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The departure of Ulster County Executive Mike Hein means there will be a special election April 30th to decide who serves as Ulster County Executive for the remainder of 2019.  Pat Ryan and Jack Hayes, the two candidates running for County Executive, will be the featured speakers at the next Breakfast Meeting of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce, April 17 from 7:30 to 9:00am, at ...read more

The Jewish Federation of Ulster County’s Fall for Art Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Entries for their 23rd annual fundraising  juried art show, sale and cocktail reception, which is scheduled for Thursday, NOVEMBER 7, 2019, 5-8pm at The Chateau, 240 Boulevard, Route 32, in Kingston.  Applications and guidelines for Hudson Valley based artists are NOW available on-line at ...read more

The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the purchase the 100% solar powered 44 foot tour boat the Solar Sal. Built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s restoration crew under the direction of Jim Kricker, this vessel is the only solar powered boat in operation on the Hudson River and does not require fossil fuels to operate.  Designed by marine architect Dave Gerr from a concept ...read more

Members of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce and guests will have an opportunity to learn about plans to redevelop the former Uptown Kingston Parking Garage site into a mixed-use hotel/apartment complex at the November 16th monthly breakfast meeting. The event will be held at the Wiltwyck Golf Club from 7:15 to 9:00am. The breakfast sponsor is Kimlin Energy Services.  The breakfast ...read more

The Lia Auto Group which includes 22 dealerships in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York is pleased to announce the opening of their brand new, state-of-the-art Honda facility located at 743 East Chester Street, Kingston NY.  A ribbon cutting will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday October 15th.  The facility is 39,000 square feet and will satisfy all sales, service and general parts needs. ...read more

Chazen Expands in Poughkeepsie   The Chazen Companies is pleased to announce the addition of three new employees to its Poughkeepsie office.  Samantha LoVerme has joined Chazen’s Land Development team as an Assistant Project Engineer. Previously, LoVerme was a summer intern with Chazen, and upon graduating from Manhattan College, we are welcoming her back to the team. She earned her B.S. in ...read more

The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter recently hired Tina Eckert to oversee the Dutchess/Ulster and Putnam Walks to End Alzheimer’s, scheduled for Oct. 20 on the Walkway Over the Hudson starting at the Highland entrance and Oct. 21 at Putnam Veterans Memorial Park in Carmel. “We’re thrilled to have Tina as a part of our team,” said Michele Muir, Vice President of Marketing and ...read more

The Chazen Companies is pleased to announce Jason Tommell has joined the Chazen team as the Director of Land Surveying for the Poughkeepsie office located at 21 Fox Street. Tommell is a professional experienced in account management, program management, and strategic marketing.   Tommell received his bachelor’s degree in Humanities from Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and his ...read more

The Chazen Companies today announced that Richard M. Loewenstein, Jr., P.E., has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer.   Loewenstein earned his BS in Forest Engineering from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a BS and MS in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University. He is a licensed professional engineer in 10 states, has held a number of professional and civic ...read more

During the New York Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s annual meeting, David W. MacDougall, CWB®, Senior Natural Resources Scientist, The Chazen Companies, received the Outstanding Professional award.  MacDougall is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and is experienced in threatened and endangered plant and animal surveys, habitat assessments, wetland delineations and permitting. He has conducted ...read more

At the firm’s annual stockholder’s meeting in April, Tighe & Bond announced the promotion of Principal Planner Tracy Adamski, AICP to Vice President. Adamski, who joined Tighe & Bond in 2001, is an American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) professional with 24 years of experience. She provides the firm’s clients with a broad range of planning expertise in regulatory compliance, ...read more

Tighe & Bond, one of the leading full-service engineering and environmental consulting firms in the northeastern United States, climbed 19 spots this year to No. 241 on Engineering News Record’s (ENR) 2018 Top 500 Design Firmsranking.In the past two years, Tighe & Bond climbed 34 spots as the firm continues to grow its regional market. ENR ranks its list of top 500 design firms nationally based on ...read more

The Chamber’s April 24, 2018 breakfast meeting will feature three experts in the field of digital marketing on the topic, “How to Promote Your Business in a Digital Marketing Economy.” It will be held from 7:30-9:00 a.m. at the Best Western Plus in Kingston. The breakfast sponsor is the Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (MHV).  The speakers will be Katy Dwyer, of the Kingston-based branding ...read more

The Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce recently surveyed its membership on the proposed New York State increase in the Minimum Wage to $15 an hour. The results showed that while nearly third-quarters of chamber members (72%) favored an increase in the Minimum Wage, close to two-thirds (64%) were opposed to raising the Minimum Wage to $15 an hour, which would amount to an increase of 67%. ...read more