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
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 […]
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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 […]