Hudson Valley Business http://www.hudsonvalleybusinessnews.com Web Updates from the Hudson Valley Business Feeder 1.5.3(378) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en © 2008 Westfair Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole , or in part, without written permission is prohibited. To obtain premission, write to : Business Journal Reprints 3 Gannett Drive White Plains, NY 10604 bobr@westfairinc.com walicki@westfairinc.com Mon, 05 May 2008 12:55:17 -0400 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:55:17 -0400 Linens ’n Things files Chapter 113 stores to close in area http://www.hudsonvalleybusinessnews.com/archive/050508/update/web05050801.php4 Linens ’n Things has filed for voluntary bankruptcy and is shutting down 120 underperforming stores, including three in the lower Hudson Valley region.

The stores to close in Westchester County are at the Midway Shopping Center in Scarsdale and the one in the Cortlandt Town Center in Mohegan Lake. The company is also shutting its store at the Woodbury Town Center in Harriman.

The company has secured $700 million in debtor-in-possession financing from General Electric Capital Corp.

]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 12:53:35 -0400 linens-n-things-files-chapter-113-stores-to-close Bob Rozycki Counties slap state spending plan http://www.westchestercountybusiness.com/archive/032408/news/news03280801.php4 A dozen county executives and others representing the interests of New York’s counties voiced concern and anger over the state’s proposed budget plans.

During a conference call with reporters throughout the state on Friday, the assembled executives said the state government is proposing to decrease the amount of money it contributes to counties to help pay for state-mandated programs.

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:54:35 -0400 counties-slap-state-spending-plan BRYAN F. YURCAN