BY MARIA LORD It is no secret that the average American is currently going through financial hardship. However, according to CNN Money ‘The ranks of the long-term unemployed are thinning…” Nearly 4.4 million Americans were out of work for at least 27 weeks in April; according to Labor Department data released Friday. That’s a drop of 14 […]
The Rockland Business Association held its annual Pinnacle Award Gala April 17, 2013 at the Marriott Hotel, Park Ridge, NJ. Chris Bailey of Vista Electrical Contractors, Inc. was awarded with the Women’s Forum Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Business, sponsored by Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Bailey is not only a successful […]
Supports 3,969 Jobs and Provides Another $374 Million in Revenue for State & Local Governments Empire City Casino produced nearly a half billion dollars in economic activity and $374 million in revenue for state and local governments in 2012 while supporting nearly 4,000 jobs locally and across the state, according to a new report released […]
Overall population increases while public school populations shrink BY KATHY KAHN Special to the Rockland Times It really came as no shock to members of the Rockland Business Association what the county will look like as they listened to the numbers being rolled out at the Bear Mountain Inn on April 25 presented by Jonathan […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Suffern – The New NY Bridge group held an event on April 24 to inform local businesses about opportunities which will open with the rebuild of the Tappan Zee Bridge and connect them to larger contractors associated with the project. The meeting featured a panel of representatives from the New York State […]
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato has announced that his office will host another small business workshop on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Allison Parris Office Building, 11 New Hempstead Road, New City from 5-7 p.m. The workshop is being presented in conjunction with the Rockland Economic Development Corporation and Rockland County Executive C. Scott […]