Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Eastview said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Dr. Alton B. Kremer, its senior vice president of clinical research, had resigned on May 20 to pursue other interests.
Kremer had joined the company in October 2004. Last year he was paid $380,000 in salary and a $245,000 bonus, [...]

The Rockland Business Association has formed a partnership with IBM Corp. of Armonk and IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, to promote a free online toolkit (http://us.smetoolkit.org) aimed to help minority entrepreneurs.
The SME Toolkit focuses on assistance for small and medium business owners in emerging markets as well as women, [...]

The Rockland Business Association has formed a partnership with IBM Corp. of Armonk and IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, to promote a free online toolkit (http://us.smetoolkit.org) aimed to help minority entrepreneurs.
The SME Toolkit focuses on assistance for small and medium business owners in emerging markets as well as women, [...]

Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Eastview and its research partner, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, announced good and bad news concerning drug trials on its treatment for side effects of painkillers. Investors focused on the positive, and Progenics stock rose 9.79 percent today.
The companies said that a phase 2 study of an oral form of its Relistor drug for [...]

IBM Corp. of Armonk has a new tool that allows organizations to analyze and manage the impact that their supply chains have on the environment. Called the Carbon Tradeoff Modeler, the system tracks carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing and distribution operations.
The tool allows businesses to study how different package sizes and packaging materials, transportation modes, [...]

The former Stewart Stamping building at 630 Central Park Ave. in Yonkers is for sale.
At 201,000 square feet, it is the largest industrial building on the market in Westchester County, according to the broker, CB Richard Ellis in Stamford, Conn. No asking price is being set.
Stewart EFI of Thomaston, Conn. said this month it was [...]

Rockland Economic Development Corporation is accepting applications for the seventh annual Forty Under 40 Program, honoring Rockland individuals under age 40 who are influencing the county through their commitment to growth, development, and professional excellence.
Anyone who is under the age of 40 as of December 31 and lives and works in Rockland County is [...]

EpiCept Corp. of Eastview said that Robert G. Savage and John V. Talley were elected to three-year terms on the board of directors at today’s annual shareholders meeting.
Shareholders also voted to expand capital stock in the company to 180 million shares, including an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock from 75 [...]

The Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association of the Hudson Valley in Millwood has changed its name to the Hudson Valley Mechanical Contractors Association, Executive Director Patricia E. Ploeger said. The organization serves two dozen contracting firms in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster counties, promoting best practices and professional standards, on-time job completion, and quality performance [...]

IntegraMed America Inc. of Purchase, which operates fertility clinics, said it is expanding the services it will cover under a program that offers refunds in the event that patients are unable to deliver babies following treatment.
Qualified patients in the Shared Risk Refund Program are entitled to up to 100 percent of certain fees paid to [...]

IntegraMed America Inc. of Purchase, which operates fertility clinics, said it is expanding the services it will cover under a program that offers refunds in the event that patients are unable to deliver babies following treatment.
Qualified patients in the Shared Risk Refund Program are entitled to up to 100 percent of certain fees paid to [...]

Disappointing data in a clinical trial of a treatment for ovarian cancer sent stock in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Eastview tumbling today.
The company and its research partner, Sanofti-aventis of Paris, said that a phase 2 study of 215 women with advanced ovarian cancer showed no significant response to a drug called aflibercept. The compound is [...]

IBM Corp. of Armonk and Iron Mountain Inc. of Boston said yesterday they will design a joint solution for businesses that need to manage both paper and electronic records. The unified product will combine Iron Mountain’s Accutrac software for managing physical records, and IBM’s FileNet Records Manager. The rise of compliance and regulation requirements is [...]

IBM Corp. of Armonk and Iron Mountain Inc. of Boston said yesterday they will design a joint solution for businesses that need to manage both paper and electronic records. The unified product will combine Iron Mountain’s Accutrac software for managing physical records, and IBM’s FileNet Records Manager. The rise of compliance and regulation requirements is [...]

Stewart EFI will close its longstanding manufacturing operation in Yonkers by year’s end, but not from lack of interest by the city’s Industrial Development Agency.
The business, known in Yonkers for decades as Stewart Stamping, produces precision metal parts for a variety of industries. It was a division of Insilco when it was stuck in bankruptcy [...]

The new home of Fordham University’s adult education program, 400 Westchester Ave. in West Harrison, is undergoing an $8 million renovation, the building’s owners said.
GHP Office Realty and Benerofe Properties expect to complete work on the 63,000-square-foot building by the time classes begin in September, said Andrew Greenspan, a GHP partner.
The property originally was built [...]

Emerging Health Information Technology of Yonkers said yesterday it has been awarded a contract to provide Medicaid eligibility verification, service authorization, claims scrubbing and validation, and payment analysis to Jewish Home Lifecare.
Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Emerging Health is a subsidiary of Montefiore Medical Center.

Aureon Laboratories Inc. of Yonkers said it has introduced Prostate Px®+, a commercial test to predict prostate cancer progression and disease recurrence.
The test will forecast disease progression after treatment, and will detect high-risk patients that appear as low risk and undetectable by other methods, said Dr. Ricardo Mesa-Tejada, vice president of pathology and medical director [...]

Six women-owned businesses in Westchester County received a total of $11,000 in grants through an entrepreneurship program sponsored by the Women’s Enterprise Development Center Inc. of White Plains and the Women & Co.® Microenterprise Boost program.
WEDC provides business training and support services to entrepreneurs in the Lower Hudson Valley. The six business owners also will [...]

New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, New York Sports Clubs executives, and members of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce board will be on hand Tuesday, May 20 at 2:30 p.m. for the grand opening of New York Sports Clubs’ facility at 175 Huguenot St.