Westchester County Business Journal

Soul Survivor

Nonetheless, she decides to go ahead with the interview, displaying poise not unlike that of the Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette, who made a choice to compete at the Vancouver Olympics--and won a bronze medal--after her mother's sudden death. The event is a natural segue for Togo-Figa, who's had her own business, RTF Professional Coaching, for more than 10 years, working with entrepreneurs and small businesses to attract customers through sales, marketing and what she calls "mind-set...

Lending a Hand

Keller and some 100 homeowners during a three-day event scheduled June 21-23 at 190 Boston Post Road in White Plains, will be afforded a sit-down dialogue with Bank of America representatives, who will either write trial or permanent loan modifications right on the spot or within a few days, said Alexander Roberts, executive director of Community Housing Innovations, a White Plains-based, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved nonprofit housing agency.

Wca Assails Wage Mandate

The change to state labor law would require building service workers to receive an area's prevailing wage rate from contractors employed by any public utility distributing electric light or power or gas or steam services at state-regulated retail rates.

The Next Act

The work features music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, a New Jersey-based composer, and a book and lyrics by Laurence Holzman of Dobbs Ferry and Felicia Needleman of Larchmont, who are also serving as the Main Stage Season's executive director and literary manager respectively.

Mindspark Plays Well with Others

The rest of the Mindspark family includes: * Play sites--IWON.com, a survivor of the dot-com '90s, when it began as an Irvington startup; sister site Retrogamer.com, a showcase for '80s video games launched last year; and astrology site Kazulah. * Social sites--Teen-oriented Zwinky; its tween sister site Zwinky Cuties, and fashion-focused GiriSense. * Electronic greeting card sites MyFunCards and Cardboiled. * Internet portal Excite.com.

Hello, New Normal

Because of our technology, they expect immediate gratification.

Business Minds Tapped for New Initiatives

Jenkins said legislators in their moves to streamline government operations and save taxpayer dollars will act on recommendations from the former state Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness, whose members included Alfred B. DelBello, the White Plains attorney, Westchester Cemnty Association chairman and former county executive and state lieutenant governor.

The Cup Runneth Over

[...] place is the furthest the United States has ever progressed in the tournament, in the first year of the Cup in 1930. McDonough said having other international level games like the Champions League tournament, Confederations Cup and the Euro Cup has allowed for Tigin ("small cottage" in Gaelic) to become a mainstay in the minds of the soccer community.

Reforms Sought to Pay-to-Play in Albany

Galef, who does not join in the practice, recently introduced an Assembly bill to reform member-item funding through over sight by state agencies, pre-certification by the state attorney general of groups wishing to receive the discretionary funds and equal sharing by all Senate and Assembly legislators of member item funds, which now are doled out disproportionately among legislative districts.

The Leased of It

Northwest Atlantic clients include Starbucks Coffee Company, Whole Foods, Staples, REI, Supercuts, Sonic and Guitar Center in Fairfield and Westchester. Northwest Atlantic is bringing Coast Clearwire Corp. to the Westchester and Fairfield areas; it is a 4G wireless internet service provider based in Washington.

Suite Deal

The 32-unit, luxury Atelier Suites in downtown White Plains have been sold in a short sale for $11.65 million.

The Unsinkable Local Bank

He had been looking to get into banking and found in DRB a community bank in a great marketplace in a wonderful town. [...] Bob (Kettenmann) and the management team did a great job of maintaining a healthy loan portfolio, so we had great loan quality.

When 'Eureka' Turns to Phony Baloney

From a FedEx package sent to his Ossining office, attorney Jess M. Collen pulled a fistful and more of watches with luxury brand names He held up one that bore the trademark of Omega, one of his law firm's many clients, both foreign and domestic, in the luxury-goods industry. In a software company's survey, the Collen firm ranked sixth in the nation last year in number of opposition filings with the federal agency's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board for clients claiming damage to their marks ...

To Count or Not to Count

Counting calories The Westchester-County Health Department found 11 violations of the county's calorie labeling law in its first year of enforcement Violators were: * Subway, 100 Main St. at the Galleria, White Plains; * Au Bon Pain, at three locations in the Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla; * Legal Sea Foods, 5 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains; * Kentucky Fried Chicken, 652 Columbus Ave., Thornwood; * Burger King Express, at two locations at Playland in Rye; * Friendly's Ice Cream, 422 Tuc...