REGIONAL
REPORT
SPRING 2013
A QUARTERLY BUSINESS NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NEW PALTZ REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Luminary Publishing’s Editorial Director Brian K. Mahoney with intern-turned-Assistant Editor Jennifer Gutman.
ON-THE-JOB LEARNING
IN THIS ISSUE
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H
ow about the following for a confounding equation? First, start with a struggling national economy and job market battling to reinvent and reinvigorate itself. Add in higher education costs so prohibitive that students across the nation face a frightening catch-22—where, in order to contend successfully in a highly competitive job market, they have to trade on a tuition mortgage they may not know how to repay. The result is an unprecedented modern-era challenge, with a vast population vying for fulfilling work, and a nation of businesses seeking to staff the right employees. Fortunately, there are progressive solutions—for those with the foresight to implement them—which are garnering positive returns, and cause for much-needed optimism. Continued on p. 14
In New Paltz, the pursuit of profit is consistently tempered by a
Internships Connect Businesses with Best and Brightest By Gregory Schoenfeld
Heart-Shaped Business
commitment to community.
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The Bottom Line State employees earning a salary greater than $100,000 grows; IBM and New York State partner on schools; Hudson River bridge traffic dropped in 2012.
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Member Profiles Colonial Flower Shop, Natural Eyecare, WDST Radio, Jamaica Choice Restaurant.
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