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THINK Magazine DUTCHESS

Innovation in Dutchess  IBM Quantum Computing  Sake Brewery  Robotic Prosthetics  Medical School

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First Impressions Think Dutchess… for innovation, technology, design, education, quality, craft...and for life.

hese are exciting times in you to discover more about the positive Dutchess County. In this issue of momentum to be found this place that TThink Dutchess Magazine stories is as inspiring as it is beautiful. and news highlight the businesses, institutions, organizations and people You’ll learn about our historic roots in that make our county unique. The ability manufacturing as well as how Dutchess to find connections and collaborations has reinvented itself in craft, design and right here at home has boosted our local more. You’ll see that technology has economy, attracted global industry and long been a part of our culture and that provided opportunities for employment empowering new thinking has provided and growth beyond our wildest dreams. advancements in healthcare, science and information technology. And finally, As New York City’s northern most suburb, you’ll see that our agricultural heritage in the heart of historic Hudson Valley, has gone beyond just acreage and now Dutchess County offers access to one ventures into crafting food and beverage of the world’s most coveted markets for that values the land, animals and business and consumers alike. Dutchess products that today’s consumers want. was the chosen home of the Roosevelts and Vanderbilts, and has given birth to The dynamic ecosystem of business, inventions that we use today as we work, education and market exists here. Our live and play. community works hard to identify and support investments that respect our rich Past, present and future generations history and promote economic growth discover their genius for innovation in and prosperity. We invite you to explore Dutchess County. Whether you are a the following pages to learn more about current resident, student or entrepreneur, how your ideas can grow here too. the team at Think Dutchess welcomes

FRONT COVER The first IBM Q Quantum Computation Center for commercial clients is to be located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The center will house some of the world's most advanced cloud-based quantum computing systems, accessible to a worldwide community of Fortune 500 companies, startups, academic institutions, and national research labs working with IBM to advance quantum computing and explore practical applications for business and science. Photo: ©IBM

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4 DUTCHESS AT A GLANCE 6 MAP 8 DUTCHESS COUNTY PROFILE 10 CHAMPIONING INNOVATION 14 GLOBAL FOUNDRIES Changing the World One Patent at a Time 16 MPI MANUFACTURING World Leader in Wax Room Technology 18 DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Most Affordable College in the SUNY System 22 SAM SIMON & HUDSON VALLEY FRESH A Big Idea for Small Farms 24 MIDHUDSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL Investing and Growing in Dutchess County 28 MASS DESIGN LAB Taking the Pulse of Our City 30 NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL Marist College and Health Quest Team Up 32 SAM LOUSSEDES BARBER SHOP Building a Community 34 A VISION FOR VASSAR COLLEGE Meet the New College President 38 HUDSON VALLEY LIGHTING Bringing Fantastic Light to the Hudson Valley 41 WE THINK DIFFERENTLY Welcome to an Inclusionary Community 42 JESSICA WICKHAM STUDIO From Wall Street to Wood 46 MORE GOOD Serving the Triple Bottom Line 48 RHINEBECK One of the World's Top Places to Visit 52 SAMUEL'S SWEET SHOP Famous Hollywood Owners 53 HIT FILMS Shot in the Hudson Valley 54 CO OFFICE SPACE A New Way to Work 58 EASTON LACHAPELLE Robotic Prosthetics Industry Launch 62 FOUR BROTHERS 5 Decades, 9 Restaurants and a Drive-in 64 HARNEY & SONS FINE TEAS Meet the Harney Family 66 NEW PARTNERS AT THE CULINARY INSTITUTE Meet the Premium Japanese Sake Makers 68 TITAN BARRELS A New Kind of Barrel is Rolling Out 70 TROUTBECK The Next Generation 74 BARD COLLEGE Bringing the World to it's Campus 78 BATTENFELDS Photo by Rob LaColla, Jr. Business is Blooming I-84, Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, gateway 80 BOARDS & COMMITEES to Dutchess County and the Northeast

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Dutchess County at a Glance

Poughkeepsie, Town 44,572 Pleasant Valley 9,734 North East 2,991 Poughkeepsie, City 30,511 Dover 8,530 Rhinebeck, Village 2,657 East Fishkill 29,282 Pawling, Town 8,361 Pine Plains 2,614 Wappinger 29,282 Rhinebeck, Town 7,713 Pawling, Village 2,053 Fishkill, Town 27,025 Wappingers Falls, Village 5,429 Milan 2,203 Hyde Park 21,273 Union Vale 4,842 Fishkill, Village 2,143 LaGrange 15,702 Washington 4,680 Red Hook, Village 1,739 Beekman 14,480 Amenia 4,316 Millbrook, Village 1,491 Beacon, City 14,289 Clinton 4,286 Tivoli, Village 1,491 Red Hook, Town 11,289 Stanford 3,794 Millerton, Village 830

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MA Columbia County

Ulster County

Orange County

Putnam County

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MEDIAN AGE 41.6 years TOTAL POPULATION 295,905 AVERAGE COMMUTE TO WORK 32 min.

Educated Workforce $4.7 Billion HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 90.1% IN DEVELOPMENT

SOME COLLEGE 19.4%

ASSOCIATES 10.1%

BACHELOR'S DEGREE 34.0% 31,816 Patents ISSUED IN DUTCHESS COUNTY MASTER'S DEGREE 15.3% BETWEEN 2000 AND 2015

College Enrollment (Full Time)

BARD COLLEGE 2,304

CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA 2,793

SUNY DUTCHESS 9,346

MARIST COLLEGE 6,569

VASSAR COLLEGE 2,424

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MEDIAN AGE MEDIAN HOME PRICE 41.6 years UNEMPLOYMENT RATE $274,300

AVERAGE COMMUTE TO WORK 2.9% AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME 32 min. $93,359

Major Employers

NUVANCE HEALTH 5,600 IBM 4,100 BARD COLLEGE 1,800 MIDHUDSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL 1,800 CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA 1,800 GLOBAL FOUNDRIES 1,600 MARIST COLLEGE 1,500 VASSAR COLLEGE 1,300 CENTRAL HUDSON 1,100

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Top 6 Industries

HEALTHCARE: 18,867 MANUFACTURING SERVICES: 8,382

RETAIL TRADE SERVICES: 14,446 EDUCATION SERVICES: 7,853

ACCOMODATION & FOOD SERVICES: 9,459 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES: 5,156

Statistics snapshot of Dutchess County December 2018

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Championing Innovation From the local entrepreneur to leaders on the world stage, Dutchess County has long attracted revolutionary thinkers

n 2017, Think Dutchess introduced The highly anticipated second event, package of cash and business services. its inaugural Innovation Challenge, held at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie In only its second year, this event Ia business accelerator and pitch in 2019, brought together a wide attracted the attention of high-tech, competition. Winners included Facticiti- a range of industries from advanced disruptive businesses across the region pre-venture ed-tech company disrupting manufacturing, to technology and social seeking to create significant impact and workforce entry and discovery, and entrepreneurship. Four pioneering locate in Dutchess County. Screamin’ Onionz- an agri-buisness startups received mentorship and start-up manufacturing a unique, healthy coaching leading up to a live pitch event This year’s contestants were a testament condiment produced and sourced locally. where they competed for a valuable prize to the impact entrepreneurs and inclusive

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businesses have on building a diverse economy. Their unique business models and technology solutions bring new skills and fresh ideas to utilize local resources and enhance our talent base. Winners included Dutchess Community College graduate and Marist College student, Dana Jones of Accessadoor, who took home second place with her smartphone application to alter a decades old system to access handicapped doors. Twenty- four year old Easton LaChapelle’s 3-D printed prosthetic company, Unlimited Tomorrow, took home first place. For more information about the 2019 competition, visit: www.thinkdutchess. com/innovation-challenge/.

Right: (Left to right) Sarah Lee, CEO, Think Dutchess, Richard Romano, Screamin' Onionz, Jack Smith, William A. Smith & Son Insurance.

Brewmation Brewing Equipment.

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RECOGNIZING REGIONAL friends and small-scale homebrewers. in a former dime store on Poughkeepsie’s ENTREPRENEURS However, the explosion of craft breweries Main Street that supplies to New York In addition to launching the county’s first across Dutchess County and the state restaurants and employs veterans. Innovation Challenge, Think Dutchess has helped transform Brewmation into a always served as a steadfast celebrator financially viable business. Today, Weaver TOP RESOURCES, GLOBAL INVESTMENT of innovation in Dutchess County. For has expanded Brewmation to a new With such a strong influx of innovative five years the organization has held its $1.1 million facility in East Fishkill and people and ideas, Dutchess County is annual Business Excellence Awards, sells his products in all 50 states as well positioned better than ever to attract which honor businesses that have made as Canada. new businesspersons and expanding significant economic impact in the region. companies. From the start-up CEO to Approximately 400 of the county’s top Previous recipients of Think Dutchess’ the high-tech manufacturer, Think CEOs, executives, elected officials, press innovation and entrepreneurship-based Dutchess offers entrepreneurs and and more attend this event to honor awards are equally impressive. In 2016, organizations a range of top-tier such outstanding local contributions Think Dutchess gave its Entrepreneur incentives, financing and resources to each year. In 2017, Brewmation won of the Year Award to Brud Hodgkins, make their dreams a reality. Think Dutchess’ Innovator of the Year a serial business innovator who has Such resources include tax credits and Award. Founded in a garage in 2003, been involved in 40 different start-up Brewmation was originally founded by companies throughout his life. His most Representing Dutchess County in Israel, left Kevin Weaver, mainly as a hobby, to recent venture is Indoor Organic Gardens to right: Frank Castella, Jr., Ron Hicks, Sarah supply beer brewing equipment to of Poughkeespie, an urban farm located Lee, Wayne Nusbickel, and Josh Yeres.

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financing programs, employee training, of resources to outside of the country. this Innovation Quad will help cultivate infrastructure advantages, and custom In 2017, county executives and Think an official startup ecosystem in Dutchess mentoring and support, as well as access Dutchess conducted an innovation, trade County, where new and expanding to START-UP NY, a groundbreaking and tourism mission to Tel Aviv, Israel, a companies can leverage existing science partnership between higher-education growing force in international innovation and technology expertise. institutions and New York State, which and business. During the mission, Think allows eligible new and expanding Dutchess met with Israeli companies and FORWARD-THINKING LEADERSHIP businesses to operate tax-free in startups interested in entering the U.S. Dutchess County, located just 50 miles Dutchess County for 10 years. Thanks market and investing in the region. outside of Manhattan, will always be one to these resources, a slew of companies of New York’s premier outlets for creative and innovators have already begun NEW “INNOVATION QUAD” minds, intelligent businesspeople and investing in the county, such as firms like Looking to the future, government disruptive influencers. However, thanks FlightLevel Aviation, which is planning officials and Dutchess County leaders to investments and advances by Think to expand and grow further at Hudson hope to spur further innovation in the Dutchess, its institutions and other Valley Regional Airport. region through the creation of a local county leadership, Dutchess County “Innovation Quad.” Built upon four pillars will remain on its fast growth track to In support of growing innovative from Marist College’s Fulton Technology welcome the next century of innovators. investment in Dutchess County, at both Crossroad Project, SUNY Dutchess’ the local and global, Think Dutchess Materials Science Lab, Vassar College’s has begun to transition its promotion Bridge for Laboratory Sciences, and IBM,

