It hasn’t been a cakewalk, but North Rockland High School graduate and Stony Point native Matthew Clement is making it in his home town. Defying the generation of “brain drain,” which has seen a majority of local residents leave the area after college, Clement marked his 10th year as the principal of Emerald Retirement Planning […]
The world’s largest creator of wipes, Nice-Pak, employs over 900 in the county. Moist towelettes have morphed into many applications BY KATHY KAHN Have you ever wondered where those disposable wipes you use so often got their start? Wonder no more—many of them come right here from Rockland. The wipes were originally the brainchild of […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama, acclaimed economist stated, “Money is like soap, the more you handle it the less you will have.” This statement was made to clearly illustrate that investor’s intuition and actions often prove counter-productive. The same point has also been made by legendary investors […]
Survey says “NO” BY KATHY KAHN Pattern for Progress, the Hudson Valley’s regional think tank, last Thursday asked Rockland Business Association members how they rated some key challenges in Rockland. At the Paramount Country Club, Pattern’s executive director, Jonathan Drapkin, asked 125 RBA members to rate a number of issues—from “How long have your lived […]
Greater Hudson Bank, N.A. a local community bank servicing the Rockland county, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen A. Coyle to its Board of Directors. For more than 20 years, Mr. Coyle has owned and operated Coyle Insurance Agency; an insurance agency that provides insurance and risk management services to middle market businesses […]
US stocks fall more than 1%; weak China data cited (via AFP) US stocks Thursday fell sharply as weak Chinese economic data and rising tensions in Ukraine offset solid US retail sales and labor-market data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 231.19 points (1.41 percent) to 16,108.89. The broad-based S&P…