

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
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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
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Alianza Services LLC,
Marcelo Reggiardo
411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206,
South Rye, NY 10580
Archive Systems,
Jeri Shappy
25 Commerce Rd,
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Axispoint, Inc.,
Laura Keyes
33 West Main Street, Suite 40,
Elmsford, NY 10523
BBG&G Advertising,
June Bisel
633 Route 211 East,
Middletown, NY 10941
Bob Wallace Photography,
Bob Wallace
163 High Ave.,
Nyack, NY, 10960
Broadview Networks,
Arthur Geron
24 South Main St.,
New City, NY 10956
Compensation Resources,
Mary Rizzuti
310 Route 17 North,
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Consolidated Technologies, Inc,
Chris Dee
10 Midland Ave.,
Port Chester, NY 10573
Delaney Computer Services,
Thomas Ossa
66 Orange Turnpike,
Sloatsburg, NY 10974
ECONnergyEnergy Co. Inc.,
Steve Schemitchs
286 North Main St.,
Spring Valley, NY 10977
Elite Fleet,
Joseph Lang
3 Executive Blv'd.,
Suite 121,
Suffern, NY 10901
FEI Business Systems,
Chris Moran
74 Lake View Dr,
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
Financing For Industry, LLC,
Glen Thomas
127 South Broadway,
Nyack, NY 10960
Friedwald Center for
Rehab & Nursing LLC,
Leah Schwibner
475 New Hempstead Road,
New City, NY 10956
Greatest Kid Gifts, LLC,
Roseann Styczynski
200 Center St.,
Pearl River, NY 10965
Heartland Payment Systems,
Ken Jay
P.O. Box 108,
West Nyack, NY 10994
HIP Health Plans
of New York,
Jay Schoenfield
55 Water St.,
New York, NY 10041
Hudson Valley Bank,
Frank W. Armstrong
254 S. Main Street,
New City, NY 10956
Hudson Valley Web TV,
Irene Czys
75A Lake Road #202,
Congers, NY 10920
International Motor
Works Inc.,
Anthony Fugazzotto
632 Route 303,
Blauvelt, NY 10913
Kathleen Ruane Communications, LLC,
Kathleen Ruane
11 Nottingham Dr.,
Suffern, NY 10901
Kohl Industries,
Alan Litt
405 Cedar Lane,
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Louis Hornick & Company, Inc.,
Mark Anatole
152 Broadway,
Haverstraw NY, 10927
Lucky Strike Lanes-
West Nyack,
Liana Iglesias
4662 Palisades Center Dr., 4th. Floor
West Nyack, NY 10994
MC Funding, Inc.,
Ann Zeilingold
1609 Route 202,
Pomona, NY 10970
Minuteman Press of
Nanuet,
Peter Dene
121 West Nyack Road,
Suite 3,
Nanuet, NY 10954
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network,
Andrew S Freedman
110 Summit Ave.,
Montvale, NJ 07645
Pre-Paid Legal,
Services, Inc.,
Gregory Johnson
140 Highmount Ave.,
Upper Nyack, NY 10960
Prisms Promotions, Inc.,
Melanie Richards
12 Stanford Drive,
Highland Mills, NY 10930
Processing Solutions,
Bill Taradash
94 Lakeview Terrace,
Ramsey, NJ 07446
React Programs,
Walter Goldman
14 A Lafayette Ave.,
Suffern, NY 10901
Smith Barney,
Jim Cassa
1200 E. Ridgewood Ave.,
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Starlight Limouisne,
Daniel Santos
567 Route 303,
Blauvelt, NY 10913
T & G Relocation
Systems,
Veronica Rogers
19 E.Cental Ave.,
Pearl River, NY 10965
The Scott Lask Wealth Management Group LLC,
Scott M. Lask
9 Colony Dr.,
Monroe, NY 10950
The Solar Center, Inc.,
Thomas J. O'Reilly
3138 Route 10 West,
Denville, NJ 07834
VESID/NYSED,
Gwenn Canfield
15 Perlman Drive,
Spring Valley, NY, 10977
Westchester County Business Journal,
Barbara Hanlon
3 Gannett Drive,
White Plains, NY, 10604
Women's Enterprise Development Center, Inc.,
Anne M. Janiak
707 Westchester Ave.,
Suite 213,
White Plains, NY 10604
Xtravagant Taste, Inc.,
Les St Louis
201 North Route 9W,
Congers, NY 10920