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LOBALFOUNDRIES is the to increase production at East Fishkill reliance on mobile connectivity grows, the world’s largest privately held and GLOBALFOUNDRIES to transition mission of GLOBALFOUNDRIES becomes Gsemiconductor company, its numerous technologies to the increasingly relevant: manufacture high- specializing in design, development company’s three other at-scale 300mm quality products to serve the globe’s and fabrication services for some of the sites. Under the terms of the agreement, reliance on connectivity and digital most renowned technology companies GLOBALFOUNDRIES will manufacture information. in the world. With over 23,000 patents 300mm wafers for ON Semiconductor and applications under its belt, until the end of 2022. First production of GLOBALFOUNDRIES currently utilizes five GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ extensive portfolio 300mm wafers for ON Semiconductor is locations worldwide to manufacture its successfully serves its 250 plus clients in expected to start in 2020. technology products, one of those being shaping the burgeoning high-tech market. in Dutchess County. The foundry’s East By providing top-notch solutions for a Fishkill location, a.k.a. Fab 10, serves as In early 2019, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and ON variety of markets including mobility, a trusted foundry, manufacturing center Semiconductor Corporation announced communications and data centers, and one of its regional offices. In total, the an agreement for ON Semiconductor aviation, aerospace and defense, these foundry employs roughly 17,000 people to transfer ownership of the 300mm fab innovative solutions allow us to access worldwide and is one of the largest located in East Fishkill, New York to ON endless information at our fingertips employers in Dutchess County. Semiconductor. ON Semiconductor plans and aid our innovative efforts. As our

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EAST FISHKILL IS HOME TO performance connectivity that is designed and applications. With the help of this GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ to endure metro, long-haul and data RF technology, mobility industry leaders “ONE FAB STRATEGY” center applications, while maximizing are able to dictate the mobile computing The East Fishkill facility embodies reach and energy efficiency. Inside landscape and bring increasingly the “One Fab Strategy,” which entails GLOBALFOUNDRIES SiPh portfolio is an sophisticated mobile devices to the transitioning from advanced node industry-first silicon photonics solution market. The innovative, cost-effective development to “differentiated built on 90nm technology, featuring silicon platform is optimized to balance development.” The Fab 10 facility extensive test capabilities from wafer performance, power efficiency and is equipped with fully automated to module level. As a foundry with a integration, and all in less space. fabrication, including advanced logistics, growing global footprint, the East Fishkill automated mask delivery and a material location is preparing for the future with its As GLOBALFOUNDRIES expands its handling host system. The East Fishkill strong development roadmap for next- global footprint, customer base and facility allows for centralized data generation, higher data rate systems. manufacturing portfolio, the foundry collection, statistical process control continues to hold a strong employer and advanced process control to ensure The East Fishkill facility also supports presence in Dutchess County. The high-quality production. our world’s growing need for constant foundry’s commitment to innovation connectivity by producing world-class and determination to provide As far as production goes, radio frequency (RF) technology. forward-thinking solutions offers us GLOBALFOUNDRIES in the Dutchess GLOBALFOUNDRIES RF technology is a new level of connectivity, data County location is an active producer of 5G-ready and is designed so customers intelligence and way of doing things silicon photonics (SiPh) technologies. and users can develop differentiated in our daily lives. The SiPh technologies enable high connectivity solutions across markets

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MPI Manufacturing World Leader in Wax Room Technology is Thriving and Growing in Poughkeepsie

ruce Phipps is President and CEO for aerospace. Every investment cast part Bruce Phipps, who received a degree of MPI Systems, which makes the starts with a wax model. MPI has grown in Mechanical Engineering from Bmost advanced wax injection to dominate the field for several reasons, University of Massachusetts, has been machines in the world. These automated says Bruce Phipps, “Quite simply, we’ve with the company since 1972, when there machines are frequently massive in been doing it longer than any of our was only one employee in 2,400 square size - the largest weighs 23 tons - and competitors and we have innovated feet (SF) in LaGrange. In 1984, he bought exceptionally powerful - one has 300 our way to this position. MPI has out a partner and moved to Poughkeepsie tons of clamping force to resist the developed and introduced more in 5,000 SF. Today, MPI occupies 47,500 internal pressure of the wax injection. patented systems and products than all SF and is planning to build new, high of our competition combined. MPI offers cube space to permit assembly of a greater Most of us may not realize that wax-room solutions that can’t be found number of large size machines. Bruce’s investment castings start with a wax anywhere else.” The Poughkeepsie-based son, Aaron Phipps joined the company model. These castings are used in a wide company drives itself to improve in 2010, which makes MPI yet another variety of industries- for medical use such production speed and accuracy to successful family-owned company as knee replacement parts, to jewelry, to increase yields and reduce wax waste. in Dutchess County. golf clubs, to single crystal turbine blades

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MPI began to use robotics in 2000 and integrates precision-programmed ABB and Fanuc robots into MPI equipment to provide greater process control for repeatable wax patterns. Says Phipps, “less human error produces more repeatable castings, faster, for better ROI, and that’s what brings our clients back for more machines.” The interior of MPI’s premises is spotless and meticulously organized through the multiple processes that keep the 103 skilled employees busy producing more than 75 MPI machines per year. MPI products are exceptionally durable and the company is still supporting machines that have been in service for 40 years. In fact, Bruce Phipps says, “providing parts and service is a growth area for our business as we have more and more machines out there.” MPI has developed and When a customer purchases from MPI, introduced more patented client staff visit Poughkeepsie for up to one week of rigorous ‘acceptance systems and products testing.’ Once the machine is loaded, than all of our competition rigged and delivered at the client’s combined. MPI offers wax- premises, MPI personnel travel to their room solutions that can’t facility and test it again before final be found anywhere else. sign-off is completed. In 2017, MPI sold 49% of its machines to the US market Bruce Phipps, and the remaining 51% went overseas. President and CEO of MPI Systems

MPI has numerous patents and patents pending for its processes and attributes its collaboration with Rochester Polytechnic Institute as an important factor in their successful acquisition of grant funding that fuels their business growth. In addition to building new space, Bruce Phipps says their next big undertaking is “a complete reconfiguring of our computer system using Enterprise Resource Planning.” Forward thinking and constant product innovation have made MPI a world leader in its field.

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Students Come to Dutchess Community College And DCC goes to where the students are

DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Technology, Engineering and Math) fields, of Five. Plus, actor/producer Bill Duke PLANS EXPANSION TO MEET for example offering Math and Science and Weather Channel meteorologist STUDENT AND EMPLOYERS' NEEDS Matters… Especially for Young Women Kelly Cass. In addition to many local and hosting LEGO League and the legislators and executives, Sheila Appel o the 8,400 enrolled students at Dutchess County Regional Science Fair. of IBM and both the present and former Dutchess Community College Dutchess County Executives – Marcus T(DCC), the College is many HOME IS WHERE MANY ALUMS LIVE Molinaro and William Steinhaus – are different things, not just a traditional Dutchess Community College has all graduates of Dutchess Community college and campus. DCC President 44,000 alums who can be found within College. Pamela Edington, Ed.D., sees the College an hour of the campus; living, working, as essential to the quality of life of the and raising families here. Edington says, THE MOST AFFORDABLE COLLEGE region; she says, “All research indicates “It’s inevitable if you are visiting our IN THE SUNY SYSTEM that if you have an educated population, schools, businesses and hospitals, that Dutchess Community College was they are healthier, more productive, their a good number of people you encounter established 60 years ago and is a children are healthier and the overall attended DCC. It’s what sets us apart member of the State University of New economy improves. For the past 15 years, from our other great local colleges, York (SUNY) system. Some colleges have DCC has attracted an impressive one- many of our graduates stay here and incorporated SUNY into their name but third of all Dutchess County high school become involved, community-minded President Edington says that Dutchess graduates making Dutchess Community individuals.” alumnae were opposed to it. “They love College the single most popular choice being part of SUNY – it’s a tremendous for local students and families.” DCC GRADS ARE FLYING HIGH asset - but they are very proud of the Dutchess graduates go on to exciting name and prefer to keep it as Dutchess BLURRED LINES BETWEEN things. Karen Trovato, began at Dutchess Community College.” HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE Community College and went on to According to Edington, “The lines invent the technology that led to the The college differentiates itself from all between 9th through 12 grade and self-parking car and the precursor to other colleges and universities in New post-secondary education are blurring. MapQuest and holds 31 patents. Other York State by offering the lowest tuition More students than ever – almost 3,000 DCC luminaries include Keith Daly, of any college at $2,075 per semester – are earning DCC credits in their high retired CEO of the Foot Locker for full time students, while earning a schools, giving them an academic and companies, Patrick Cassels, part of the reputation for excellence. According financial advantage when they continue writing team that recently won an Emmy to a recent SUNY report, students who on to pursue a degree. The College for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, transfer from DCC to a four-year SUNY also is involved in several initiatives to Mark Mahoney, Pulitzer-prize winning college or university are more likely to foster curiosity, critical thinking skills journalist and Ken Topolsky, producer of succeed than are students from any and interest in the STEM (Science, television’s The Wonder Years and Party other community college.

Left: (Left to right) Caylee Simmonds, Fernando Gonzalez, and Jalana Torres

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OPENING DOORS TO HIGHER EDUCATION As an open-access institution, Dutchess Community College welcomes anyone who has a high school diploma and a desire to pursue postsecondary education. Local philanthropy such as the Charles and Mabel Conklin Scholarship for Academic Excellence offers two-years’ free tuition and brings the top ten percent of the most academically talented high school graduates from Dutchess County to the College.

Dutchess was the first college in the state to offer a comprehensive jointly registered transfer program in teacher education (with SUNY New Paltz) covering birth through twelfth grade.

Edington recently announced that “registered nurses who have graduated with an associate degree from DCC’s Nursing Program – are able to take courses toward a BSN – bachelor’s degree in Nursing - through a partnership with our SUNY partner, Alfred State College, affordably and conveniently on the DCC campus and on line.” The College already has 140 students who have received NY State Excelsior Scholarships, enabling them to study tuition-free. Edington commented, “Within a few days of our announcing this incredible opportunity to alumni of our nursing program, 120 had registered for the information packet and 14 jumped right in, enrolling in the program which has already begun!”

REACHING OUT INTO POUGHKEEPSIE AND SOUTHERN DUTCHESS Dutchess Community College is deeply invested in workforce development and works closely with area businesses and manufacturers to supply skills training that meet local needs. In 2020 a new hangar and classroom facility, will open at Hudson Valley Regional Airport for an

Right: Dutchess Community College President, Pamela Edington, Ed.D

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FAA-approved Airframe and Powerplant The College opened a site in the City of According to Edington, approximate 20% certification program that complements Poughkeepsie at the Family Partnership of the student body take classes at DCC the College’s current Pilot and Aviation Center in 2016. In the ensuing period South, currently located in Wappinger. Management offerings. Edington says, more than 800 students have received “After conducting thorough research, we “Students will have hands-on training High School Equivalency and English know that demographics have changed using a former Air Force One Gulfstream as a Second Language classes and DCC and that moving further south, close to G3 C20, which served the first President has added security guard, pharmacy I-84, would better serve the needs of our Bush from 1990 to 1991, as well as technician and certified nurse assistant community,” said Edington. The College mentoring, internships and job programs and Spanish for the Workplace anticipates relocating to a completely opportunities.” Graduates of the program offerings to meet additional needs. The renovated space there in the fall 2020 will be equipped to work as aircraft College offers programs that reflect semester, and expanding workforce mechanics, a well-paying, in-demand field. the increasing diversity in County development and adult programs. demographics and that the fast growing group both in Dutchess County and at DCC is Latino/a/x .

Above: (Left to right) Dutchess County Legislature Chairman Greg Pulver, DCC President Pamela Edington, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, Assistant County Executive Ronald Hicks, DCC Board of Trustees Chairman Daniel Kuffner, New York State Senator Sue Serino, DCC Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Michael Dupree. Right: (Left to right) Yuhang Peng and Travis DiStasi

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orn and raised on a 200-acre production. The idea emerged to for several years. Simon’s extensive dairy farm in Middletown, NY, aggregate their milk and sell it under knowledge of the economic struggles BDr. Sam Simon journeyed the their own label to reduce the distance that small farmers face daily inspired unconventional path from farm to the products had to travel to reach him to create a model that every small orthopedic surgery and now, back to customers. After joining with ten family Northeast farmer could benefit from. dairy farming. His love for cows began at farmers in Dutchess and Columbia an early age and is the reason why County, Hudson Valley Fresh brand was Whole Foods, The Culinary Institute of he never stopped farming. born. The farms formed a non-profit America and many of New York’s coffee shops are just a few institutions that recognize and use this high-quality milk I’m a dairy farmer at heart and with Hudson Valley Fresh product. According to Hudson Valley I have my lifelong dream. I can care for the animals and Fresh, their milk is what all milk should produce a high-quality product. aspire to taste like. HVF ensures their NYC customers that their products are always Sam Simon, MD. fresh because of their commitment to a Hudson Valley Fresh “36-hour delivery from cow to customer.”

