the country's town centres.
Budding entrepreneurs get basic training at Fayetteville State University
After pulling 26 years in the Army as a combat engineer, William Hui is looking to become the general of his own business. He's thinking about a retail business, although he hasn't figured out what the product line would be.
Job openings rise to 3.4 million in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of jobs waiting to be filled rose in December as employers tried to ramp up hiring in factories, retail and business services, the government said on Tuesday. There were 3.4 million available jobs at the end of December, up from 3.1 million in November, according to the Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The number of jobs open in ...
Drexel plans housing and retail project on Chestnut Street
Drexel University, in partnership with a Texas-based developer, has launched a $97 million student-housing and retail-development plan along Chestnut Street.