Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
NEW YORK — The law firm of Cleary Gottlieb has promoted 15 partners, six counsel, and three senior attorneys, effective January 1, 2024. “We’re proud to announce our new class of senior lawyers,” said Cleary Managing Partner Michael Gerstenzang. “As new partners, counsel, and senior attorneys, they will continue our rich tradition of bringing together […]
NEW YORK — Grand Central Sports Management, which was formed this September, announced the launch of Grand Central Basketball, an agency representing professional basketball players in the NBA and other professional leagues. Mike Bristol has been appointed as the head of basketball operations, bringing with him decades of success in sports management, marketing, broadcast, ESPN Syracuse, and philanthropic […]
KINGSTON, NY — Massage Heights, a massage and wellness chain, has opened its newest location in Kingston, NY, which is the brand’s first location in NY state. The new Retreat is located at 1204 Ulster Avenue, Suite #2 Kingston, NY 12401. Massage Heights has 115 Retreats in 16 states. The franchisee for the new location is David […]
NEW YORK — Qortex, an Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) company, has raised $10 million in a round led by GFT Ventures along with other investors including Silicon Road Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to expand its talent and technology in support of client and market demand. IVA technology allows for monitoring and analyzing a […]
NEW YORK — International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has elected 16 new partners, effective January 1, 2024. “We’re proud to call these outstanding lawyers our partners,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “Each is a brilliant practitioner with an exceptional record of client service. Together, they reflect our intentional focus on expanding our pipeline […]
NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”) announced it has closed on approximately $1.2 billion of total equity capital commitments for North Haven Expansion Equity IX and North Haven Expansion Credit II to fund later-stage growth equity and credit investments in the technology, healthcare, consumer, digital media and other high-growth sectors. The funds, managed […]
ESPN’s Monday Night Football matchup this week between the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars delivered 16.5 million viewers (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and NFL+), the most-watched Week 13 MNF game since 2010 (Jets-Patriots). The audience of 16,484,000 was up 46% year-over-year (Saints-Buccaneers). Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli generated 1 million viewers on ESPN2. Season-to-date, Monday Night Football is […]
NEW YORK – Barnes & Noble has arrived in the Hamptons! The book chain held a grand opening of its new Bridgehampton bookstore at 12 p.m. on Friday, December 1st. The new Barnes & Noble is located in the Bridgehampton Commons (2044 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY 11932) across from Petco and near T.J. Maxx. The […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue has officially launched air service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) in Belize City, Belize, a country in Central America. JetBlue’s new Belize City service will operate three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. JetBlue will operate the […]
NEW YORK — Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced that Grand Theft Auto VI is coming to PlayStation 5 computer entertainment systems and Xbox Series X|S games and entertainment systems in 2025. Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular videogame series of all time. The most recent version, Grand Theft Auto […]
NEW YORK — The law firm King & Spalding announced that it has named 28 new partners and 14 counsel. The promotions span 14 cities (Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, Paris, Sacramento, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.). “Our newly promoted partners and counsel reflect King & Spalding’s commitment to providing excellent service and results to our clients across the globe. […]
NEW YORK — Hive & Colony, maker of custom menswear including suits and tuxedos, has opened its newest location on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City. Located at 485 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, Hive & Colony’s newest location opened its doors last month with an eventful opening celebration featuring a special live performance by Odiseas, an […]
BROOKLYN — Aperiam Bio, a protein engineering company, has announced its launch from stealth with a $9 million seed round led by OMX Ventures, with participation from Axial VC, KDT Ventures and Civilization Ventures. Proteins are the fundamental building blocks of life, but naturally only evolve to do enough to survive. Historically, businesses working with […]
Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, announced that Artem Fishman is joining the company as Chief Technology Officer. Artem joins Dow Jones from LinkedIn, where he oversaw the company’s homepage and content experiences – core products that include LinkedIn’s feed, media experiences and tools for content creators. As […]
NEW YORK — Anchin, an accounting, tax and advisory firm based in 3 Times Square in Manhattan, has announced the promotion of 14 professionals. Two professionals have been promoted to Partner, six have been promoted to Director, and another six have been promoted to Senior Manager. These are key promotions that demonstrate Anchin’s continuing emphasis on […]