Story and Photos by Kathy Kahn A bustling crowd of members and well-wishers turned out at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Suffern for the RBA’s 50th anniversary party. Unlike its traditional formal dinner, the gala was about all about having fun and enjoying friends and coworkers. Al Samuels, who has spent nearly two decades as RBA […]
BY KATHY KAHN The Rockland Business Association on July 20 devoted its meeting at the Pearl River Hilton to the rampant abuse of prescription drugs and street drugs going on in schools, homes and the workplace. “At a recent meeting with other NYS Chambers of Commerce, I was advised there were no formal programs regarding […]
The Rockland Business Association [RBA] Pinnacle Awards were handed out on May 4, honoring some of Rockland’s most impressive companies, business leaders and good corporate citizens. 1 – Dr. Mary Leahy, Good Samaritan Hospital was given the award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Business. The award was presented to her by RBA Chair, […]
Awards for “clean and green,” with politics thrown in for good measure BY KATHY KAHN The brouhaha brewing over United Water’s desalination plant was left at the door at the Rockland Business Association’s 4th Annual Green Council Awards luncheon. RBA Green Council chair Michael Shilale and Rosemarie Monaco of Group M, presented awards to Orange […]
Moving on –literally– is mantra of 21st century graduates BY KATHY KAHN Educators in the halls of higher learning aren’t living in ivory towers—more than ever, they are aware good relations with the business and non-profit community are essential. A bevy of private college CEOs from across the mid-Hudson gathered at Mt. St. Mary College […]
Program aims to boost growth, influence of county’s small-retail community PEARL RIVER, N.Y. (July 17, 2013) – The Rockland Business Association (RBA) has announced the formation of the Main Street Initiative, a new program designed to provide small retail establishments in Rockland County with the benefits of an RBA membership as well as a larger […]