Sam Simon is the triple threat of small The Simon family veterinarian and family co-op that sells minimally pasteurized, farming based on his commitment to doctor inspired him to become a doc- premium-quality, milk that is free of ensuring small farmers a good quality tor, but after his father’s early passing, it artificial hormones. of life, providing cows with exceptional became Simon’s responsibility to keep the care, while producing the highest-quality farm going while he was attending medical Quality and exceptional animal care product. school in St. Louis. Upon the completion is central to the Hudson Valley Fresh of his orthopedic training in Pittsburgh, business model. Simon is a firm believer Hudson Valley Fresh he established his own medical practice in treating cows in the same manner that Founded: 2005 in Poughkeepsie which allowed him to you would a human. "The cows respond oversee and maintain the farm. to good care," he says. "They're calm, they give more milk, they live longer." After running a successful orthopedic Cows who are cared for will produce a practice for 22 years, Simon retired in better-quality product and will continue 1999 to return to his farming roots. Simon to do so across a longer-lifespan than made this decision a few years prior a cow who is insufficiently cared for. when he acquired Plankenhorn Farm in Simon’s management and high-quality Pleasant Valley with a simple handshake products have gained recognition from Hudson Valley Fresh has received from an unexpecting individual – one of the National Dairy Herd Information the premium quality award for milk his own patients, Lester Plankenhorn. Association recognition for both the from Agri-Mark every year for the Simon was in search of a solution to highest quality and the highest last ten years. support small farms for the costs of production standards in Dutchess County

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Investing & Growing in Dutchess County MIDHUDSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL

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idHudson Regional Hospital, is advanced-care network is spurring the Recognized by generations for a member of the Westchester continued success of one of Dutchess unsurpassed trauma and emergency MMedical Center Health Network County's main economic engines and care, MidHudson Regional Hospital (WMCHealth) and a trusted 243-bed setting the foundation to advance provides the very best care to patients community hospital with a long tradition transformative care for the next 100 years. needing the most complex, life-saving of providing leading-edge care for both treatment. An on-site helicopter pad inpatients and outpatients. MIDHUDSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL enables trauma patients to be airlift- BRINGS WMCHEALTH EXPERTISE ed from accident scenes directly to At its Poughkeepsie location, WMCHealth TO DUTCHESS COUNTY MidHudson Regional Hospital for timely, is investing tens of millions of dollars at WMCHealth is a 1,700-bed healthcare Level II Trauma Center care. Over 900 MidHudson Regional Hospital to create a system comprised of 10 hospitals on trauma victims are cared for annually, physical infrastructure that matches the eight campuses in six counties of the making George T. Whalen Family trauma world-class expertise of its medical staff Hudson Valley with nearly 3,000 attending center one of the busiest Level II Trauma with highest quality and most compre- physicians and life-saving expertise and Centers in New York State. hensive care. WMCHealth’s expansive medical resources of every type.

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The expert trauma care available at TECHNOLOGY, TELEMEDICINE AND critical-care physicians, nurses and MidHudson Regional Hospital is provided TELE-ICU ENHANCES PATIENT OUTCOMES healthcare professionals who serve by the highly skilled physicians, nurses, WMCHealth’s nationally recognized state- remotely as a second set of eyes for clinicians and technology of the James of-the-art eHealth telemedicine program dedicated bedside physicians and nurses. J. McCann Emergency Care Center. The uses the latest technology to monitor Telemedicine care at MidHudson Regional Emergency Room Fast Track program critical-condition inpatients and provide Hospital includes the groundbreaking ensures that most patients with minor consultations. The hub of telemedicine, teleICU (serving the intensive care unit), injuries will see a healthcare provider in the eHealth Center, is staffed 24 hours teletrauma and telepsychiatry. 30 minutes or fewer. a day and seven days a week with

Previous page: New Technologically Advanced Nursing Station on the sixth floor of MidHudson Regional Hospital’s Cooke Building

Left: Telemedicine; clinical staff reviewing patient information at WMCHealth’s eHealth Center

Below: New State-of-the-art Patient Care Room on the sixth floor of MidHudson Regional Hospital’s Cooke Building

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TeleICU services combine the latest purchase was MAKOplasty total knee technology, clinical intelligence and replacement technology. The first such skilled healthcare professionals to further knee replacement in the area using this enhance patient outcomes. Sophisticated sophisticated technology was performed and secure audio and video components at MidHudson Regional Hospital. The hardwired into each room enable addition of the MAKO enhances an already communication with patients, their robust suite of minimally invasive robotics MidHudson Regional Hospital families and other healthcare providers. that includes the daVinci Surgical System. 241 North Road As directed either by the bedside team or Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 patient-safety-driven alerts, a camera in a INVESTMENTS IN PHYSICAL 845.483.5000 patient’s room can activate and a teleICU INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PATIENT MidHudsonRegional.org team member will appear on the wall- COMFORT AND SAFETY Facebook.com/MidHudsonRegional mounted monitor. Importantly, and for MidHudson Regional Hospital’s latest privacy, the camera will otherwise always investment is the $8 million renovation Twitter.com/MHRH be in the “off” mode. However, while the of its medical-surgical unit in its six-story camera is on, patients, their families and Cooke Building. This all-new patient the healthcare team can interact with area fuses emerging technologies TeleICU doctors and nurses. and conveniences with an enhanced, COLLABORATIVE INVESTMENT WITH reimagined experience for patients, DUTCHESS COUNTY Vital signs, medications, blood test results, visitors and caregivers. The innovative WMCHealth and MidHudson Regional X-rays and other information from bedside renovation, with upgraded patient rooms Hospital are collaboratively investing monitors are sent to the eHealth Center by and the latest technologies, is the optimal with Dutchess County to provide secure, high-speed data lines. Patients can environment for patient care. The medical- enhanced addiction and substance-abuse be examined through the use of special surgical floor, which was reconstructed to rehabilitation therapies at the Dutchess cameras, and the teleICU team can talk ensure the most contemporary technology County Stabilization Center. The center is directly with bedside doctors and nurses and services, now offers single-bed staffed by MidHudson Regional Hospital in real time. The cameras, microphones inpatient rooms that provide improved nurses who address a critical need by and digital monitoring systems allow the comfort for patients and families. providing mental-health assessments specialist to review critical medical data, and substance-withdrawal services. This examine skin and even look into the eyes. MidHudson Regional Hospital is slated 24-hour facility never turns anyone away, to receive continued upgrades and regardless of ability to pay. MidHudson Regional Hospital remodeling throughout the Cooke continually invests in state-of-the-art Building, according to WMCHealth INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE surgical equipment. The most recent President and CEO Michael D. Israel. Investments in advanced services include the WMCHealth Heart and Vascular Institute at MidHudson Regional Hospital. CURRENT WMCHEALTH INVESTMENTS IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Distinguished cardiologists provide diagnostic and preventative services, $ $ as well as inpatient cardiac and critical Overall investment in MidHudson care. The WMCHealth Heart and Vascular 25 Regional Hospital. 40 Institute gives patients access to the MILLION MILLION nation’s best physicians and researchers Expansion of Bon Secours Community in cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, $ Hospital in Port Jervis that also will include cardiothoracic surgery and pediatric a medicalvillage. Both projects are supported cardiovascular services. This includes in part through the New York State Capital 92 Restructuring Financing Program. transplant services and the very latest MILLION academic advancements. Through its $25 million investment in technology Expansion and enhancement of HealthAlliance To build a Hospital: Mary’s Avenue Campus in Kingston $ 280,000-square-foot and infrastructure, MidHudson Regional the first part of a multi-year, $133.6 million Ambulatory Care Hospital and the Westchester Medical project that also will redevelop HealthAlliance Pavilion at Center Health Network are committed to Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston into 230 MILLION Westchester Advancing Care here, in Dutchess County, a medical village. Medical Center. and beyond.

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ThinkDutchessREV31-8-2020.indd 27 1/10/20 9:59 AM MASS Design Lab

“You Can Almost Taste the Potential” MASS Design Hudson Valley Design Lab Explores Poughkeepsie

ust about everything that MASS Health and many other buildings that, Above: (Left to right) Vrinda Sharma, Evelina Design Group does is a little – says Murphy, “are designed to heal.” Knodel, Michael Murphy, Caitlin Taylor, Jor a lot – different. Their name, for These include a Cholera Hospital in Christopher Kroner, (not shown) Justin Brown instance, stands for Model of Architecture Haiti, a Maternity Waiting Village in Serving Society. In 2008, MASS Design Malawi, a primary school in Rwanda Group grew out of an idea for a different and many other creative, innovative POUGHKEEPSIE IS BEAUTIFUL way of practice by a group of students, and problem-solving designs that AND MASS IS HERE including Poughkeepsie-born Michael are human centered and often turn Michael Murphy was in Haiti during the Murphy, the group’s CEO, at Harvard conventional thinking, and architecture, cholera epidemic when he received a Graduate School of Design and has inside out. Unusually, MASS Design message from Brian Doyle, CEO of Family grown to include many colleagues and Group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Services in Poughkeepsie, and a friend of contributors who worked together to whose goal is to create a model of Murphy’s from Poughkeepsie High School design and build the Butaro District practice optimized to deliver maximum days. Michael Murphy says. “Brian said Hospital in Rwanda, a project of Partners impact to their partners and the that we have some things we’d like you In Health and the Rwandan Ministry of communities they serve. to think about.

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I got these emails about Poughkeepsie opportunities and what are the why has it been abandoned?’ The truth and it awakened something within me. partnerships that can make things is that the revival has begun and It takes a personal connection to make happen?” Poughkeepsie is no longer abandoned, something powerful happen.” It is a firm and for those who’ve been here all belief of MASS Design Group that to be Bringing fresh eyes to Poughkeepsie is along, it hasn’t been abandoned. But effective they have to be “proximate,” part of the MASS Hudson Valley Design you can almost taste the potential or close to the place where they could Lab’s mission. Michael Murphy explains within Poughkeepsie.” Meanwhile much closely observe the actual issues facing that he and members of the Poughkeepsie progress is being made in revitalizing the community and the region. He says, team including Chris Kroner, Evelina Poughkeepsie through actions by city “Poughkeepsie is one of many fringe Knodel, and Caitlin Taylor, teach Columbia government, county officials and City cities who are having difficulty University Urban Design students and Planning Director Natalie Quinn, and reimagining their livelihood.” Asked to the idea of the Lab is to bring about 50 steps are being taken to reverse the contribute some architectural advice students annually to Poughkeepsie to see austerity measures of the past. to the City of Poughkeepsie Planning outcomes of both good and bad design Department, MASS Design Group’s answer and architecture decisions. “We bring As to MASS Design Group’s Hudson was to get proximate with Poughkeepsie. students to intimately engage in the Valley Design Lab, it’s here for the Sited at 21 Academy Street, the Hudson community, asking very specific questions long run. Michael Murphy comments, Valley Design Lab is in roughly equal about pinch points and what life patterns “We will definitely stay here, building parts, teaching space and gallery space are like. They work in teams, contributing more connections and more shared and a proving ground for fresh and hundreds of hours in Poughkeepsie, experiences. Cities like Poughkeepsie revitalizing ideas. Newburgh and Beacon.” In the past have a lot to teach us.” few years, they've worked with several TAKING THE PULSE OF THE CITY student groups who have put their ideas Christopher Kroner, who is Senior up on the lab's gallery space. Project Manager, MASS Design Group, Hudson Valley Design Lab, regards SIGNS OF PROGRESS proximity as a necessity. “We want to be Many of the students are internationally a partner to Poughkeepsie where many based and so bring a wide range of community assets are long dormant in a perspectives. Michael Murphy says, post-industrial landscape. We realize it is “we hear one of the biggest surprises a necessity to be here to figure out and is ‘this place is so beautiful and amazing ask the questions. What are the and seemingly has so much potential,

Right: Michael Murphy's TED Talk "Architecture Designed to Heal" has had more than 1.5 million views. Below: Fall Kill Creek in Poughkeepsie re-envisioned by MASS Design.

