PARSIPPANY — With more than than 430 stores throughout the U.K., Canada and 42 U.S. states, upscale food market Whole Foods has expressed interest in leasing space currently occupied by Parsippany Pathmark in the Troy Hills Shopping Center on Route 46.

Pathmark, owned by A&P, and in bankruptcy, recently announced that the Parsippany Pathmark store will not be sold and has begun a liquidation sale at the location ahead of its permanent closing.

A source at Whole Foods Northeast Regional office who is not authorized to publicly speak on the matter has told Parsippany Focus that Whole Foods, which has specialized in organic food since 1980, is considering abandoning its plan to lease space on the controversial Waterview tract and instead open at the location Pathmark currently occupies.

This would not be a first for Whole Foods. In this region, Whole Foods opened in Morristown in a space which was formerly an A&P and the current Whole Foods in West Orange was previously a Pathmark.

Whole Foods originally expressed interest in opening on the Waterview Tract in 2012, but in 2013 the Parsippany Township Council voted against creating an Overlay Zone which would have permitted the supermarket along Waterview Boulevard.

RD Management, the contract purchaser of the land has submitted an application with the Board of Adjustment to build 120 affordable housing units on the property. That application is scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the Parsippany Municipal Building, 1001 Parsippany Boulevard.

PARSIPPANY — Paul Miller Porsche cut the ribbon at its newest 30,000 square feet facility located at 3149 Route 46.  The new showroom replaces a smaller older building that was located on the west end of Parsippany near New Road.

Paul Miller Auto Group one of the newest businesses to join Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce.  Presenting Paul Miller with their membership certificate is Board Member Ildiko Peluso and Council President Paul Carifi, Jr.,

Next year Paul Miller Auto Group will celebrate 40 years of bringing Porsches to the public in Parsippany.

Paul Miller also has other showrooms in Parsippany where it sells Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Audi and Land Rover.

For more information on Parsippany Area Chamber of Commerce, click here.

PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany-Troy Hills Economic Development Advisory Board congratulated Paul Miller Porsche on the recent grand opening of their new showroom located on Route 46 at Cherry Hill Road. Presenting Paul Miller with a plaque is Ganesh Persaud, a member of the Advisory Board.

On Thursday, October 22, Paul Miller’s new 30,000-square-foot Porsche facility on the west side of town, which replaces a much older, smaller Porsche building on the east end of Route 46 in the township held a ribbon cutting grand opening.

The new dealership doubles the capacity of the service department and adds a fully staffed boutique to support sales of an expanding line of high-end vehicles. Once known exclusively for two-seat sports cars, the Porsche line now includes sport-utility vehicles and sports sedans that have significantly increased overall sales.

Paul Miller Porsche is located at 3419 Route 46. For more information, click here.

The Purpose of the Economic Development Advisory Committee is to serve in an advisory capacity and shall, upon request of the Township Council, provide information, advice and recommendations relating to the promotion of Economic Development in the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills. Members shall be Township residents who have knowledge of or have demonstrated an interest in the economic well-being of the Township. Each member shall be chosen with a special view to qualifications and fitness for service on the Committee.

Members of the committee include Chairman Frank Cahill, Vice Chairman Eric Seguin, Secretary John Beehler, Ganesh Persaud, Thomas (Tom) Williams and  Raviram Medapati. The committee meets the fourth Monday of the month at Parsippany-Troy Hills Public Library, 449 Halsey Road at 7:00 p.m. The public is invited.