BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT, Ombudsman A major project this columnist has strongly supported for months has been revealed as the number one infrastructure priority of the new Trump administration! According to documents obtained by the Kansas City Star, a daily newspaper in Kansas City, MO and then republished by other major media outlets, the Trump administration’s infrastructure consultants placed the upgrade and expansion of NYC metro area mass […]
Business organization celebrates 50 years BY KATHY KAHN Back in 1967, a handful of business owners hatched an idea to form a business association where they could share ideas and help build up the community. This year marks the 50th birthday of the Rockland Business Association. Al Samuels, President/CEO of the 900-plus member organization […]
PCSB Bank last week announced that its Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a Plan of Conversion whereby PCSB Bank will convert from a New York-chartered mutual savings bank to a New York-chartered stock savings bank. As part of the conversion, PCSB Bank will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of a new corporation, named PCSB Financial […]
BY: CHRIS HANLY INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, GARY GOLDBERG FINANCIAL SERVICES The Trump rally is really history repeating itself. While many are a bit surprised at the strong market rally since Mr. Trump won the Presidential election, we view this more as history repeating itself. There are valuable lessons to be learned for 2017 and beyond. Investors […]
On Dec. 6, Syncsort, one of the newest members of the START-UP NY program, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new office in Pearl River, NY. Though generally considered a massive failure, the START-UP NY program will still bring 144 new jobs to the Rockland County area. To celebrate a rare instance of the program’s success, the governor, […]
RCC President Dr. Cliff Wood and REDC President Richard Struck honored as they prepare for retirement; Struck’s successor introduced to Rockland BY KATHY KAHN While kudos were handed out to local companies that have contributed to the county’s success, Rockland Economic Development Corp.’s annual luncheon attendees were also warned of a future where the labor market […]
