Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
NEW YORK — Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. has signed a new lease with Hanover Street Capital, a commercial real estate platform that provides comprehensive services for Deutsche Bank’s commercial and multifamily real estate financing business, for a 12,622 square foot space at 250 West 57th Street. [Photo above: The building at 250 West 57th Street; […]
MALTA, N.Y. and ESSEX JUNCTION, VT – The U.S. Department of Commerce announced $1.5 billion in planned direct funding for GlobalFoundries (GF) as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. This investment will enable GF to expand and create new manufacturing capacity and capabilities to securely produce more essential chips for automotive, IoT, aerospace, […]
The KFC chain is introducing a bizarre new food item combining pizza and chicken filets. Starting Feb. 26 for a limited time, KFC is introducing the international smash hit, Chizza (“cheet-za”), to KFC menus in the U.S. It’s not pizza, it’s Chizza: two 100% white meat Extra Crispy fried chicken filets topped with zesty marinara […]
NEW YORK — Reevemark LLC, an independent strategic communications firm, has announced the promotions of Pamela Greene and Nicholas Leasure to the position of Partner. Pamela Greene (photo above), who joined Reevemark in January 2020, has been instrumental in providing high-quality, senior-level counsel to a wide variety of the firm’s clients. Her strategic insights and deep understanding […]
NEW YORK — Snowden Lane Partners, an independent, wealth advisory firm, announced that Ornella and Brian Solomon have joined the firm as Managing Directors, based in Snowden Lane’s New York City headquarters. Together, the mother-son wealth management team will form The Lewis-Solomon Group with $208 million in client assets and have chosen Charles Schwab as […]
NEW YORK — FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed Court TV’s Chanley Painter as an overnight anchor. She will begin her role at FOX News on February 26th. Since 2019, Painter has served as a legal correspondent and field anchor for Court TV. In this capacity, she covered the high-profile trials of Bryan Kohberger, Johnny […]
United announced plans to resume a daily international flight from New York/Newark to Tel Aviv, Israel, the first step in restoring vital passenger and cargo service that was suspended in October. The initial Newark–Tel Aviv flights on March 2 and 4 will stop in Munich to ensure all service providers are ready to support non-stop service to and from Newark. No Newark departures to Tel Aviv are planned […]
NEW YORK — Captain Morgan is officially introducing its newest ready-to-drink lineup, Captain Morgan Sliced, a line of cocktail-inspired malt beverages with an exciting range that goes all-in on flavor and adventure. Captain Morgan is a brand owned by Diageo North America. Best enjoyed chilled from the can, Captain Morgan Sliced offers four delicious malt-based flavors inspired by […]
NEW YORK — Buildstock, a B2B marketplace for construction materials, has secured $1.6 million in pre-seed funding from Precursor, MGV, XFactor, RefashionD and angel investors, including Osuke Honda (DCM), Nihal Mehta (Eniac), Shruti Gandhi (Array Ventures), Tom Peterson (Rally Ventures), Yun-Fang Juan, and Mark G (m]x[v Capital). The Buildstock platform empowers builders and suppliers by streamlining sales and procurement, driving savings of money […]
NEW YORK — Global Holdings, an international real estate development and investment firm announced that its luxury residential tower, Anagram Columbus Circle, is 50 percent leased. Located along Columbus Circle area of Manhattan, just steps from Central Park and across from Trump International Hotel, the 26-story property has attracted residents from around the country and […]
TNT Sports, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, has signed a contract extension with Reggie Miller that will extend the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member’s contributions on TNT Sports’ networks to more than 25 years. “I’ve been lucky enough to have two constants in my adult life: 18 years with the Indiana Pacers […]
NEW YORK — Groover, a music promotion platform, announces today an $8 million Series A funding round, led by investors OneRagtime, Trind, Techmind, and MozzaAngels, and supported by historical backers, Partech, Bpifrance‘s Tech & Touch fund, Verve Ventures, and Frenchfounders. This new financing will consolidate Groover’s position as an all-in-one platform solution by integrating additional services such as promotion, marketing, coaching, and career development support, additionally to […]
NEW YORK — Product of the Year USA, the largest consumer-voted awards program in the country focused on product innovation, announced the winners of the 2024 Product of the Year Awards, which span across 46 trending categories. Determined by a national study of 40,000 American shoppers in partnership with Kantar, a global leader in consumer research, the Product […]
HICKSVILLE — New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Flagstar Bank, N.A., announced it has completed the operational conversion of its systems and national rebranding to Flagstar—further integrating the Company as one bank and one team. Clients are now unified under a single platform, which includes access to enhanced online and mobile banking tools, […]
NEW YORK — Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. announced that Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Christina Chiu has been promoted to President. Additionally, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer Stephen Horn has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer. Anthony Malkin will continue to […]