Cara Pace, CEO of United Hospice, the leading nonprofit hospice provider in Rockland and Orange Counties, was recently named to the RBA Board of Directors. The RBA has over 500 members, ranging from small businesses to major corporations, and is responsible for advocating on behalf of its members to local, state, and federal lawmakers. Cara […]
Rockland, a diverse community that is growing by leaps and bounds, is striving to provide the best educational outcomes for students who attend the county’s institutes of higher learning. The Rockland Business Association invited all three Rockland college presidents to attend the RBA September luncheon at Nyack Seaport to discuss the future of higher education […]
By Kathy Kahn Rockland has benefitted from Consolidated Funding Application grants to the tune of $87.1 million in the final 2018 round of grants awarded by the NYS Regional Economic Development Council’s Consolidated Funding program, announced December 19 in Albany. Rockland, part of the seven county Mid-Hudson Region, got off to a slow start when […]
The Rockland Business Association hosted the Annual Green Council Awards at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on November 18. A decade ago, architect Michael Shilale, who was an advocate for better building materials and design, started the chapter of the RBA. This year, the winners were: Tilcon, for Energy Efficiency, sponsored by Integral Building Design; SUEZ, […]
Kevin Dahill, president of the Suburban Hospital Alliance, talks with Alison Kellner of Home Instead Senior Care after the RBA’s luncheon at the Rockland Country Club on December 14. With four decades in the industry, Dahill says consolidations and mergers are becoming commonplace as hospitals and doctors try to meet needs of patients while […]
New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance [AREA] honored Rockland Business Association [RBA] President and CEO Al Samuels with the Chairman’s Award. Samuels is an advisory board member to New York AREA and the president and CEO of the RBA based in Pearl River. The New York Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan presented Samuels […]