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Virtual farm market
New online venture makes local food a click away
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

When Maryanne Hedrick first moved to Peekskill two years ago, she was amazed at how much tasty food was available from farms in the Hudson Valley.

Proposed condos would transform uptown Kingston
By LYNN WOODS

A proposal to construct a 12-story mixed-used condominium building in Kingston’s historic uptown is causing battle lines to be drawn between businesses and city officials who passionately support the project and preservationists and many residents who just as fervently oppose it. Both points of view seem valid: the need to revitalize a struggling business and cultural district on the one hand, and the need to protect the city’s 350-year-old history on the other.

Hinchey depicts Hudson Valley as ‘energy valley’
Bill could boost region’s economy
By LYNN WOODS

U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley, has introduced an energy bill in the House of Representatives that would promote energy conservation, reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, encourage the development of alternative fuels and repeal the $8 billion in tax breaks that benefit oil, gas, nuclear and coal companies. If passed, the bill would also be an engine of economic development, spurring the creation of new industries that employ large numbers of people and reversing the global perception of the nation as an energy laggard to energy leader, he said.

Nonprofit outlines challenges of providing work force housing in Ulster
By LYNN WOODS

Five years ago, you probably wouldn’t have seen someone like Kevin O’Connor speaking at an Ulster County Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

Dutchess County Tourism partners with Metro-North
By LYNN WOODS

Mary Kay Vrba, director of Dutchess County Tourism (DCT), spoke about some of the exciting initiatives of her office at the monthly breakfast of the Rhinebeck Chamber of Commerce April 25. The meeting was held in the Milan Road House, a charming relic from 1947 with cheery yellow walls, chrome stools and old movies silently airing on the TV.

Rockland Business Association honors county businesses
BY KATHY KAHN

The Rockland Business Association (RBA) honored county businesses that have reached the “pinnacle” at an awards dinner at the Park Ridge Marriott in Park Ridge, N.J., on April 18 with 200 members and supporters attending.

Panelists cite opportunities for entrepreneurial women
By LYNN WOODS

How do women approach business differently from men? What’s the best attitude to take when you’re confronted with difficulties? What are the lessons to be learned from your mistakes?

Fair declared a winner
BY KATHY KAHN

Businesses from White Plains to Albany came to the Poughkeepsie Civic Center earlier this month for the Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrow’s (GET) first business expo.

40 finger lickin’ years
Kingston’s first woman franchisee recalls early days
By LYNN WOODS

The KFC restaurant on the corner of Ulster and Foxhall avenues has been serving customers for 40 years, making it one of Kingston’s most enduring businesses. It’s also a historic landmark of sorts: owner Darlene Pfeiffer was the first woman in the city to operate a franchise.

In Brief
Compiled By KATHY KAHN

New CEO for communications company

Warwick Valley Telephone announced the arrival of a new chief executive officer, Duane Albro. Albro brings more than 30 years of telecommunications experience to the company.

Global ‘Hudson Valley’ businesses honored

The Harriman family’s contributions are an integral part of America’s history and particularly the history of the Hudson Valley where a town is named in their honor and where Harriman State Park is “backyard” for thousands of residents and visitors each year and where the family homestead at Arden, in Orange County, overlooks the Hudson Valley from its perch on top of the mountain. Figures larger than life that drew both kudos and controversy, the Harrimans are truly a part of Hudson Valley’s history.