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May 4
2 min

RCS CBA Represents: Knowing How Saves Lives

Welcome to RCS CBA Represents, an occasional series featuring our members. For our first feature, we reached out to Scott Rudolph from...

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May 4
1 min

May Business Meeting - Your local paper in the 21st Century

The May Business Meeting of RCS CBA will feature Ravena News-Herald Publisher Warren Dews, Jr. on Thursday, May 20 at 7:30 a.m. in Faith...

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Apr 27
2 min

First in-person meeting featured board range of issues

The Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Community Business Association’s first in-person meeting in more than a year featured summaries of the...

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Mar 24
2 min

Constructive criticism appreciated. Survey results shared

Throughout February and early March your RCS CBA sought community input on our new mission, vision and goals for 2021. We asked for this...

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Mar 10
1 min

RCS CBA members renew support for 2021

RCS CBA thanks these businesses for renewing their memberships in RCS CBA this month: Abounding Love Christian Fellowship Aetna Medicare...

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Feb 12
1 min

Seeking input on RCS CBA strategic plan

Your community business association is working toward a more prosperous 2021 with the help of Mary Beth Imbarrato, a certified Strategic...

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Feb 11
2 min

Local banks ready to assist with PPP2 applications

The US Small Business Administration began accepting PPP2 applications in mid-January 2021. Our local banks are ready to help businesses...

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Feb 6
1 min

RCS CBA Jumpstarts 2021 with Strategic Planning

Look for survey to participate in planning process Your community business association is working toward a more prosperous 2021 with the...

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Feb 4
1 min

Events are Back! Save the date for several virtual meetings

Your friends at RCS CBA miss our meetings and seeing all of you. Until we can safely gather again, RCS CBA is going virtual starting with...

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Jul 1, 2020
2 min

Local, Local, Local..... have I said Local?

Local Eats and Essentials .com, a website which allows diners to order takeout or curbside pickup from local, independently owned...

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Jun 10, 2020
2 min

McCoy asks Cuomo for early start to phase three in Capital Region.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy says the Capital Region's low number of COVID-19 cases raises the possibility the region could get an...

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Jun 5, 2020
3 min

Local entrepreneur continuing to prepare for opening a NEW business in Ravena.

In September 2019 RCS CBA learned a group of local friends was considering opening a brewery on Main Street in Ravena. Word spread and...

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May 26, 2020
1 min

Congratulations Capital Region!! We are in Phase 1 Reopening, here are some helpful details for you.

NY Forward Shares Business Re-Opening Safety Plan Template Each re-opening business must develop a written Safety Plan outlining how its...

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Mar 16, 2020
2 min

EDAC tackles projects to advance business interests in RCS

RCS CBA's Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) will tackle two projects this spring aimed at advancing business interests in RCS.

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Feb 20, 2020
1 min

Members: Time to renew your commitment to RCS CBA

A new membership year will start for RCS CBA on March 1st. We're grateful for our members' dues support and hope you'll renew. If you're...

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Feb 4, 2020
2 min

Community fired up after HGTV video shoot

Grassroots effort lead by local school teacher Nearly 200 people turned out in Ravena to support a video shoot for an HGTV community...

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Jan 28, 2020
2 min

Albany Adult and Teen Challenge battles addiction, one person at a time

Drug abuse costs the United States more than $120 billion per year in lost productivity according to The National Drug Intelligence...

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Jan 27, 2020
2 min

2020 Board of Directors get to work

The RCS Community Business Association (RCS CBA) swore in its 2020 Board of Directors at its first membership event of the year on...

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Jan 25, 2020
2 min

Selkirk-based charity, Street Soldiers, looks after the homeless

You'll find Mike and Renee Fahey, co-founders of Selkirk-based Street Soldiers, every Friday night in Academy Park in Albany handing out...

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Dec 10, 2019
1 min

Attention Members: Help us elect our new leadership!

RCS CBA is excited to have eight candidates willing to serve the association and our community. Some of these candidates are new to RCS...

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