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Marist College & Nuvance Health Partner to Create Medical School in Poughkeepsie

A pioneering collaboration The School of Medicine will present The Marist Nuvance Health School of between Marist College and significant positive economic and social Medicine will meet significant demand A Nuvance Health will change the benefits for the Hudson Valley and for physician education in both the academic and healthcare landscape in beyond. One of the key advantages is national and regional marketplaces. the mid-Hudson Valley by training the that upon graduation, many of these Today, there are no MD-degree granting next generation of physicians who are highly talented professionals and their medical schools in New York State so crucial to the future of healthcare in families will likely choose to remain between Westchester County and the region. The Marist Nuvance Health in the area to be part of an academic Albany. The Marist Nuvance Health School of Medicine will provide physician medical center. This will strengthen School of Medicine will address education that transforms patient care the quality of healthcare in the area, these needs. and prepares new doctors for today’s create high-paying jobs and provide technologically advanced healthcare local residents with greater access to The regional community will benefit as environment. top-quality healthcare professional well. Due to the highly accomplished close to home. physician faculty attracted to academic

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medical centers, consumers looking to "Faculty for the new medical school will approximately three years and in time make healthcare decisions often remain be recruited based on their interest and to seat the first class in the summer in their market rather than traveling to willingness to engage with advanced of 2023. Additionally, students will be larger cities. Above all, Nuvance Health technology-enabled education," said educated in special purpose facilities will meet its social obligation to attract Geoff Brackett, executive vice president on the Marist campus for subjects such and train primary care and clinical of Marist College. "Ultimately, we as gross anatomy. specialists who are so crucial to the believe this will bring forth a generation future of healthcare and patient well- of doctors with open approaches to There will be more than 100 full-time being right in the Hudson Valley. treatment and that will, by extension, employees at the medical school, improve the way patients experience with numerous additional part-time TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED MEDICAL healthcare." The Marist Nuvance Health opportunities. Once fully staffed and EDUCATION School of Medicine will work to create accredited (by July 2022), the School of Using Marist’s advanced learning a teaching platform that will allow Medicine is expected to begin actively management systems and the addition students to be trained by combining recruiting students, with the first class of Artificial and Augmented Intelligence the computing power of AI with their of 60 matriculating in July 2023. By 2029, (AI), the traditional medical school own intuition and communication skills, that class size is projected to increase model will be transformed, ultimately creating more personalized and effective to 120. changing how medical students, faculty healthcare education. and patients experience healthcare. Those graduates will have a broad A ROADMAP TO THE FUTURE region to choose to practice medicine if “We envisage a world where AI really OF HEALTHCARE they opt to remain here. Nuvance Health sits on the doctor’s shoulder and The school administration and classroom was created when Health Quest and allows them to truly interact with and space will be located on the Vassar Western Connecticut Health Network completely focus on the patient without Brothers Medical Center campus in the combined in April 2019. The new worrying about other things going on. City of Poughkeepsie. Plans call for a system serves approximately 1.5 million And that is really powerful for the building of approximately 100,000 square residents in the Hudson Valley and patient,” said Dr. Christopher Stenberg, feet to be constructed on a preselected western Connecticut. vice president of graduate medical site. Once confirmed, the timeline for education for Nuvance Health. completion of this building would be

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Photo by Danielle Kolachik of dKol photography

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am Loussedes is Poughkeepsie at first he had a hard time with the In 2018, Sam’s Barber Shop moved again, born and bred. He graduated business name, even though Sam was this time to a shop on Delafield Street Sfrom Marist College and after the his own moniker. He chose to pay tribute near the Walkway Over the Hudson in requisite post-college, cross-country trip to his grandfather’s long time family Poughkeepsie’s Little Italy section. The he realized that the thing he had often business, Sam’s Variety, on Poughkeepsie’s business is growing fast, in fact Sam hired done for fun in high school and college, Main Street, and Sam’s Barber Shop was another barber to fill his second chair. cutting people’s hair, was something he born. His barbering talents, which include What brings customers back time after wanted to take more seriously. Funded not just contemporary hair and beard time? Sam says, “the atmosphere, the by his landscaping work, in 2015 Sam styling but also a traditional hot towel, sense of community, the conversations enrolled at the American Barber Institute straight razor shave, became popular about what’s happening in today’s world. in New York City. Although the Big Apple enough to leave the landscaping People can relate.” was tempting to Sam, he decided, “I work behind. don’t know anyone in NYC. My family, Asked how his Marist College education friends and world has always been Before long, he was sure of his commitment prepared him for his entrepreneurial Poughkeepsie, NY. So I thought, why to a barbershop business and received business, Sam said, “it expanded my not come home and provide a quality an offer from an old friend, the owner of mind, and gave me the creative power to and true service to the place that Northstar Sports. He offered Sam space in see that with the right strategy, I could run impacted me?” his successful training facility. Sam had a a business, I could do almost anything.” unique business model, a barbershop in As Sam’s hundreds of Instagram followers Beginning with a part-time, home-based a gym! The business took off, says Sam, and customers will attest, the personal business combined with lawn mowing, “I had clients from my high school and growth and evolution of Sam Loussedes, he began Sam’s Barber Shop. Surprisingly, Marist days and athletes from the gym.” barber, is the story of a business man groomed for success.

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A VISION FOR VASSAR Stretching into Poughkeepsie & Beyond

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assar President Elizabeth Howe Bradley, arrived at Vassar with a Vbackground that would certainly make Matthew Vassar, the college’s founder, proud. He saw the mission of Vassar College, opening in 1861, the dawn of the Civil War, as providing ‘the most perfect education of body, mind and heart.’ At the time, this had only been available to men and Matthew Vassar took the bold step of offering it to women as a single sex institution for more than one hundred years, transitioning to co-ed in 1969. The college has a diverse student body (2,450 students from every region of the U.S. and 55 countries), a distinguished faculty (300 members), and a low student-faculty ratio (8:1).

Today, President Bradley sees Vassar having a role in promoting the liberal arts nationally, using it as tool for interdisciplinary studies and looking outside Vassar to contribute to society. She says, “Matthew Vassar thought boldness was tremendously important, and a Vassar education has empowered alumnae/i to be movers and shakers in many fields, from social services to foreign affairs, as well as the arts.”

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POUGHKEEPSIE ALREADY FEELS According to Dr. Bradley, “Vassar employs LIKE HOME TO THE BRADLEYS 1,100 people who not only work but also In a recent speech to the Dutchess County live and shop in Poughkeepsie and the Regional Chamber of Commerce, Hudson Valley…Many of our employees Elizabeth Bradley began: “When my are active citizens, volunteering and husband, John, and I were looking taking leadership roles in their local into the possibility of submitting my communities.” She recently invited the name to be the next President of Vassar, presidents of Marist, SUNY New Paltz, one of the big draws in Vassar’s favor was Dutchess Community College and Mount Poughkeepsie. I grew up in a town very St. Mary to share a meal and talk about much like Poughkeepsie, called New “how we might work together for the Britain Connecticut, which was a factory betterment of the region.” town…John grew up in New Haven, CT. Both these cities are post-industrial areas Among Elizabeth Bradley’s early steps in with a small number of major employers this direction is an agreement between who left the cities…So for us, Poughkeepsie Vassar College and Dutchess County was a real draw, and feels like home. And officials, that permits Vassar students and now that we are here, we’re excited to be Vassar employs 1,110 staff to ride all county bus routes at no getting to know people and institutions.” people who live, work charge if they show their Vassar ID to the and shop in Poughkeepsie driver. Vassar will reimburse the county President Bradley and her husband have and the Hudson Valley. for each ride. Elizabeth Bradley said, “We jumped into their new roles with gusto. Many are active citizens, made this decision not only to encourage She has a vision for Poughkeepsie as a volunteering and taking our students and staff to use public college town that involves what “we at transportation to travel to work, Vassar have been doing, are doing now, leadership roles in internships, and shopping, but also and plan to do, as an integral part of their local communities. to contribute to sustainability by the greater Poughkeepsie community.” reducing automobile use.”

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AN UNUSUAL BUT IDEAL BACKGROUND Her international work with the Yale Haven Health System and a further 10 FOR THE JOB Global Health Leadership Institute years as Executive Director at Liberty A Harvard graduate with a BA in Economics involved her in programs in China, the Community Services in New Haven, CT. and Art History Elizabeth Bradley then United Kingdom, Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, He says the program, “began 15 years earned an MBA from the University of and South Africa. Elizabeth Bradley led ago as after- school mentoring through Chicago with a specialization in Health teams that contributed to transforming Poughkeepsie Middle School, and today Administration and Organizational Ethiopia’s health care system, enhancing brings 300 Vassar students each year into Behavior. She gained her Ph.D. in 1996 the quality of hospital management and Poughkeepsie schools to share a love of from Yale University with a concentration availability of local primary care. learning and expose the school children in health policy and health economics. to new resources.” After a period as a hospital administrator MEET JOHN BRADLEY – LINKING VASSAR at Massachusetts General Hospital, WITH POUGHKEEPSIE SCHOOLS WHAT SURPRISED THE BRADLEYS she joined Yale University. Over her 20 When Elizabeth Bradley joined Vassar, her MOST ABOUT DUTCHESS COUNTY years at Yale, she gained experience as spouse John Bradley came on board as Elizabeth and John Bradleyand their Head of Branford College, one of the Executive Director of the Vassar Urban family enjoy discovering Dutchess university’s largest residential colleges for Education Initiative which is supported County. She says, "There’s never a dull undergraduates, and broad leadership by the Dyson Foundation. His day here: the mansions, the river, the arts, experience as the Director of Yale’s Brady- background includes a BA in History and the colleges. We realized it was all Johnson Program in Grand Strategy and from Yale and an MBA from the University here. Our kids said: ‘this is a pretty cool as founder and Faculty Director of the of Chicago. John Bradley spent six place, Mom.’ We think it is, too.” Yale Global Health Leadership Institute. years as a director at the Yale New

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ThinkDutchessREV31-8-2020.indd 37 1/10/20 9:59 AM Hudson Valley Lighting Light Fantastic HUDSON VALLEY LIGHTING

avid Littman, the enthusiastic and charismatic founder and David Littman, CEO of Hudson Valley Lighting, D Founder and CEO of has a unique aesthetic and business Hudson Valley Lighting style that comes from his excellent entrepreneurial genes. His grandfather, William Littman, was a Brooklyn-based Littman Brands is comprised of: inventor; his father, Gene Littman, was Hudson Valley Lighting™, Mitzi™, Troy Lighting™ and Corbett Lighting a multifaceted business visionary who brought the family’s lighting business to Award winning pieces are chosen by the Hudson Valley. His mother’s passion architects and designers around the for antiques helped inspire David world for corporate, hospitality and Littman to develop his own passion for home interiors to provide great design high-end, and beautiful lighting, founding and practical excellence his first company at the age of 23.

