Hispanics are the fastest growing population in the U.S. According to research done byLaVoz magazine, of the 120,000 Latinos in the Mid-Hudson Valley, 90,000 prefer to speak Spanish in their homes. A recent Nielsen report indicated that from 2010 to 2050, the Hispanic population in the U.S. will grow 167%, significantly more than any other […]
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May
May
By Ainsley Bombard The Newburgh Business Club is a student organization at SUNY Orange that started in 2012 to bring together those students studying in the business programs at the Newburgh campus. The club is advised by professors Terree Angerame and Josephina Vondras. Members meet weekly to discuss business-related topics such as finance, marketing and […]
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Apr
Apr
The “dats and stats” were flying fast and furiously at April’s Membership Breakfast at West Hills Country Club in Middletown: Orange County is the third fastest growing county in the Hudson Valley, behind just Westchester and Rockland, and the 12th fastest growing in New York State. The population is aging: the median age in 2000 […]
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Mar
Mar
While many individuals, businesses and organizations have weighed in on Governor Cuomo’s proposal to increase the minimum wage from $9 to $15, little attention has been paid to the “devastating effect” the increase will have on the state’s agricultural industry, as well as the negative impact it will have on the very people it is […]