Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
NEW YORK – BETC, the strategic and creative agency of the Havas Group is thrilled to announce the launch of “Maison BETC” in New York, dedicated to luxury, beauty, and premium fashion and lifestyle brands. [Photo above: From left: Kathrin Lausch, Florent Imbert, and Clement Boisseau. Photo by: Celeste Sloman (CNW Group/Havas)] With over 25 years of […]
JERICHO, NY – Automobili Lamborghini celebrated the debut of its redesigned showroom in Long Island last month with a VIP event following the brand’s best year in terms of sales and deliveries in 2023. The grand opening event featured the market premiere of the Urus SE – the first plug-in hybrid SUV and most powerful version […]
NEW YORK –– LensCrafters, part of Italian-French company EssilorLuxottica and one of the largest optical retail brands in North America, has opened the company’s newest store in Cicero, NY on May 10th. LensCrafters was previously located in Great Northern Mall which closed in December 2022. The new store is located at 38003 Route 11. “This latest opening in upstate New York is […]
BROOKLYN — Mae Health Inc, has closed a seed funding round, led by Jumpstart Nova, to scale its tech-enabled services offering to drive improvements in Black maternal health outcomes. Mae’s round also included participation from new investors including the Astia Fund, Impact Engine, Joyance Partners, and Gratitude Railroad, and early investors RH Capital, Avestria Ventures, […]
NEW YORK — Daloopa, a provider of AI-powered Data Infrastructure for Financial Institutions, has closed an $18 million Series B round led by Touring Capital with participation from Morgan Stanley and existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners. Daloopa CEO Thomas Li said, “Daloopa is thrilled to have Touring Capital and Morgan Stanley as investment partners. We have spent […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced $15 million for the expansion of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence. The funding from Empire State Development will be used for the Lab’s $500 million expansion plan and builds on the $55 million previously committed by New York State, making the State one of the labs largest […]
The NYS Thruway Authority has begun a $13.7 million pavement improvement project on the Thruway (I-90) in Herkimer and Montgomery Counties. The project includes full and partial depth repairs as well as the resurfacing of approximately 50 lane miles located between exit 29 (Canajoharie – Sharon Springs – NY Route 10) and exit 29A (Little […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Worksport Ltd. will invest $6 million and expand its state-of-the-art facility in the Town of West Seneca, adding 280 new jobs to its workforce. The company, which is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange [NASDAQ: WKSP], manufactures tonneau covers and solar-powered systems for pickup trucks. Worksport moved to its new […]
NEW YORK — Screenverse, a monetization and ad management partner for DOOH (digital-out-of-home) media owners, announced a $10.5 million investment led by Volition Capital. This funding round marks a pivotal moment for Screenverse as it aims to accelerate DOOH advertising’s programmatic future. Founded in 2020 by industry veterans David Weinfeld and Adam Malone, Screenverse emerged at the height of the pandemic while the […]
NEW YORK — Auxa Health (Auxa), an AI-powered care management plaftorm, announced a $5.2 million seed round led by Zeal Capital Partners with participation from existing investor AlleyCorp and new investors K50 Ventures, Laconia Capital Group, and Chaac Ventures. Auxa has emerged as a leading care management co-pilot uniquely positioned to serve as a dedicated partner to healthcare organizations. The funding will be […]
ARMONK, NY — IBM announced the availability of its software portfolio is expanding globally to 92 countries in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The expansion beyond Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom and United […]
NEW YORK — Life Time Fitness has brought a new experience to office workers, commuters and neighborhood residents in the heart of THE PENN DISTRICT in midtown Manhattan, with the recent opening of Life Time PENN 1 on April 15. The completion of the 54,000-square-foot luxury athletic club transforms the street level experience of the recently redeveloped 2.5-million-square-foot PENN 1 […]
Vogue it will host the fourth annual livestream of The Met Gala Red Carpet, which will take place on Monday, May 6 at 6:00 p.m. ET, and will be hosted by actor Gwendoline Christie, producer and actor La La Anthony, and model Ashley Graham. Emma Chamberlain will return as Vogue’s special correspondent to interview some […]
NEW YORK– The Wall Street Journal’s award-winning Future of Everything Festival will be held May 21-23 at Spring Studios in New York City and online. Hosted by The Wall Street Journal, The Future of Everything Festival brings together a diverse set of global newsmakers to discuss trends and opportunities across business, technology, finance, government and culture. […]
Migdale Castle, located in the Village of Millbrook, NY in the Catskills, is set to hit the auction block this month via Sotheby’s Concierge Auctions in cooperation with co listing agent Heather Croner of Heather Croner Real Estate Sotheby’s International Realty. The auction serves as an opportunity to acquire one of the Hudson Valley’s most iconic […]