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Edible Arrangements opens Yonkers store

David Schepp — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:44:38 +0000

Edible Arrangements LLC has opened a store in Yonkers at 471 McLean Ave.

The Wallingford, Conn-based company markets franchises in businesses that sell fruit arranged like floral bouquets sold through the Internet and at retail outlets.

Begun in 1999, Edible Arrangements has eight other stores in the Lower Hudson Valley, in Carmel, Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Mount Vernon, Pearl River, Tarrytown and White Plains.

Starwood unit to open luxury hotel in Malaysia

David Schepp — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:50:09 +0000

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said today it has plans to open a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the hotelierâ€™s St. Regis brand.

The 200 room luxury hotel, which would also have 200 residences as well as restaurants and meeting halls, is scheduled to open in 2014, White Plains-based Starwood said.

Shares of Starwood were lower in late-afternoon trading, down $1.07, or 2.2 percent, to $47.18 a share.

Starwood unit to open hotels in China, Taiwan

David Schepp — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:19:56 +0000

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said today its Le Meridien hotel division plans to open one hotel each in and Xiamen, China, in 2009, and Taipei, Taiwan, in 2011, as part of a planned expansion of the brand in the Asia-Pacific region.

The announcement follows plans released last year to open five Le Meridien brand hotels in Thailand, three of which are planned for this year. Le Meridien, which Starwood acquired in 2005, operates 110 hotels in 50 countries.

Minority business summit is Thursday

Jerry Gleeson — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:21:04 +0000

The Westchester/Greater Connecticut chapter of the National Black MBA Association Inc. will hold its second annual Entrepreneur Summit and Business Showcase on Thursday, June 12, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains.
The program allows minority businesspeople, supplier diversity executives and financial professionals to network. A number of forums will be held on topics that include business financing, becoming a preferred supplier, brand promotion, and entrepreneur and franchising opportunities.
For more information, email entrepreneur@nbmbaa-wgc.com.

Lawmaker to host entrepreneurial panel

David Schepp — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:45:40 +0000

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, D-Ossining, will host a forum aimed at helping Lower Hudson Valley residents to start their own businesses.

Galef will be joined by a panel of more than half-a-dozen experts to discuss small-business start up and growth opportunities in Westchester and Putnam counties.

In addition, participants will explain how local and state organizations can assist with writing a business plan, getting help with financing, setting up a corporation and much more. The event will be held at 7:30 a.m. May 8Â at Cortlandt Town Hall.

For more information, call the assemblywomanâ€™s office at 914-941-1111.

Fantastic Sams opens first Hudson Valley salon

David Schepp — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:01:57 +0000

Fantastic Sams hair salons said today it will open its first Hudson Valley store Saturday in Hartsdale in the Dalewood III shopping center on North Central Avenue.

The Westchester salon will offer free haircuts Saturday as part of its grand opening, the company said.

Fantastic Sams, based in Beverly, Mass., operates more than 1,400 salons across North America.

The Hartsdale store opens Saturday at 9 a.m., the company said.