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New York Business

Lifeway Foods Returns Frozen Kefir to Soft Serve

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PHOTO: Lifeway Foods, Inc.

Lifeway frozen kefir returns to commercial soft-serve machines at froyo destinations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

By TM Business Review Newsroom · 2 min read

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New York Business

Jalisco Expands Festival de las Almas to 12 Cities

Festival de las Almas 2026 brings more than 350 free Day of the Dead activities to 12 municipalities across Jalisco from October 24 to November 15.

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Native Artist Residency Launches in Provincetown

Walker Youngbird Native Artist Residency will provide a four-week Provincetown program for a Native visual artist in 2027.

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Dawn Staley Shares Leadership Lessons on Grey Matter

Dawn Staley leadership lessons take center stage as the South Carolina coach joins Declan Kelly on Consello’s Grey Matter podcast.

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Sun Home Saunas Ranks No. 17 in Retail Workplaces

Sun Home Saunas workplace ranking places the San Diego manufacturer No. 17 on Fortune’s 2026 Best Workplaces in Retail list.

The numbers

New York by the numbers

4.8%

Unemployment rate

NYC Economic Development Corporation, Economic Snapshot (NYS Department of Labor and BLS data), August 2026 · data

4,653,354

Jobs in New York City

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW, 2025 · data

12.9%

Office vacancy rate

NYC Economic Development Corporation, Economic Snapshot (CoStar data), 2026 Q2 · data

159,139

New business applications

US Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (county, annual), 2025 · data

Property

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Crowne Plaza Opens Times Square Flagship

Late Summer Brings Buyer Deals to NYC Suburbs

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Evermore Orlando Resort Unveils 2026 Holidays

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Babyletto Opens Orange County Showroom

Baby furniture and toys displayed in a spacious pastel-coloured Babyletto store.

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