Year: 2014

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (May 20, 2014) — Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, a respected Middletown accounting firm, has hired Paul Cherubino as the newest member of its team. Cherubino, a graduate of Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, was previously an intern with JGS in the summer of 2013, assisting primarily with auditing and tax issues. He … Continue reading “Judelson, Giordano & Siegel Welcomes New Accounting Professional”

MONTICELLO, N.Y., (May 19, 2014) – Empire Resorts, Inc. and Monticello Raceway Management, Inc. (together, “Empire”) are inviting local businesses to come to their Community Business Vendor Fair on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The event will take place at 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Monticello Casino and Raceway’s Hype Room. Vendors of building and … Continue reading “Empire Resorts, Inc. and Monticello Raceway Management, Inc. to Host Community Business Vendor Fair”

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (May 12, 2014) — Judelson, Giordano & Siegel (JGS), a leading accounting firm located in Middletown, recently appointed Dennis McWatters as the newest member of its team of professionals. McWatters has extensive experience in the field of accounting, having worked for Citigroup in various managerial capacities for more than 40 years. From 1969 … Continue reading “Judelson, Giordano & Siegel Welcomes Dennis McWatters”

Walden, N.Y. (May 8, 2014) – Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, a Walden-based law firm that serves individuals, municipalities and businesses, in conjunction with Scott Lask Wealth Management Group, Russell Investments and Robert Feldman, MD, FACS, recently held a seminar focused on the legal changes in the Affordable Care Act. The event was prompted by local … Continue reading “Healthcare and Law Seminar Outlines Effects of Affordable Care Act on Physicians in the Hudson Valley”

MONTICELLO, NY – Empire Resorts, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (together with its subsidiaries, “Empire”) (NASDAQ-GM: NYNY) today announced its intention to launch a casino player points reward program, if granted a gaming facility license (“Gaming Facility License”), that can be utilized by Empire’s guests at eligible local community businesses in Sullivan County and the Catskills … Continue reading “Empire Resorts Casino Player Points Program to Benefit Local Businesses”

May 6, 2014 – Pearl River, N.Y. – Rockland Economic Development Corporation (REDC) today announced the launch of the “Address for Success” campaign to promote Rockland County outside of its borders. Michael J. DiTullo, president and CEO at REDC, joined by Rockland County Executive Ed Day as well as business leaders and owners, hosted a … Continue reading “Rockland Economic Development Corporation Unveils “Address for Success” Campaign”

GOSHEN, N.Y. (May 5, 2014) – This year’s Elant Community Breakfast will take place on Tuesday, May 20 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. The event will feature heartwarming and insightful testimonials from family members of Elant residents, as well as a presentation titled, “Aging, Memory Loss & … Continue reading “Elant Community Breakfast Slated for Tuesday, May 20”

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (May 2, 2014) — The Orange County Business Accelerator (OCBA), an organization that provides resources and guidance to help small businesses and startups in the region, has received official certification from New York’s Empire State Development (NYSESD) as a New York State Business Incubator. The OCBA was one of just ten incubators … Continue reading “Orange County Business Accelerator Receives NYS Incubator Certification”

MAHWAH, N.J. (May 1, 2014) – HYTORC, the leading industrial bolting company in the world, has appointed Focus Media, Inc. as HYTORC’s public relations agency. “We are excited to partner with Focus Media and utilize their considerable public relations expertise,” said HYTORC President Eric Junkers. “They will help us continue to build worldwide awareness of … Continue reading “HYTORC Selects Focus Media as Public Relations Agency”

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (May 1, 2014) — Parchem FIne & Specialty Chemicals, a leading supplier of high-quality chemical raw materials to the plastics, industrial, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical markets  based in New Rochelle, N.Y., has become one of the first companies to simultaneously join both the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance and NY BioHud … Continue reading “Parchem Fine & Specialty Chemicals Joins Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance, NY BioHud Valley”

Monticello, New York, April 29, 2014—Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY) (together with its subsidiaries, “Empire”) announced that Kien Huat Realty III Limited (“Kien Huat”), the Company’s largest stockholder, exercised the basic subscription rights it was granted in the Company’s ongoing rights offering on Monday, April 28, 2014.  Such exercise would result in proceeds of approximately $9.8 … Continue reading “Empire Resorts, Inc.’s Largest Stockholder Exercises Basic Subscription Rights in Rights Offering”

(Monticello, NY, April 28, 2014) – Empire Resorts, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Empire”) (NASDAQ-GM:NYNY) today announced that it has retained DACK Consulting Solutions, Inc. (“DACK”) to assist in establishing a program for the inclusion of  minority,  women and veteran-owned businesses  (“MWVBEs”) in the pre-construction and construction phases of its proposed destination gaming resort development (“Gaming … Continue reading “Empire Resorts Announces Workforce Development Plan to Implement Equal Employment Opportunities for Minority, Woman and Veteran-owned Businesses”

Walden, N.Y. (April 17, 2014) – Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP, a Walden-based law firm that serves individuals, municipalities and businesses, is pleased to announce that Jennifer S. Echevarria, Esq., and Kelly A. Pressler, Esq., have become associates of the firm. Echevarria will work in all areas of law focusing on the firm’s Spanish speaking clients– … Continue reading “Jennifer S. Echevarria, Esq., and Kelly A. Pressler, Esq., Join Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP”

GOSHEN, N.Y. (April 10, 2014) – Lawrence Gordon, M.D., founder and CEO of WRS Health, a leading web-based provider of fully integrated EMR and practice management solutions for medical specialties, was recently featured as an panelist in Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation’s “The Next Big Thing: Digital Health,” a forum to discuss one of the … Continue reading “WRS Health Founder & CEO Dr. Lawrence Gordon Featured on Hudson Valley Digital Health Event Panel”

NEWBURGH, N.Y. (April 8, 2014) — At the end of last October, Eugene Helms fell in his bathroom, hit his head, cut his hand badly on a baseboard heater and needed to recover in the hospital. Complicating the fall was the fact that Helms has dementia and Parkinson’s disease. At the time of his stay, … Continue reading “Elant Choice Helps Husband and Wife Spend More Time Together at Home”

April 7, 2014 – Monticello, N.Y. – Combined Energy Services (CES), a regional energy supplier, continues to help the Sullivan County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) keep its tenants – homeless pooches and felines – protected and warm during the toughest winter months of the year with its annual heating fuel … Continue reading “Combined Energy Services Continues Philanthropic Efforts with Sullivan County SPCA”