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Several decades later, the company’s award-winning luxury lighting products are revered by architects and designers "I’ve always seen the potential that exists to create a around the world and are created by vibrant economy in one of the most beautiful places Littman to produce a rush of excitement on earth. Over the last few years, there’s been a growing when the box is opened that fully justifies energy and excitement welcoming new residents and the higher price tag. businesses to the region."

WHY WE CHOSE DUTCHESS David Littman, FOR OUR HEADQUARTERS President and CEO of Hudson Valley Lighting Littman chose Dutchess County for reasons both financial and personal: “Our world headquarters is located in the Hudson Valley because it’s my The decision to choose Dutchess County us through the approval process in family’s home.” He could have chosen was, David Littman explains, “pretty the local municipality and we secured just about anywhere but loyalty to his straightforward – they made it easy for support from the Dutchess County IDA. family’s success played an important us and were very amenable to welcoming With the combined efforts of state and role in his selection: “I grew up here and us a new member of the community. county representatives, Hudson Valley have a strong belief that you need to Through the Governor’s office, we Lighting made the decision to remain pay your success forward. For us, that secured financial incentives that made it in New York and continue to grow and means creating jobs, participating in the reasonable to maintain our presence in expand our international business.” community and serving as a catalyst for New York State. Think Dutchess assisted positive change.”

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AESTHETICS IN A WORK Littman says that while the location economic growth and job creation. It’s ENVIRONMENT MATTER of the company HQ close to Hudson part of who I am as a person and is a core The Wappingers Falls headquarters Valley Regional Airport was not a direct belief of my business philosophy. Making building is dramatic and different. factor in his decision to locate their a positive impact in my community gives As someone who creates corporate headquarters in Dutchess County, he my family and I great pleasure and lighting products, it was understandable envisions it as a potential asset: “we see satisfaction. It’s the right thing to do.” that Hudson Valley Lighting would be it as a future attribute as it grows and something of a showcase. Littman said expands services. Time is money, and Although David Littman has lived in the looks matter: “Absolutely! The aesthetics access to transportation is key to our area most of his life, he is still capable of of our working environment at Hudson business success.” being surprised by the Hudson Valley: Valley Lighting is important. I believe “I’ve always seen the potential that exists that everyone deserves a wonderful A CULTURE OF GIVING BACK to create a vibrant economy in one of place to work and that’s what we’ve A look around the Hudson Valley finds the most beautiful places on earth. Over created. The design of our headquarters the Littman name among the more the last few years, there’s been a growing enhances efficiency, reduces turnover generous donors to a variety of energy and excitement welcoming new and increases employee satisfaction. organizations and institutions. David residents and businesses to the region. Equally important is the fact that Hudson Littman continues this tradition: “My This energy, combined with a creative Valley Lighting is a creative company. parents taught my siblings and I that and educated workforce, bodes well The working environment that we’ve we have a responsibility to give back to for the future. Frankly, I’m surprised it’s created on Airport Drive, supports and our community. We’ve done just that taken so long for others to discover what encourages our team to design award through philanthropy, volunteerism we’ve known all along, this is a great winning fixtures for our customers and active involvement in the regional place to live and work.” around the world.”

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We Think DIFFERENTLY IN DUTCHESS COUNTY

utchess County understands strong in Dutchess County. Abilities steps toward the creation of The the benefits and results of an First, Inc. combines a set of core Arc of Dutchess as a means to open Dinclusive workforce. In order values – integrity, equality, dignity, doors to a brighter future for people to sustain an inclusionary workforce it distinction, diversity – to include people with intellectual and developmental requires the support from businesses, with special needs in all aspects of disabilities. From that, Dutchess the local government and those around community life. With a strong focus County’s Little Red Schoolhouse us, including co-workers and the on education, school services are employs a workforce of 500 and surrounding community. A supportive designed for children, teens and adults promotes and encourages more than environment for people of all abilities is with intellectual and developmental 1,000 people and families to discover exactly what Dutchess County is aiming disabilities including autism, down and achieve what really matters to to achieve with the “Think DIFFERENTLY” syndrome, cerebral palsy and other each individual involved. initiative, launched in 2015 to seek to related conditions. In 2018 the change the way individuals, businesses, program employs 650 staff members The Dutchess County community organizations and communities relate and serves more than 1,500 people. continues to grow and thrive with to local residents of all abilities. This Anderson Center for Autism is a the 2019 Special Olympics New York call to action prompts more and more residential school that serves those with Summer Games recently held at Vassar individuals from all walks of life to autism. It is also a sought out advisor College in Dutchess County. More than choose and focus on the inherent and expert around the world providing 1,700 athletes and coaches traveled potential of every individual, regardless guidance in the field of education to travel to compete in a variety of of ability. It is no secret that inclusion and care of individuals on the autism sports including basketball, bowling, makes people feel good. With these spectrum. gymnastics, powerlifting, swimming, resources, residents have the ability to tennis, track and field, and volleyball, access events, information and support In addition, a belief that each person and will do so again in 2020. from each other. has the right to full inclusion and participation in their community was Dutchess County recognizes to be an Local nonprofits and educational the fuel to the fire that started The Arc innovative community it must also be institutions with a commitment to of Dutchess in the 1970s. This band an inclusive, diverse and welcoming inclusion and integration serving people of advocates, along with a group of community. with disabilities and their families are determined parents, took the first

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From Wall Street to Wood JESSICA WICKHAM CARVES A SOLID CAREER

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From Wall Street to Wood JESSICA WICKHAM CARVES A SOLID CAREER

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ccording to Jessica Wickham, Returning to New York City, Jessica WICKHAM SOLID WOOD STUDIO 9/11 effectively ended her thought about reentering the workforce Wickham‘s highly individual business, Asuccessful Wall Street life as a but realized, “I just couldn’t do it. It was now 14 years old, is deeply inspired by VP with Goldman Sachs. “After working not what I wanted to be doing. I had a lot Japanese aesthetics and traditions of in Japan for four years they asked me of time on my hands and was working fine craft. In Tokyo she was introduced to to return to the US, but I didn’t want to! with clay (inspired by potters I met in Japanese hand planes and edge tools, I quit my job and stayed another year Japan) and getting an incredible amount hand-forged instruments that have been to explore Japanese culture and study of satisfaction making things with my in continuous use for hundreds of years. the language. Ultimately it was a life hands. A friend said, ‘why don’t you Like Samurai swords and sushi knives, changing experience. It gave me the consider fine craft as a profession?’ these tools are among the sharpest in opportunity to more rigorously learn Something changed in me.” What the world, incredibly effective for doing about traditional Japanese woodworking emerged in her was the desire to work precision work. She says, “It was my entry tools and wood joinery techniques – with wood. She described her journey: into working with wood. The Japanese a subject that had been my hobby while “This is ambitious and something I want are great lovers of trees and wood, of I was in Tokyo and that became a bridge to do. It is all consuming - small business animism.” Animism is the belief that to the next stage of my life.” is not for the faint of heart. There’s no animate and inanimate things have template for it. I am essentially self-taught. spirits. Then Wickham experienced a I consumed every book and every profound realization, “What hit me over resource about working with wood.” the head, was that much of the wood

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it comes to the studio. We mark each board and its sequence within the tree. A whole project can be delivered from a single tree. That gives each piece a unique integrity infused with energy and sense of place.”

WOOD AS CREATIVE EXPRESSION The business is a precision fabrication studio dedicated to exploring the expressive quality of wood. Wickham describes it as “somewhere between cabinet making and sculpture, an art form but based in a technical knowledge. It’s an exploration-one of a kind work done over and over again. Each tree brings its own personality and we explore it.”

Wickham Solid Wood Studio creates (alphabetically) benches, custom beds, conference tables, dining tables, kitchen islands, miscellaneous tables and outdoor furniture as well as custom sculptural projects. Wickham favors working with "I didn’t anticipate the sense of community, but there’s some- designers and architects who want to thing about the depth of the creative community in the area." incorporate wood as a material into their projects in interesting ways. An example is Jessica Wickham a recent major commission by Grimshaw Architects for custom furniture at their that we were using in Japan came from PEOPLE AND TREES student union project at Duke University. the Northeastern US, my home! This Wickham Solid Wood Studio took shape The Duke project was generated out of the region we live in here in the Hudson through the proximity to the right kind Beacon community, says Wickham, “Emily Valley is part of a massive former old of people and the right kind of wood in Burke at Utensil Kitchenware carried our growth hardwood forest – and the the Hudson Valley. Wickham said, “Each cutting boards.” And her husband, David remnants of it are everywhere. It is a piece begins with a relationship with an Burke, was the lead architect on Duke special part of the world.” individual tree. Typically the trees we Student Union project. He came by one work with are 75-125 years old – we look weekend looking for white oak samples, A SERIES OF SERENDIPITOUS EVENTS for a certain diameter and character. We I gave him a box of blocks of wood to take After starting her business in Middletown are not set up to take trees down. People to a meeting. That began a two and a half NY, Wickham was invited by a friend to come to me with storm-damaged trees or year project.” visit Beacon. “I said, ‘what’s Beacon’?” ones that have come down for landscaping She discovered a place, that is, “all about reasons. It is such a privilege to be able BEACON AND DUTCHESS SURPRISES people, it’s amazing, peel back the layers to work with local wood – it connects us Jessica Wickham wasn’t expecting what and there are always new thoughtful, to this place. Knowing the provenance of she found in Beacon and Dutchess creative people showing up in town. A each tree. That’s the magic, that’s what County: “I didn’t anticipate the sense of train ride away from the city, growing out attracted me.” community, but there’s something about of the city. Early on she talked to Think the depth of the creative community in Dutchess Alliance for Business and they The process is immersive, Jessica the area. Networking, ideas and crazy were able to provide a trade show grant Wickham explains: "When we take on a fun projects start with discussions that helped get her Beacon studio started. log it is a three to five year project.” She over dinner. I see it for me and other Later, Wickham was the winner of a Think and her regular staff of four mill it, cut it businesses. Small business is a different Dutchess Business Excellence Award. into boards, and air dry it. She continues, set of rules but the connection between “That happens in hay barn in Orange people is what keeps it going.” County, then it goes to a dry kiln, then

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Photo by Melissa Robin More Good Serving the triple bottom line

ason Schuler, founder of More foodie culture of California working cinnamon and vanilla cola, prompted Good, cares tremendously about restaurants and bars, most notably the a regular customer to ask if Schuler Jwhat you drink. This care manifests restaurant group behind LA favorites could make up nine bottles. After some itself in different ways, firstly by making Mendocino Farms and Blue Cow research into safe bottling and a realiza- and selling delicious drinks from fresh, Kitchen & Bar. tion that he wanted to bind the product local and organic ingredients secondly with a social mission, he pitched the idea by working to ensure that everyone on Meeting and working with mixologist to his best friend over G-Chat. By morning the planet has access to clean water, and restaurateur, Steve Livigni of Scopa he had a $2K start up investment and a and thirdly by bringing people together. and The Chestnut Club, taught him how company. to make syrups and mixers. Returning A DIFFERENT VISION FOR BUSINESS to New York and running the cocktail THE SOCIAL DIMENSION A 20-year background as a successful program at Gleason’s in Peekskill, he More Good signed an agreement with bartender and mixologist was a spring- discovered his passion, cocktails. “I Generosity.org, making the commitment board to opportunity for Jason Schuler started making simple syrups at home, to donate at least $4K per year. Today, when he launched More Good in 2012. doing historical research on soda syrups they've raised over $40,000 and funded “I had one goal, to make the world a and began to make my own takes on seven water wells in Ghana, Uganda and better place.” He emerged from the them.” His Cassia Kream, a delectable Haiti, Schuler said.

