Apartment rentals on upswing as housing market remains sluggish Renters want amenities without headache of home ownership BY KATHY KAHN The race in the upscale rental market is on, and developer Martin Ginsberg, whose Hudson Valley riverfront projects were mainly comprised of high-end condominiums, has taken the route many in his cohort are seeing as […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Between the government shutdown and the upcoming debt ceiling deadline, there is plenty for investors to be nervous about. Without a doubt, there will be real world ramifications to the events that are transpiring as a result of Washington’s ineptitude. Sadly, many investors will let their […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN A baseball organization, an architect, a technical school, a veteran’s housing program, a hotel, a pharmaceutical start-up. What do all these have in common? They are just a small sample of the enormous diversity to be found in Rockland’s business community and just a few of the hundreds of members of the […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The bi-partisan state Senate Majority Coalition, seeking to identify and eliminate the most costly government regulations that inhibit business and job growth and drive up local taxes, hosted one of 10 public forums on regulatory reform at the Nanuet Public Library last Monday. The panel consisted of David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester), Kathleen […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The first thing a visitor notices outside of 151 Wells Avenue in Congers is the perfume of peppermint, gently permeating the clear September air. This is the home of Star Kay White, Rockland County manufacturer of world-renowned extracts and flavorings. But more than that, the building houses a family owned and operated […]
Timothy P. Cawley, the senior vice president of Central Operations at Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., has been named president and chief executive officer of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) effective December 1, 2013. Cawley succeeds John McAvoy, who served as O&R’s president and chief executive officer for a year and was […]