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Body art
Growing Livingskin’s niche makes customers, employees happy
By LYNN WOODS

Aesthetic Concerns Prosthetics Inc. of Newburgh is one of three major companies in the world that specializes in constructing lifelike prostheses. The process of making a finger, hand, nose, ear or foot that looks just like the real thing is exacting work that utilizes skilled artists, who fashion a series of molds made out of wax, metal and silicon, finish the silicon “living skin” by applying hairs and vinyl nails, and then paint it.

U.S. needs to prepare as bioenergy market develops

By BRYANF. YURCAN

ST. LOUIS – The role in how agriculture can help mitigate global climate change was the subject of a lively panel discussion during the second day of the 2007 World Agricultural Congress.

 

Balancing act
Produce, biofuels will have to share farm fields

By BRYANF. YURCAN

ST. LOUIS – As the development and implementation of biofuels continues to grow, leaders in this emerging market must strike a balance between using the land for fuel and for food, say several experts in the field.

Kingston center seeks OK to treat war vets with brain injuries
By LYNN WOODS

Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) might soon be able to receive treatment at a Hudson Valley facility that specializes in such cases, enabling vets from the area to get help closer to home.

Local farmers urged to take part in emerging bio-energy market
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

The development of bio-energy as a viable fuel source represents one of the biggest turning points in agriculture in many years, according to World Agricultural Forum (WAF) President Ray Cesca.

Family’s flair for flavor spans five generations
By KATHY KAHN

He doesn’t wear a black top hat nor purple velvet waistcoat, but Ben Katzenstein, a third-generation ice cream flavor creator, might well be considered the Hudson Valley’s version of Willy Wonka.

Statistician assesses Rockland’s ‘rocky’ work force status
By KATHY KAHN

More men buy flowers for themselves than for women. That and other “out of the box” statistics are the specialty of Thomas J. Morley, director of the Small Business Development Center at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry.

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.

Stewart ready to ‘take off’ in valley
By BRYAN F. YURCAN

Tanya Vanasse, general manager of marketing for Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, has a message for Hudson Valley residents on the east side of the river when they plan their next trip.

SCORE gives Ulster businesses a boost
By LYNN WOODS

It was an eclectic group of people ­ men and women, young and not-so-young, white and Hispanic ­ that gathered in the classroom at SUNY Ulster County Community College’s (UCC) Ulster Avenue campus on a recent night to find out how to approach banks for a business loan.

Women entrepreneurs told to keep eye on end goal
By KATHY KAHN

New York’s first lady, Silda Wall Spitzer, visited the Hudson Valley recently to take part in the Key Bank’s Women in Business forum at Dutchess County’s Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel.

Global Hudson Valley businesses honored

(Second part of a three-part series)

Ten businesses located in the Hudson Valley are to be honored at the Averell Harriman International Trade Awards event, May 22, at Abigail Kirsch’s Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. Each year a business organization in one of the participating Hudson Valley counties hosts the event. This year’s host is the Westchester County Association.