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FUNDING THROUGH FUN through to Whole Foods. First Albany As Jason Schuler grew up close by in Jason’s hospitality experience means Whole Foods carried the products, then Hopewell Junction it was a case of that he has “a knack for throwing a says Jason Schuler, “by July they gave us things coming full circle. Sourcing good party.” By harnessing people’s Brooklyn, by November we were in all the seasonal fruit from Fishkill Farms means desire to give back, More Good does Manhattan Stores and by March of the that “not only are we buying from local good by throwing fundraisers. “We following year we got into every Whole farms, we donate $1 back to the farm advertise a party, people come out to Foods in New York, New Jersey and where we get the fruit. My six year old dance, eat and drink and in a few hours Connecticut.” Understandably production and I picked the blueberries, it adds a we’ve raised a couple of thousand dollars began to outstrip production capabilities little bit of local magic to everything.” for an excellent cause.” and what emerged was the need for a hand crafted co-packing model for syrups, PASSION FOR GOOD BOOTSTRAPPING PAYS OFF mixers and concentrates, kombucha and Jason Schuler pushes himself through Since 2012, with small investments from ready to drink beverages. More Good punishing 17 hour days working for friends and family, all profits have been decided to fill that need, providing himself but he’d take that, he says, rolled back to the company. Now, More services for Pilot Kombucha, Curious “any day of the week over working for Good has a staff of 20 employees and a Elixirs, Shaker & Spoon, Compass Box somebody else.” He’s been amazed and store in Beacon, which sells 32 blends of Whisky, Bad Dog Bar Craft Bitters, and delighted by the support and response organic loose leaf tea, 75 organic and fair several others. from the community. “People are proud trade herbs and spices, an assortment of of a product that’s made here. They cocktail bitters and bar tools, and their POISED FOR GREATER GROWTH know who makes it and how. The own selection of 15 flavors of syrups and By 2017, More Good was ready to grow support for our social mission is really mixers for cocktails or seltzer. in a big way and took a lease on 9,000 inspiring. Being an entrepreneur is a square feet in the iPark Facility in the old continuing cycle of putting out fires. From startup More Good began selling IBM buildings. More good created a We are able to refuel with inspiration in farmers markets which led to the commissary kitchen to expand their and motivation because of our mission company selling out every week for eight offerings, including fresh fruit teas that to provide clean water. I have never straight months and increasing produc- are lightly sweetened with their syrups worked harder or made less money, tion every week. By 2014, More Good and mixers. Fresh citrus teas are coming but at the same time, I’ve never been expanded into retail, earning shelf space online in Q2, 2018 and lightly sweetened happier or more fulfilled.” in DeCicco’s in Brewster, then the break- and flavored bottled seltzers in Q3, 2018.

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ThinkDutchessREV31-8-2020.indd 48 1/10/20 9:59 AM Rhinebeck Rhinebeck is one of the world's top places to visit AND A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK

ational Geographic, Architectural running regularly and swiftly from New Digest, Time Magazine and York City to Rhinecliff. Rhinebeck has the NFodors have all all recently listed Dutchess County Fairgrounds, which draws Rhinebeck among the top places to visit hundreds of thousands of visitors each year in the world! What makes Rhinebeck for many events, including the Dutchess sought-after is that it has its own unique County Fair. Residents and tourists enjoy character and culture and so much to Rhinebeck for a lots of reasons, but one of do for a town of its size. First, Rhinebeck them is that it is uniquely Rhinebeck, and is easily accessible, with Amtrak trains not like anywhere else.

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SUMMER AND WINTER FESTIVALS Rhinebeck offers year round excitement through an array of festivals. From spring through fall, events at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds include the Dutchess County Fair, Sheep & Wool, Crafts, Antiques and Food & Wine Festivals, and the fairgrounds are now home to the Hudson Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival. Collectively these events draw more than 300,000 annual visitors.

Sinterklaas is a winter festival that Triple A Car & Travel has named as one of the “15 Best Seasonal Celebrations in the Country.” Sinterklaas is based on Dutch tradition and is a joyous celebration of children, parades, puppetry and creativity. The New Yorker called it, “The most magical holiday celebration we have ever seen!”

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A PLACE TO RELAX Among the current bold faced names Today Show host, and children's book author, Savannah Guthrie retreats to the to make Rhinebeck their retreat of country in Rhinebeck. choice are NBC Today Show host, Savannah Guthrie and her husband, attorney Michael Feldman, photographer Annie Liebovitz and others who keep a resolutely low profile. Rhinebeck gives famous people Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz makes her home in Rhinebeck in restored the space to just be people. dairy barns and land originally part of the estate of William Astor. A PLACE TO HAVE FUN It’s easy to spend a day or two in Rhinebeck and be thoroughly entertained. You can park your car once and there are over 25 eateries within 4 or 5 blocks, and 65 curated stores. The Rhinebeck Farmer’s Market, held outdoors every Sunday for 6 months of the year and every other Sunday indoors the rest of the year is a food lover’s dream packed with local produce from Migliorelli, Ironwood and Healthway Farms, baked goods from Our Daily Bread, Aba’s Falafel, Chaseholm Farm, Darragh Studio Kombucha, fresh eggs and home-made pheasant sausage from Quattro’s, Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery, The River Garden Flours, Tousey Farm & Winery, fresh fish from Pura Vida Fisheries, and so much more.

GLORIOUS FOOD & CAFÉ SOCIETY Starting with the 250 year old Tavern at the Beekman Arms, America’s oldest continuously operating inn, and traveling in any direction, you can smell and taste your way to caloric heaven. There’s French cuisine at Le Petite Bistro, Indian at Cinnamon, Hudson Valley eclectic at The Amsterdam, Market Street, Liberty, The Local and many more. If your tastes run to burgers, BBQ, pizza, falafel or bagels, or coffee, wholesome quick foods and fresh baked artisanal breads, you have multiple choices at Bread Alone, Rhinebeck Bagels, Aba’s Falafel, Pete’s Famous, Village Pizza or Pizzeria Posto. You will never tire of the options, and one thing is certain, you will never be hungry or bored in Rhinebeck!

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amuel’s of Rhinebeck was a beloved Fortunately for John Traver, the Village Despite the famous owners, the store Rhinebeck landmark: a candy store of Rhinebeck, and the myriad visitors is still tiny but has a classic sweet shop Sand coffee shop where John Traver who shop there, some devoted Samuel’s charm, and then some. It’s every local worked after school and on vacations, customers stepped in : actor/writer Paul child’s favorite store and is inundated becoming full time after obtaining a BA Rudd (Ant-Man) and his screenwriter wife with customers young and old, seven in economics and English from Union Julie Yeager Rudd (Fun Mom Dinner); days a week, with things going really College. As the store was about to celebrate Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Walking Dead) and crazy at Christmas and Easter. John its 20th anniversary, Ira Gutner, the 57 his wife Hilarie Burton (One Tree Hill); Traver stays late at night arranging the year old owner, suddenly passed away. writer Andy Ostroy, and actor Phoebe shelves saying: "If a store is boring our Grief-stricken Traver did what to him was Jonas. All have homes in the area and customers wouldn’t have such a great the best tribute to his mentor: he opened recognizing that any self-respecting village time." up Samuel’s the next day and served their needs a candy store, the group joined in Bottom: (Going clockwise) regular customers, although he had no partnership with John Traver to save the Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hilarie Burton, idea how the store could continue. store, retitled Samuel’s Sweet Shop. and Paul Rudd,

Fortunately for John Traver, the village of Rhinebeck, and the myriad tourists who come there, some devoted Samuel’s customers stepped in - actor/writer Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) and his screenwriter wife Julie (Fun Mom Dinner), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Walking Dead) and his wife Hilarie Burton (One Tree Hill), writer Andy Ostroy, and actor Phoebe Jonas.

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Hit Films Shot on Location in Dutchess County

n the past few years, Dutchess County with co-stars Melissa Leo, Tilda Swinton, I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS has starred a prime location for Rosie O’Donnell, and Juliette Lewis Writer-Director Charlie Kaufman filmed on Imultiple feature films and premium was filmed in multiple Dutchess County location at Fishkill’s Red Line Diner for this TV series with economic impact locations including Poughkeepsie and upcoming Netflix drama film based on the resonating throughout the Hudson Wappinger Falls. best-selling novel. Valley. A Quiet Place alone spent an estimated $18 million in the area. THE DEAD DON’T DIE Jim Jarmusch’s zombie movie was Above left: (Left to right) Visual Effects A QUIET PLACE filmed in the Hudson Valley starring Supervisor Scott Farrar, Director/Writer/ John Krasinski directed himself and his Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny Executive Producer John Krasinski, Script wife Emily Blunt at Dutchess County and Selena Gomez. Supervisor Dianne Dreyer and Producer locations including Beacon and Pawling Andrew Form on the set of "A Quiet Place," for the 2018 blockbuster thriller. The DRIVEWAYS from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Jonny sequel was filmed here, too. Indie film directed by Andrew Ahn starring Cournoyer. Upper Right: John Krasinski stars and directs scene from "A Quiet Place," with Brian Dennehy was filmed in Pleasant Emily Blunt. Lower Right: I Know This Much I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE Valley in Dutchess County. is True stars Mark Ruffalo in the double-role Mark Ruffalo starred and executive- of identical twin brothers Dominick and produced this HBO 6-episode limited Thomas Birdsey.

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Introducing

CO.A NEW WAY TO WORK

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Rhinebeck has gained a new and development: it attracts and connects needs in terms of co-working than in an unique business: a premium co-working freelancers and professionals who are urban context. In a city, people don’t have center called CO, launched by a trio of potentially isolated up here. That’s going space. Here, people often have home entrepreneurs who are dedicated to to have an impact. We’ve been working offices, but working solo can be isolating the Hudson Valley and its potential as to bring this center to fruition for the last and so we wanted to offer a chance to get a thriving hub of the new economy, in two years". Now that it's open, she said, out, connect, to be inspired and to find a village setting. CO-founders Hélène they're very excited to bring it to life. collaborators and clients.” Discussions Lesterlin, Deana Burke and Johnny LeHane became plans and flexibility was the key are bringing their combined expertise FLEXIBILITY AND A CO-OP to the business model. At the same time, in building communities, spaces, and WORKING MODEL Lesterlin describes the corporate structure: brands to bear on the issue of the future Lesterlin and her partners in CO met “We chose to be a co-operatively-run of work and what it might look like in mid through their mutual interest in economic business, which by definition is created to Hudson Valley. They want to create a co- development, startups, investment - and benefit the community it serves through working space for people that want both also through their children’s school – profit-sharing and distributed governance. a professional place to work and a lively Primrose Hill School. Energetic discussions So CO is actually owned by a group community to inspire and sustain them. ensued. She says, “I wanted to open a of people who have voting rights and co-working space, and I met Jonathan who will be co-working together. It’s an SHARING SKILLS, SPACE AND IDEAS Cohen, an entrepreneur who owns the innovative business model that clearly Hélène Lesterlin sees shared resources property, and he had been thinking stands for the values of community and as an essential part of the value CO about putting co-working in that shared resources.” brings to the community. She comments: building. Meanwhile, I had met Johnny “Co-working is a phenomenon that has LeHane while pitching a project to OPEN SPACE FOR CO-WORKERS swept the globe, mostly in cities, as more him in Saugerties. We all joined forces CO, located on Route 9 in Rhinebeck, and more people become independent to create CO here in Rhinebeck. Once across the road from the Dutchess workers, but the Hudson Valley is still Deana came on board, we developed County Fairgrounds, has a look and feel underserved. I think that co-working is an the brand positioning. We realized that that’s modern and forward-looking as essential component of local economic entrepreneurs in this area have different well as reflective of the beauty of the

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Hudson Valley. Designed by architect SPACE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION, TOO LOOKING FORWARD Frank Mazzerella, the building took the The founders have a vision of CO being The founders of CO have been inspired original vernacular of a country farm store a community of thinkers, makers and by the fact that the Hudson Valley is an and transformed it with contemporary doers, human-centered, with people ecosystem full of forward thinking people. gestures, with a 30-foot clerestory window sharing ideas and working to have a Lesterlin comments that it has been a joy and solar paneled covered walkways, social impact. Says Lesterlin, “We craft to find like-minded people who want to keeping raw pine walls inside and adding natural opportunities for face to face build on what the Hudson Valley offers cedar siding. With the interiors co- engagements. That’s why we incorporated and who are motivated by a vision of designed with Lesterlin, the space aims to things that build community, like a huge how to build what we need in the future. combine comfort with a fresh, uncluttered kitchen island, so we can share meals and “It’s exciting to see what happens when style. “It’s a beautiful, airy, welcoming get to know each other. We want people you put a vision out there. That’s when space.” Twelve resident members each to invite help or feedback, or work on you find each other! Johnny Lehane was have their own desks, and, says Lesterlin, collaborative projects. We will work to establishing the Hudson Valley Startup “there is open, multi-use space for make visible what each member offers fund, but had been wanting to start a co-workers who pay a monthly fee. We the community, so, for example, if you’re co-working space for years when we met. don’t do long term contracts, billing looking for a graphic designer, you’ll know Once you plug in here, there’s incredible is month to month. People can be full who that is.” When they opened up their energy and efficiency of spreading ideas time, part time or occasional. If you’re a membership app, people immediately and getting things done. That’s what we visitor to the area, you can walk in off the signed up. Their startup funding for fit want to bolster with CO.” street. Members can use the long tables, out and operations was secured with the the lounge area, the phone booths, the participation of founding owners and beautiful kitchen, conference or event investors who invested to launch CO. spaces. And you can even come straight from the gym and prepare for your next meeting – we have showers!”

