The Jersey City Mayor of 1998, Bret Schundler, wanted to build a housing complex on the Sixth Street Embarkment but the residents of Jersey City were against it and successfully filed for State Register of Historic Places in 1999. Now, after years of long legal battles over the Sixth Street Embarkment, all parties are coming together to put an end to court fees that have added up to millions. The proposed high line idea might start development as early as next year.
RFPS may be requested in the near future if all goes according to plan
Manhattan’s High Line might find a second home in Jersey City
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
McClure’s Pickles’ Informal Distribution Cooperative, which started in July 2011, helps specialty food purveyors with lower distribution prices
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Traditional distributors charge a mark up of 15 – 20%. For businesses that hosts their product in the same space as McClure’s, the distribution charge is only 4% for 11 – 20 cases. Bob McClure, owner of McClure’s Pickles, now distributes product for Early Bird Granola, School House Kitchen
and more.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn thinks the McClure model of business has the potential to grow and is currently drafting a proposal to expand on the idea
Small-Business Lending is on the rise, Citibank partners with Next Street for a new program
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Boston and New York-based firm Next Street is quoted as the “merchant bank” to small business owners. They provide loans to businesses who have a great amount of opportunity for growth while providing them with strategic advice. The Next Street Opportunity Fund plans to loan $30 million to businesses that meet their criteria.
Half of the businesses that Next Street currently works with are minority/women-owned
Blue Bottle’s steady growth has the company looking to sell bottled coffee in grocery stores very soon
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Blue Bottle Coffee’s revenue has increased annually by 50% since starting operations in 2002 and is looking for more ways to further the positive production.
The Wall Street Journal reports
2nd Annual Small Business and Procurement Expo on Friday, March 9th. Free to attend if you register before March 1st
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Attendees will see guest speakers such as Council Member and Small Business Chair Diana Reyna and President of NYCEDC Seth Pinksy. If you want your business to participate in the expo, exhibitor inquiries are now being accepted. The expo is located at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Pier # 12 70 Imlay Street. There will be a shuttle bus to transport attendees.
Register now for free.
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The High Line supports Chelsea Market expansion plans
January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Friends of the High Line see this as a big opportunity for future growth of the park. If the plan goes through, Jamestown Properties which is behind the expansion proposal, will have to make a one-time $17 million contribution to the High Line.
A majority of the local residents feel that the plan doesn’t fit the market’s character. The expansion plan will add new office spaces to the neighborhood
The City Council just released the New York City Council Restaurant Inspection Survey to gather information in regards to the food inspection process
January 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As ongoing complaints from various restaurateurs increase, the city is looking to investigate further to see if the current system needs to be changed. The survey is sectioned in two parts 1) The operator’s background information and 2) Documenting information from inspection completed in 2008 to the present day
Take the survey and voice your opinion now
The city’s New Business Acceleration Team (NBAT) will be expanding to the outer boroughs
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In an initiative to help food operations who open outside of Manhattan expedite city permits and applications quicker, the NBAT, a city organization that helps business owners with processing applications from the health and building departments, will now service all five boroughs. Andrew Rigie, Executive Vice President for the city chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association, sees this as the beginning of easing the burden most operators face when opening any
food operation.
Retailers see green in Queens for future expansion
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Larisa Ortiz Pu-Folkes of the Department of Small Business Services highlighted that there aren’t enough businesses in Queens right now to meet the demand of the residents who live in
the borough.
Manhattan is becoming so densely populated that well-known retailers are looking to the outer boroughs for their next venture or expansion plans
December 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Now beauty products are tapping into the “food” scene by marketing produce, fruits and other natural ingredients that help with skin, hair and nails. This is a new take on the term “beauty from the inside out”.
New York Times reports on some of the newest brands and ideas on the market such as Beauty Booster, a digestable liquid in a nail polish bottle packed with goji berries, raspberries and
wild blackberries
https://paigepapers.com/2011/12/23/beautyproducts_usefruitsfor_marketing/
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