The North Rockland Business Alliance (NRBA) hosted a networking mixer Wednesday evening at the new Dimola’s on the Hudson in Stony Point. County Executive Ed Day was the guest speaker, and addressed the audience of local business owners and concerned citizens on some of his work during the first few months of the new administration. Diego […]
Blimpie to celebrate 50 years with 50 cent sub; chain’s founder sits down for interview with Rockland County Times BY GIANNA VOLPE The tri-state’s own submarine sandwich chain, Blimpie, turns 50 years old on Friday, April 4 when the first 200 customers of any Blimpie location can celebrate the half-century anniversary with a 50-cent Blimpie’s […]
It hasn’t been a cakewalk, but North Rockland High School graduate and Stony Point native Matthew Clement is making it in his home town. Defying the generation of “brain drain,” which has seen a majority of local residents leave the area after college, Clement marked his 10th year as the principal of Emerald Retirement Planning […]
The world’s largest creator of wipes, Nice-Pak, employs over 900 in the county. Moist towelettes have morphed into many applications BY KATHY KAHN Have you ever wondered where those disposable wipes you use so often got their start? Wonder no more—many of them come right here from Rockland. The wipes were originally the brainchild of […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama, acclaimed economist stated, “Money is like soap, the more you handle it the less you will have.” This statement was made to clearly illustrate that investor’s intuition and actions often prove counter-productive. The same point has also been made by legendary investors […]
Survey says “NO” BY KATHY KAHN Pattern for Progress, the Hudson Valley’s regional think tank, last Thursday asked Rockland Business Association members how they rated some key challenges in Rockland. At the Paramount Country Club, Pattern’s executive director, Jonathan Drapkin, asked 125 RBA members to rate a number of issues—from “How long have your lived […]