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Hearts of glass
Brother, sister keep tradition glowing

By BOB ROZYCKI

In a corner of Orange County where the Neversink and Delaware rivers merge, there over by the railroad tracks on Erie Street is Gillinder Glass, a sprawling, brick edifice that has been manufacturing glass items in Port Jervis since 1913.

Today, Charles and Susan are the sixth generation of Gillinders running the company that was founded by England native William T. Gillinder in 1861 in Philadelphia.

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Right mix
Economic chiefs look to balance work, living initiatives in region
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

“Smart growth” seems to be the buzzword many Hudson Valley economic development and government officials use when describing the ideal future for the area.

Indian casino hinges on OK from fed agency
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

A final decision on the fate of a Sullivan County casino that would be operated by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe won’t come in the near future, according to the federal agency overseeing the process.

Small-scale models put big projects in perspective
Help wary public envision construction proposals
BY KATHY KAHN

Dan Schillberg loves to travel. One trip to Chicago might have been another “Two for the Road” experience with partner Dominique Haggerty had it not been for their cargo -- a scale model of 600 Lake Shore Drive. “You don’t worry too much about hitting a pothole until you are carrying a year’s worth of your labor in the back seat,” says Schillberg, co-founder of Builder of Scale (www.builderofscale.com).

Ladies Who Launch support the female entrepreneurial spirit
BY KATHY KAHN

Ladies Who Launch (www.ladieswholaunch.com) was started by two like-minded women who met on the Internet. Both had formed groups that provided support to women who were either thinking of starting up a business or already had one established. The likelihood of these two women -- one in New York and one in Ohio -- meeting and forming an alliance would be highly unlikely if not for the World Wide Web.

The Little invention that could
Mahopac mechanic designs all-in-one converter kits for VO-fueled vehicles
By BOB CHUVALA

About four years ago Walter Little was asked by a friend to install a kit on his diesel-engine truck so that it could run on vegetable oil. After the conversion, Little -- an auto mechanic for close to 30 years -- became an installer for the company that sold the kit, converting “close to 300 vehicles” before he dreamed up his own conversion kit.

Ginsburg eyes state funds for a party-on-Hudson
By ALEX PHILIPPIDIS

Her beauty has faded in spots, and she could use a good makeover.

But as she approaches 400 years since her discovery by the Dutch explorer whose name she still bears, the Hudson River shines in Martin Ginsburg’s eyes grandly enough for him to suggest it merits a celebration.

Most chambers reject proposed hospital reinvestment act
BY KATHY KAHN

William Mooney Jr., president of the Westchester County Association, is finding support is lagging among business chambers outside Westchester for his hospital reinvestment initiative.

Farming’s future cloudy at best
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

The Hudson Valley, with an ever-changing landscape, is in a period of transition.

Some communities are trying to balance a rural and agricultural past with increasing residential growth.

Many of the farms that have dotted the valley for generations are now entering uncertain times.

New York makes the grade, but there’s room for improvement
By ALEXANDER SOULE

New York is improving its development capacity for future growth, a new economic development “report card” finds, but the state received a “C” for the vitality of its business sector.