Wolff Opens The Doors To Thrift Store Heaven
By Kizzy Thompson
      Elizabeth Wolff (nee Schlesinger), a fourth generation Rockaway resident, is combining her passion for art, antiques, fashion and design with her experience in fundraising and knowledge of the thrift shop industry. On Saturday, July 26, she opened the doors of the Cure Thrift Shop, a 6,000- square-foot place filled with donated merchandise.
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Making New York Better For Business And Employees
      Governor David A. Paterson announced that the successful implementation of workers' compensation reforms will reduce insurance rates for the second year in a row. The cost will decline again by about five percent for 2009, following a 20.5 percent decrease for 2008, for a total reduction of about 25 percent from the 2007 pre-reform rates.
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Paterson Nominates ESD President And CEO
      Governor David A. Paterson announced that he has nominated Marisa Lago, Global Head of Compliance at Citi Markets & Banking, as president and Chief Executive Officer of New York State's economic development agency, the Empire State Development Corporation (ESD).
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