RBWN Turns 40!
This year, RBWN turns 40, and the nonprofit organization is undertaking an ambitious fund-raising effort to build a $40,000 RBWN Women’s Professional Development and Scholarship Fund.
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Category: Business
Rockland County finance, bankruptcy, environmental, employment
Hudson Valley EDC and WCA Part Ways
The Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. and the Westchester County Association which announced a merger last January have called it quits
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A Sit-Down With Jeremy Schulman
Schulman, who spent two years heading up the Rockland County Economic Development Corporation, and is now the Rockland County’s newly named Economic Development and Tourism director, worked with Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17) to snag Sloatsburg a $250,000 matching grant in 2018.
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Gordon Wren Talks About Overcrowding, Zoning Violations at RBA Luncheon
Gordon Wren is taking a leading role in a Rockland-based grassroots movement called Citizens United to Protect Our Neighborhoods, or CUPON, which is made up of worried residents who are fighting over-development and illegal over-crowding.
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Tappan Zee Marina’s Next Chapter
New Owner Hires Third-Party Marina Management Company By Tina Traster Running a marina is not child’s play but the Schneider family toughed it out at the Tappan Zee Marina in Piermont for more than 50 years. The family-run business, founded by Roger and Natalie Maffei, and later run by their daughter Audrey Maffei Schneider and […]
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Vincent & Sabrina HoSang Jordan of Caribbean Food Delights Finalists For Entrepreneur Of The Year
Vincent HoSang, Chairman and President and Sabrina HoSang Jordan, CEO of Caribbean Food Delights, Inc. are finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 New York Awards.
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Regional Cooperation Boosts Economic Development
Three county executives expressed optimism about the regional economy, citing healthy bond ratings, larger surpluses, and innovative economic development strategies to combat retail and declining office occupancy challenges.
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Rockland County Underage Liquor Sales Tops Undercover Probe In Hudson Valley
Fifty-six Hudson Valley businesses are accused of selling alcohol to minors, with Rockland County’s 18 offences accounting for the highest level.
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Suez Removes Fuel Tanks From Relocation Plan
Responding to public pressure, Suez New York has reversed course and decided not to install fuel tanks on land it plans to lease at the former Tilcon site at 162 Old Mill Road in West Nyack.
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NYS CFA Grant Funding Process Opens
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s REDC Round 9 initiative has been announced, with $750 million in state economic development resources available to fund regional economic development projects through the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process.
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