EDITORIAL REPORT BY DYLAN SKRILOFF The Rockland Business Association and Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress have released a stellar white paper on Rockland County’s approximately $100 million budget deficit. The business membership group – Rockland’s largest – and the noted think tank’s work offers a comprehensive, but not excessively wonkish, overview of how Rockland got […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland Business Association hosted a panel of local organizations and subsequent networking event at 8 a.m. on November 19 in order to educate local business owners on rebuilding and expanding their operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The panel included Hubert Christophe of HANDYPRO, Tom Morley of RCC’s Small Business […]
Study to be completed in October Press Release The Rockland Business Association (RBA) announced yesterday, it will issue a white paper that examines the County of Rockland’s fiscal crisis. The study is expected to be completed in October. “This project is designed to provide all interested parties with a single, authoritative resource regarding the county’s […]
BY SARA GILBERT The Rockland Business Association hosted a meeting at Dominican College in Orangeburg on Thursday, July 26 to discuss concerns and answer questions local businesses might have about the new Tappan Zee Bridge. Brian Conybeare, who was appointed as special advisor for the bridge project by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, July 23, […]
BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA The monthly luncheon for the Rockland Business Association was held last Thursday, July 19 at the Rockland Country Club in Sparkill, N.Y. Guest speaker Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef touched upon areas of concern, such as the possible closing of the Summit Park nursing home, and the constructions of the new […]
BY SARA GILBERT The Rockland Business Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation hosted a special training session to help prevent and deter losses associated with online hacking and espionage on Wednesday, June 13 at Rockland Community College in Suffern. “The issue here is real,” said RBA President Al Samuel. “On an elementary level there are […]