Table of Contents
Miscellaneous
• From The Publishers
• Last Look: Syd Farber
Cover Story:
Where’s Everybody Going?
What’s causing some small businesses to pack up and leave? And what should we
be doing to stop them?
Feature Story:
The Excessive Costs
of Doing Business in New York
A productive Small Business Day in Albany, but worries still exist for Rockland-ites and other New York based businesses.
Feature Story:
How’d They Do That?
Follow Provident Bank CEO George Strayton’s strategies for success.
DEPARTMENTS:
Economics Roundup
• The Smart Investor
• Money Talk
Business Roundup
• Unlock Your Potential
• Marketing By Design
Retail Round-Up
• Talking Shop
• Odds & Ends
Ask the Expert
• Estate Planning
• Mortgage Advice
Invest in Your Community
• The Bottom Line
• First Annual Non-profit Leadership Summit
Dedicated Section:
Rockland Business Association:
The President’s Desk
A new voice for Rockland County and a new advocate for its hottest issues and concerns.
Pinnacles of Success
RBA’s best honored at the
Third Annual Pinnacle Awards.
RBA Happenings
• Committee and Council Info
• Calendar of Events
• New Members
RBA
New Members
The Rockland Business Association would like to
welcome its newest
members to its growing organization.
For membership
information, visit www.rocklandbusiness.org,
or call 845-735-2100.
Ameripay LLC: Ellen B. Silverman,
114 Essex Street,
Rochelle Park,
NJ 07662.
Apple Store: Don Hayes,
1591 Palisade Center Drive,
Palisades Central
Mall,
West Nyack, NY 10994
Budget Blinds of Rockland: Ann Stein,
128 N. Route 303 #4,
Congers,
NY 10920
Business Funding Associates, Inc: Bruce Hilowitz,
100 Winston
Drive,
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Commercial Property Consultants: Ken Klein,
167 Boulder Ridge
Road,
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Communiserve: Sean Roberts,
24 North Madison Ave.,
Spring Valley,
NY 10977
DP Sales Pro: Debra Pearlman,
92 Rose Ann Lane,
Chester, NY 10918
Fastforward Communications, Inc.: Adam Handler,
401 Columbus Ave.,
Valhalla, NY 10595
Grandmaster BM Kim’s Tae Kwon Do: Elisa Cho,
75 W Route 59,
Nanuet, NY 10954
Greater Hudson Valley R/E Appraisals Inc.: Stacy Culianos,
20
Scandia Road,
Congers, NY 10920
Innovative Plastics Corporation: Judith Hershaft,
400 Route 303,
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Int’l Business Co. Formation, Inc.: Adam Cannizzaro,
101
Main Street, Suite 1,
Tappan, NY 10983
John to Go Inc.: Victor Breur,
15 Fletcher Court,
Spring Valley,
NY 10977
Kiwanis of Spring Valley: Lenora E. McCabe,
P.O. Box 1728,
Spring
Valley, NY 10977
Listdata Management Services Inc.: Oney Currithers Barron,
75 Montebello
Road #303,
Suffern, NY 10901
LTC Financial Partners: Jim Kelly,
P.O. Box 921,
Harriman, NY
10926
Mahoney Asset Management: Ken Mahoney,
747 Chestnut Ridge Road,
Suite 200,
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Matterhorn Nursery: Kristen Stavisky,
227 Summit Park Road,
Spring
Valley, NY 10977
New City Copier Supply: Mindy Novick,
441 Sierra Vista Lane,
Valley
Cottage, NY 10989
Paetec Communications, Inc.: Carl Brandt,
1279 Route 300,
Newburgh,
NY 12550
Pamal Broadcasting (WHUD): Rob Dellagreca,
68 Ash St.,
Bardonia,
NY 10954
PC Ware Business Solutions Inc.: Zev Kizelnik,
259 Route 59,
Spring
Valley, NY 10977
Portables Unlimited Inc.: Raja Ramar,
136 First Street,
Nanuet,
NY 10954
Rockland County Department of Tourism: Heather Duke,
The Sain
Building, 18 New Hempstead Road,
New City, NY 10956
Rockland Country Day School: Jim Fyfe,
34 Kings Highway,
Congers,
NY 10920
Roxxy Blues, Inc.: AnnMarie Gaudio,
13 Timp Brook Road,
Stony Point, NY, 10980
Sign-A-Rama: Thomas Drummond,
324B Route 59, The Hub,
Central
Nyack, NY 10960
Stephen Gould Corporation: Rick Beckerman,
800 Westchester Ave.,
Suite 641,
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Suburban Publishing Inc.: John Seng,
100 Clearbrook Road,
Elmsford,
NY 10523
Sunbelt Business Brokers of Hud. Val.: William A. Smith,
92 Sparkling
Ridge,
New Paltz, NY 12561-3523
Sunrise Assisted Living of New City: Nicole Esposito,
233 North
Main Street,
New City, NY 10956
T.H.E. Assembly Point: Doris Shepherd Wiese,
348 Route 9W ( Box
719),
Palisades, NY 10964
Teger Commercial LLC.: Lynn Teger,
P.O. Box 566,
West Haverstraw,
NY 10993
The Big Mama Wellness Project, Inc.: Linda Izzo,
2 Medical Park
Drive, Suite 14,
West Nyack, NY 10994
The Jewish Business Counseling Center Inc.: Abraham Stauber,
P.O.
Box 771, 287 Route 59,
Monsey, NY 10952
Vision Plus: Dr. William Butler,
1 Joyce Plaza,
Stony Point, NY 10980
Wal-Mart: Phylis Warren,
250 Route 59,
Airmont, NY 10901
Wall Street Financial Group: Steve Deutsch,
25 Smith Street, Ste
404,
Nanuet, NY 10954
Westchester Medical Center: Michael D. Israel,
95 Grasslands Road,
Valhalla, NY 10595
Wolfe Plumbing, Heating, & AC Inc.: Ed Wolfe Jr.,
688 State
Route 17K,
Montgomery, NY 12549