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Unlimited Tomorrow Dutchess Sees Robotic Prosthetics Industry Launch

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Unlimited Tomorrow Dutchess Sees Robotic Prosthetics Industry Launch

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or the past decade, entrepreneur THE NEXT GREAT ARMS RACE However, one of the most important Easton LaChappelle has been The company is revolutionizing the features of Unlimited Tomorrow’s devices Fdevising a solution to create experience of evaluating, acquiring, and is its cost, a major pain point in the current artificial limbs that could potentially wearing/using, a prosthetic limb from start market. Today’s typical prosthetics can change the lives of people around the to finish. On paper, Unlimited Tomorrow’s run anywhere from $20,000 to $100,000 world. And he’s only 23 years old. process for building a prosthetic arm is per device. For children, those costs simple. The company sends amputees can be severely limiting since they are LaChappelle is the CEO and founder of 3D scanners for digital mapping of their likely to outgrow models faster, requiring Unlimited Tomorrow, a medical device body and then uses the data generated to them to purchase many prosthetic limbs startup headquartered in Rhinebeck, print a custom-fitted device. The resulting throughout their lifetime. According N.Y. Its global mission is to empower robotic arm is so advanced that it allows to LaChappelle, the baseline cost for amputees by offering prosthetic limbs wearers to have a sense of touch to what an Unlimited Tomorrow prosthetic is a that are ten times better and one-tenth they’re feeling, each arm weighs around fraction of a typical prosthetic device, the cost than the next-best alternative, one pound, has a multi-day battery life, thanks in part to the company’s advanced LaChappelle said. To do this, the company and can be produced in less than a couple technological techniques. This thought uses 3D scanning and printing, advanced of weeks. It's also extremely humanlike, is inspiring confidence among investors. microelectronics, CAD automation, and as LaChappelle’s devices perfectly match Unlimited Tomorrow has raised over $1.6 AI/machine learning. skin tones and include realistic fingernails million through crowdfunding. Compared that can even be painted. to the conventional process of building

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an artificial arm, Unlimited Tomorrow’s million in funding. Unlimited Tomorrow THE BEST MINDS IN THE WORLD solution is not only cheaper, faster, and and LaChappelle have been featured in When asked why Unlimited Tomorrow prettier – it’s also smarter. Forbes, Business Insider, CNBC, and even located in Dutchess County, LaChappelle’s partnered with organizations like Microsoft. answer is simple: “We benefit from the And yet, LaChappelle continues to set his But as LaChappelle claims, this is still “only proximity Dutchess County affords.” He sights higher. The company’s Dutchess the beginning of what’s possible.” notes that Rhinebeck’s location is perfectly County-based engineering team is situated at the center of the Northeast’s already exploring new ideas and potential INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODEL biomedical circle and New York City’s products, like smart exoskeletons that Product innovation aside, Unlimited tech scene. He also says that in Dutchess, may help people impacted by paralysis. Tomorrow combines its rare industry Unlimited Tomorrow is close to “some of funding model with a growing number of the best minds in the world,” with Marist, SELF-TAUGHT ENTREPRENEUR strategic business partners. In 2018 the Vassar, MIT, Columbia University, SUNY, LaChappelle grew up in a small mountain company launched a partnership with and the Pratt Institute of Design all within town in Mancos, Colorado. At age 14, he French design software company Dassault a 200-mile radius. began tinkering with items he could find Systèmes. The company offers critical around the house, teaching himself components to Unlimited Tomorrow’s LaChappelle also credits the many engineering skills that would later prove supply chain like custom computer business support programs available in invaluable. “My high school didn’t have a programs, which enable the low-cost Dutchess County from the local level to robotics class or teachers I could go to with personalization of each device. Presently, New York State. For example, a $350,000 questions,” says LaChappelle, who notes LaChappelle notes that they have “about grant from Hudson Valley-based T-SEC is his graduating class was comprised of only five to 10 partners in each product vertical helping Unlimited Tomorrow purchase 23 students. locked down,” but that this number state-of-the-art 3D-printing equipment for “will likely expand to 25-30 partners.” In its new headquarters. His first device was a full hand prosthetic fact, even Fortune 500 companies have made from LEGOs, fishing wire and begun to reach out with ideas to get MORE THAN WORK electrical tubing, which won first place in involved as part of larger, diverse business However, LaChappelle also loves living his local science fair. A series of successive collaborations. in Dutchess County for personal reasons: science fair wins soon put LaChappelle on it reminds him of home. “Coming from the fast track. In 2013, he was invited to the STARTING UP IN DUTCHESS COUNTY Colorado, I’m a very active person. White House Science Fair and met President In 2018, Unlimited Tomorrow set up I love that I can ride my bike to work. Obama, who was able to shake hands with its headquarters in a 5,000 square foot That’s not something everyone can say,” his device. During that year at the state building in Rhinebeck―a small town of remarks LaChappelle. He also believes science fair in Colorado he met a young girl approximately 8,000 people in Dutchess that potential talent will love Unlimited who was wearing an $80,000 prosthetic County. The space serves as the company’s Tomorrow’s location too. Within an hour, arm, which she would soon outgrow and main R&D hub as LaChappelle and his employees can be anywhere from was also less technologically advanced his team continue to fine-tune their hiking the Catskills to exploring the streets than his own model. LaChappelle refers technology and work on scaling up. From of Manhattan. to this as his “aha” moment: the day he navigating potential safety issues and FDA realized that modern prosthetics are guidelines to mitigating roadblocks caused It’s this mindset―caring about people expensive, heavy, and hard to use… and by insurance companies and clinical and their experiences as much as the that he could create the solution. providers, LaChappelle chuckles, stating product―that will ultimately bring that “prosthetics is a tricky field.” success for Unlimited Tomorrow, says Soon after giving a TEDx talk in Denver, LaChappelle. It also fits the company’s LaChappelle was discovered by American Currently, the company has ten full-time tagline and motto: to make devices as author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist employees with plans to double that by tenacious as the people who wear them. Tony Robbins, who wanted to team end of year. By early 2020, LaChappelle up with LaChappelle as an investment says Unlimited Tomorrow will start selling “We’re not only scaling on a partner. Only a few weeks later, the pair its devices publicly. To support this growth, programmatic level, but also on a global launched Unlimited Tomorrow. On June the company plans to expand further in level. If our devices can have a domino 12, 2017, LaChappelle gifted his company’s Dutchess County, even hiring local for effect for people in the world, then I’ll first official prosthetic arm to a 10-year-old non-coding and assembly roles once consider us a success.” girl from Florida named Momo. Today, production ramps up. the company has raised more than $5.25

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Four Brothers, Five Decades, Nine Restaurants, and a Drive-In! FOUR BROTHERS

n the early 1970’s, George, Peter, PIZZA WITH THE GRECIAN TOUCH, Without any prior knowledge about William and Christo Stefanopoulos, AND A TRADITION OF HOME GROWN the movie industry or the technology Ia.k.a. “the four brothers” emigrated INGREDIENTS needed to create a drive-in, the brothers from Greece and settled in Connecticut The brothers were raised with agreed that they would bring new life to with the hope of achieving culinary high-standards for food and fresh the venue by creating an unparalleled excellence. Despite leaving their home ingredients. Today the Stefanopoulos environment. Filled with vintage in Greece, the brothers had the vital family farm in Greece produces fresh signage and décor, the Four Brothers ingredients for success: culinary delicacies for their restaurants, such as Drive-In opened in 2013. The news experience, passion for quality food, olive oil and wine. In addition to their spread quickly that a drive-in theater and most importantly, each other. farm in Greece, the brothers own a with car-hop dining service, electric car dairy farm in Millerton, NY where they charging stations and 7-nights/week make their own delicious mozzarella. double-features was open for business in Food is our passion. Numerous families make Four Brother’s Amenia. According to Four Brother’s, 55% We were raised on the Pizza and Greek Salad dressing a of their audience come from more than weekly treat and take both home as one hour away, and a significant portion importance of quality food well as eating in the restaurants. The will come from up to three hours away. and we’re happy to share four brothers have been dedicated to The eclectic menu contains options for that with Dutchess County. their “farm-to-table” roots for over five kids, adults, vegetarians, vegans and decades and counting, which is long canines alike, which encourages guests John Stephanopoulos, before this value became mainstream. to arrive early before the show. Partner, Four Brothers Pizza Inn

DRIVE-IN MOVIE VENTURE DRIVES The drive-in has also served as a After arriving in Connecticut, it was a IN BUSINESS multi-purpose venue, hosting weddings, few years until the brothers owned five Even though much of Stefanopoulos birthday parties and other events. restaurants. The location in Lakeville, CT family’s success was in the restaurant Dutchess County’s fresh-air and beautiful was the first, entitled “Brother’s Pizza.” industry, their future for expansion is trees allow the brothers to capitalize Brother’s Pizza quickly gained popu- looking bright. Four Brothers Pizza Inn’s on this picturesque outdoor space. larity, and which only heightened after third location was established in Amenia, Airstream trailers for overnight stays is they developed their signature pizza NY with a 16-acre plot of land adjacent to the brothers’ next idea for expansion and recipe in 1974. Shortly thereafter, the the restaurant. This was the blank canvas is currently in the works. Even though the Four Brothers Pizza Inn became the new that John and Paul needed to begin their number of drive-in theaters in America is name of the blossoming restaurant chain next business venture. They decided to in decline, with Four Brothers Drive-In, and today the four brothers operate nine pair their family’s shared love for movies Dutchess County now has three active restaurant locations with the help of with one of the first places the four drive-in movie venues and there’s no sign two sons, John and Paul Stefanopoulus. brothers visited upon arriving to of diminished enthusiasm here in the John and Paul and their cousin, Eleni America: a drive-in movie theater. Hudson Valley. Stefanopoulus, have two additional restaurant concepts: the Boathouse at Lakeville and the Millerton Inn.

