Cover Story:
The World is Flat
When it comes to Global business, the view looks good

RBD Round-Up:
RBD is On the Air!
WRCR teams up with RBD Co-publisher for weekly show
RBD Business Survey
Take part in RBD's 1st On-line Business Survey

DEPARTMENTS:

Economics Round-Up
• The Local Economy
Construction industry confidence rebounds, managers predict greater optimism
• The Smart Investor
Investing From Within: The key to becoming a smart investor
• Economic Viewpoint
It All Adds Up: The Fed takes delight in the economic numbers

Business Round-Up
• The Work-Life Minute™
Small business owners need innovation to battle burnout
• Marketing By Design
There Ought'a Be a Law: Marketing is nothing more than long-distance selling

Ask The Experts
• Business Start-ups
Negotiating a lease - from the tenant's view
• Expensing & Depreciation
Tax incentives for small business

Retail Round-Up
• Who's Hiring?
Summer employment program offers benefits to all
• New In Town

Invest in Your Community
• Provident Bank Charitable Foundation
Works to support help from People to People
• Red Cross Celebrates March
Partners with local business people for the good of all

Odds & Ends
• From The Publishers
• Letters to the Editor
• Rockland Newsmakers

Dedicated Section:
Rockland Business Association:

The President’s Desk
The State of the RBA

RBA/United Way Golf Outing
The Rockland Open: Monday, May 21st

RBA Happenings
• Committee and Council Info
• Calendar of Events
• New Members

Now you can get all the essential information you need about business in the county on the Rockland Business Digest radio show. Tune in to WRCR 1300AM on Mondays from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Get all the behind the scenes scoop on RBD's articles, expert advice columns and high profile interviews. Co-publisher Ken Mahoney and WRCR's own Sophia Salis bring you the stories behind the stories you love to read. Rockland's only business-to-business magazine is now on the air!

How's Business?
Take part in our first annual Rockland Business Digest survey!

What’s going on with businesses like yours? Are your revenues up; are you hiring staff? What issues do you wrestle with every day? We wanted to know, so we’ve come up with the first ever RBD business survey. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s anonymous. The only thing you need is a computer. Hop online and go to our website, www.RBDigest.com. Click for Current Issue and then select the RBD Business Survey. It will only take a few minutes and the results will appear in our May issue.

CLICK HERE to take our survey.