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May 4, 2011
New York hails Nissan

New York City has chosen Nissan to supply its next generation taxi fleet. The Taxi of Tomorrow will be built in the Nissan plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico and is expected to enter service in 2013.

New York City has chosen Nissan to supply its next generation taxi fleet. The Taxi of Tomorrow, based on the NV200 minivan, will be built in the Nissan plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico and is expected to enter service in 2013.

The 10-year contract, estimated to be worth $1 billion (£607 million), was announced Tuesday at a City Hall press briefing by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Nissan Americas Chairman Carlos Tavares.

October 13, 2010
Pfizer to buy King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6 billion

Pfizer Inc. has said it will pay $3.6 billion to purchase King Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in pain medications.

Pfizer Inc. has said it will pay $3.6 billion to purchase King Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in pain medications.

New York City-based Pfizer already has a large stake in the pain drug market with its drugs Lyrica and Celebrex, which together accounted for more than $5 billion in sales in 2009. However the company is keen to shore up its portfolio with King's work on ‘abuse-resistant’ pain drugs, while also taking advantage of the opportunity for cost-cutting.

October 4, 2010
RBH Group: Teachers Village

RBH Group is poised to begin work on Teachers Village, a residential development in the historical center of Newark. Company president Ron Beit talks to Gay Sutton about his vision for kick-starting wider urban regeneration.

RBH Group is poised to begin work on Teachers Village, a residential development in the historical center of Newark. Company president Ron Beit talks to Gay Sutton about his vision for kick-starting wider urban regeneration.

 

September 6, 2010
Ten things you always wanted to know about Labor Day

America's first Labor Day parade took place in New York City on 5 September 1882.

10. The first Labor Day

America's first Labor Day parade took place in New York City on 5 September 1882, organized by the Central Labor Union.

After marching from City Hall, past reviewing stands in Union Square, and then uptown to 42nd Street, the workers and their families gathered in Wendel's Elm Park for a picnic, concert, and speeches.

July 15, 2010
Top ten prestigious management consultancies

The webservice "vault.com" prepares a list of the most prestigious 50 consulting companies each year. The top ten consulting companies for 2010 are:

10. Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman, a business unit of Marsh & McLennan, is an international management consulting firm. Founded in 1984, the firm adopted its current form in May 2007 through the combination of three global consulting businesses.

January 6, 2010
Yonkers raceway

A $285 million investment at Yonkers Raceway has equipped the venue for the 21st century

A $285 million investment at Yonkers Raceway has equipped the venue for the 21st century. Ben Sansom reports on an expansion program which has enabled the historic venue to thrive where many others have suffered in the recent economic slowdown
 

March 18, 2009
Lincoln Center Development Project

A construction balletRon Austin, Executive Director of the Lincoln Center Development Project, tells Martin Ashcroft how construction work has to be choreographed in as much detail as the shows, to avoid disrupting productions at the world famous arts complex. “LCDP is not a project,” insists executive director Ron Austin. “It’s 37 individual projects running concurrently.” 

March 18, 2009
Lincoln Center Development Project

A construction balletRon Austin, Executive Director of the Lincoln Center Development Project, tells Martin Ashcroft how construction work has to be choreographed in as much detail as the shows, to avoid disrupting productions at the world famous arts complex. “LCDP is not a project,” insists executive director Ron Austin. “It’s 37 individual projects running concurrently.” 

July 1, 2008
Yonkers Raceway

It’s been a New York tradition for over 100 years, and today Yonkers Raceway presents a new face to the world, COO Wayne Smith tells Ruari McCallion.

 

An evening’s harness racing at Yonkers Raceway has been part of the New York City entertainment landscape for over a century—since 1899, to be precise. But it’s more than that.