Business & Financial

  • RCC Student Literary Magazine Impulse 2021 Wins Prestigious ACP Award

    ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. (February 22, 2022) – The Associated College Press (ACP) named 12 student-produced collegiate magazines as the “best of the best” last fall. Twenty-four magazines produced at both four-year and two-year institutions representing 17 states made it to the finals; Rockland Community College’s literary arts publication Impulse 2021 received one of the 12 Pacemaker…

  • Small Business Assistance Grant Program
    Application Now Open! 

    Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Director of Economic Development and Tourism Lucy Redzeposki recently announced the newly created Small Business Assistance Grant Program to aid for-profit small businesses located within Rockland. A total of $250,000 in grants funds are available. Businesses with 25 employees or less are eligible for grant awards between $5,000 – $15,000…

  • Positions Available for Rockland County Youth Bureau’s Summer 2022 Conservation Corps Program

    A Living Stipend, Educational Award and Career Development Skills Available for County-Based Environmental Service New City, NY, – County Executive Ed Day today announced that the Rockland County Youth Bureau is accepting applications for the 2022 Rockland Conservation & Service Corps (RCSC). Celebrating its’ 22nd year, Rockland Conservation Corps members perform a variety of outdoor, environmental…

  • Hiring Qualified Job Candidates with Disabilities in the Hudson Valley

    The Workforce Development Board of Rockland County, along with the Westchester County Association & the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board will present a program entitled “Hiring Qualified Job Candidates with Disabilities in the Hudson Valley,” via Zoom on March 28th. Click here to register.

  • New York State Black Excellence and Leadership Ceremony Held at St. Thomas Aquinas College

    (SPARKILL, NY – February 17, 2022) – St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC) recently hosted the New York State Senate Black Excellence and Leadership Ceremony in its newly renovated Romano Student Alumni Center, where Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick recognized the achievements and work of exceptional Black leaders within the local community. Black Excellence and Leadership award recipients included Jaclyn Cassagnol, Claudette…

  • Development in Nanuet

    Rockland County’s commercial epicenter is undergoing massive redevelopment. Jerry Tuchband, a longtime resident and president of the Greater Nanuet Chamber of Commerce said: “We don’t want it to become a Route 17 the situation, but I think that what’s going on is just normal improvement to businesses that have been there for many, many years…