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State Labor Department Releases Preliminary April 2016 Area Unemployment Rates

The New York State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for April 2016. Rates are calculated as prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State’s area unemployment rates rely in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households in New York State each […]

Meet Charis Orzechowski

Charis Orzechowski

Charis Orzechowski – Transportation/Land Use Law Lawyer, speaking at a recent Chamber membership breakfast. By Himmler Joachim “I’m able to help truck drivers with their needs, injuries and DOT (Department of Transportation) tickets,” says Charis Orzechowski, a new Chamber member who runs her own law practice in Washingtonville. “Eventually I want to start helping companies […]

Orange County Chamber Turns Anthony’s Pier 9 into A Winter Wonderland

Jim Distefano

By Himmler Joachim Driving into Anthony’s Pier 9 on the last night of January, I am greeted by a valet who takes my keys and parks my car. I have finally arrived to enjoy the Orange County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Snow Ball. This year, the theme is “FROZEN.” I walk in the front door […]