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Steeped in Tea and Real Estate Meet the Harney Family

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hen Michael (Mike) and Paul THE MOVE TO MILLERTON ENTER THE THIRD GENERATION Harney joined the company About 20 years ago, Harney & Sons Teas The latest additions to the family Wfounded by their late and had begun to take off thanks to John business are Mike’s sons, Alexander much loved father, John Harney, it was Harney’s missionary-like zeal for what and Emeric. Alex operates the Harney already called Harney & Sons Fine Teas. Elyse Harney calls a “good, proper cup Tea Café in Millerton, and takes many For the brothers, it wasn’t inevitable of tea.” The company kept outgrowing of the photographs for the website that they joined their father. Mike had a its premises in Salisbury and Lakeville, and Harney Tea Catalog. Mike Harney successful career in the hotel business CT and needed somewhere bigger. says the family likes to help the and Paul, who left the Marines as a They found a 90,000 square foot former community. “We’ve made Millerton our captain, was working for a large trucking electronics facility in Millerton, NY on a town, we have the factory, the tea shop firm. What did turn out to be destiny 20-acre site that was well set up for and café, my brother has the diner, my was that each son developed a passion blending and packaging fine tea. Today the mother and sister have the real estate for the business that continues 30 years company uses every foot of its capacity. business.” The family enjoys doing after its founding in the basement of the Mike Harney says that the current product business in Dutchess County says White Hart Inn in Salisbury Connecticut.. line is “about 500 different products” with Mike, “It’s an interesting mix of farm Parallel to John Harney’s exploration of constant innovations. “We’re always and food culture.” tea, his wife, Elyse Harney, began her real coming up with new blends.” Harney sells estate company which provided a busi- widely in retail, has a booming business Emeric Harney manages the Harney ness home for her daughter and son-in- in bottled drinks which operates out of Soho store in New York City and the law, Elyse Harney Morris and Scott Morris. Hudson, NY, plus a distribution center in company’s highly successful social Brigitte Harney, married to Mike, brings Las Vegas and two stores, one in Millerton media and website marketing. The her French taste and style to her role as and the other in Soho, in New York City. family recently recounted a number

Vice President of Retail. Brothers Mike WHAT’S HOT IN TEA? of origins stories of the Harney family and Paul Harney are both Vice Presidents Top selling Harney teas are Hot in both of their businesses in a funny and their relative skills mesh well. Paul Cinnamon Spice and Paris, but many and moving podcast series, “As the Tea Harney explains: “theoretically, I do others are popular, flying off the Harney. Steeps,” presented by Alex and Emeric operations and sales and Mike does tea com website and stores nationwide and and featuring interviews with many and finance, but there much overlap, on in 40 countries around the world. Recent family members. When Mike Harney both sides.” Mike has a highly developed successful additions to the product line is questioned as to the upside of being palate and frequently tastes as many as include Victorian London Fog, Venetian a family business, he drily responds, 80 teas per day. Paul has spearheaded the Tiramisu, and Heirloom Bartlett Pear. “Generally, you can count on your family.” bottled drinks business and introduced Among their many unique offerings is One thing the family’s customers can automation to many internal processes Britain’s Historic Royal Palaces teas which count on is that there’s always something which was necessary because, Paul says. are blended in America and packaged in new brewing at Harney Tea. “when I came on board in 1996 there were distinctive and colorful tins by Harney & barely 20 employees and today there are Sons in Dutchess County, NY. 220 or more.”

Opposite page: (Left to right) Alex, Emeric, Brigitte, Mike, Elyse and Paul Harney

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Construction of the brewery has begun— The fact that an international beverage producer has at the corner of Route 9 and St. Andrews chosen to expand in Dutchess County for its first U.S. Road— with an anticipated opening in 2019. Its 52,500 square feet includes a location proves how fast-growing and innovative our retail and tasting space, and it will offer craft beverage and agri-business industry truly is. public tours.

To encourage Asahi Shuzo’s growth in ake is not only one of the great In addition to Chairman Sakurai and Dutchess County, the Think Dutchess cultural beverage traditions of several other company employees who Alliance for Business helped Asahi Shuzo SJapan, its popularity is also growing will relocate from Japan, the facility will secure the new property and appropriate dramatically worldwide. So it was exciting create at least 32 new local jobs. At full zoning amendments, along with the news when an acclaimed Japanese sake capacity, the brewery will produce Town of Hyde Park. Additionally, Empire company, Asahi Shuzo - makers of Dassai 332,000 gallons of sake a year and Asahi State Development offered the company super premium sake - chose to build its Shuzo is investing more than $28 million up to $588,235 in performance-based first U.S. brewer in Hyde Park, NY. Asahi in the project. tax credits through the Excelsior Jobs Shuzo will be the first sake producer from Program. “We’re proud to welcome Japan to establish a facility on the East As part of its decision to expand in Dutchess Japanese brewing company Asahi Coast and they selected the Hyde Park County, Asahi Shuzo will also partner Shuzo International to Hyde Park, N.Y.,” location because of it is within a mile of with the Culinary Institute of America said Sarah Lee, CEO of Think Dutchess. the Culinary Institute of America, with on future R&D opportunities, including “The fact that an international beverage whom it will have a unique partnership. the development of new curriculum, producer has chosen to expand in certification programs, workshops and Dutchess County for its first U.S. location "The CIA has made Hyde Park the special events. The partnership will seek proves how fast-growing and innovative culinary capital of the United States, and to increase the awareness of sake within our craft beverage and agri-business we look forward to contributing to that the United States market. industry truly is.” reputation," said Asahi Shuzo, chairman Hiroshi Sakurai.

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A New Kind of Barrel is Rolling Out in Dutchess TITAN BARRELS

hen Michael Georgacopoulos Titan has drawn the interest of several exceptional, Ron Hicks was incredibly was making and selling major names in the wine and spirits helpful. Both the town and Think Wbarrels, he saw a problem: the industry. How did Titan get them to pay Dutchess moved mountains to make growth of distilleries and wineries meant attention? Michael says “the product sure we were coming.” that there were simply not enough barrels is the attraction. It not only saves costs to go around. For the spirits industry, but it also allows the maker to express Titan Barrels is becoming known there are legal restrictions around barrel creativity: they can add more wood or both domestically and internationally. use. A barrel for distilled spirits may only less, the toast or char levels can be lower They are exporting to Japan and will be used once; bourbon barrels have to or higher. They can produce a more shortly be exporting to the United use new American oak. Bourbon may age individual product, unique to them. So Kingdom. Their move to Dutchess anywhere from two to 17 years. The wine their bourbon or whisky will be a bit County has enabled them to centralize industry does not have the same rules different from everyone else.” manufacturing. and barrels can be reused, but the boom in distilleries is creating a huge demand that traditional barrel companies are Working with my friend and now partner, Chris Kay, we struggling to meet. came up with the idea of a food grade stainless steel cylinder with wooden staves on the inside and wood on Michael saw a tremendous need for an improved barrel – one that enables the ends for natural oxygen transfer. Your first barrel is the makers to achieve a unique finish and same cost as a regular all-wood barrel, but for your next combination of wood flavors, more barrel you only need to replace the wood heads and staves, affordably and in less time. A light bulb and that makes it one third of the cost. went off, he says, “Titan Barrel Works grew directly out of this thinking. Working Michael Georgacopoulos, with my friend and now partner, Chris President and CEO of Titan Barrels Kay, we came up with the idea of a food grade stainless steel cylinder with wooden staves on the inside and wood on Bringing Titan Barrel to Pine Plains, Previously some was done in the US the ends for natural oxygen transfer. Your Along with a search for materials, and some in Europe. The company is first barrel is the same cost as a regular Titan Barrel was looking for a place to fully operational with 15 employees all-wood barrel, but for your next barrel settle down. As a Millerton native, Chris and more to come. Michael and Chris you only need to replace the wood heads sought to reconnect and contribute to have been impressed by the quality and staves, and that makes it one third of the region. Turning to Think Dutchess of the Dutchess County workforce and the cost.” Alliance for Business to look for potential look forward to growing their business opportunities was a natural choice. in Dutchess County. “We have a diverse According to Georgacopoulos, “the group, some younger, some older, we help we had from Dutchess County was want people who are part of the family, who contribute ideas.”

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TROUTBECK The Next Generation

The stately Amenia retreat whose historic connections include Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall, is revitalized by an internationally renowned team to inspire new a generation of creatives and thought leaders.

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Troutbeck Through History

FROM COUNTRY ESTATE TO RETREAT TROUTBECK AND THE NAACP, AND ELOUISE MAXEY IS PRESIDENT OF THE FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS THE LANDMARK AMENIA CONFERENCES NORTHERN DUTCHESS NAACP CHAPTER Since 1795, Troutbeck has been a place Joel and Amy Spingarn were active in “Miss Elouise" Maxey has lived her life where people love to convene. During its the Civil Rights movement and twice fighting for civil rights. At the age of ownership by the Benton family, Troutbeck hosted critical meetings of the NAACP 15 she was present at the March on played host to Mark Twain, Henry David at Troutbeck - known today as the Washington and was galvanized by Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Amenia Conferences of 1916 and 1933. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Farmer and poet, Myron Beecher Benton Spingarn established the Spingarn Medal, speech. Two years later she and her (1834-1902), spent decades crafting the the NAACP’s highest honor, awarded parents were attacked by dogs in landscape of Troutbeck. Benton’s friend, annually. Past recipients include Rosa the March on Selma. Today she’s still the pioneering environmentalist John Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Duke defending the rights of people of color in Burroughs described him as having “a Ellington, General Colin Powell and Maya Dutchess County for the NAACP. She rural quality of mind and character that Angelou, to name a few. Present at the is warmly welcomed at Troutbeck, had been touched and mellowed by the 1933 Amenia conference were Ralph hallowed ground in the history of the influence of the best literature.” Bunche, W.E.B. Du Bois, Juanita Jackson, Civil Rights Movement. For Elouise James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, Maxey the fight for equality continues: FOCAL POINT FOR LITERARY and Roy Wilkins. Among the treasures “To help mankind, that’s wonderful. AND POLITICAL LUMINARIES of Troutbeck is a letter from Rev. Martin But do it from your heart. Do it because Troutbeck’s next owners were Colonel Luther King expressing his gratitude for it needs to be done... It’s morally right.” Joel Spingarn, (1875-1939) and his receiving the Spingarn Medal. wife, Amy. Spingarn was a published poet and literary critic and a professor (1899-1911) of comparative literature at Columbia. He was a co-founder (1919) of publisher Harcourt, Brace & Co. and was considered to be among the most brilliant of American literary minds of his time, attracting the likes of Sinclair Lewis (America’s first literature Nobel laureate), Ernest Hemingway, and Lewis Mumford. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall was a lifelong friend. President Theodore Roosevelt was a frequent visitor to Troutbeck. Col. Spingarn, among his many accomplishments, co-founded the Bull Moose Party alongside then- Governor Teddy Roosevelt – America’s first Progressive political party.

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A NEW VISION BRIDGES PAST COLLABORATION KEY TO AND FUTURE TROUTBECK’S REBIRTH Inspired by Troutbeck’s history of Anthony and his Norwegian-born creativity and social justice that wife, Charlie, have a young family and resonates throughout every gracious have brought world- renowned talents room, building and across its 45 together to make Troutbeck feel both peaceful acres, an extraordinarily beautiful and elegant, but also warm, accomplished team has breathed fresh welcoming and homelike. It is everyone’s life into venerable Amenia, NY landmark. idyllic country retreat. Says Anthony, Douglas Horne, Joshua Mackey, Anthony “We wanted It to be as close to a residential Champalimaud and his wife, Charlotte atmosphere as we can create in a (Charlie) Champalimaud have a new hospitality environment.” For this project vision for a revitalized Troutbeck: to Anthony teamed with his mother, globally make it the 21st century home for just celebrated interior designer, Alexandra the sort of people who’ve always loved Champalimaud, their sixth project it. Troutbeck is already drawing an together. Champalimaud is responsible intriguing collage of people, inspired for exquisite design revitalizations by country house living, great food, of numerous prestigious hotels: The relaxation, outdoor pursuits and who Waldorf-Astoria, the Algonquin, The are happy to arrive by train from Fairmont, The Ritz-Carlton, The Pierre, Grand Central to Wassaic - just six The Hotel Bel-Air, The Dorchester and minutes from Troutbeck - or to make many more. Anthony has been at home their own way by car. in great hotels for his entire life.

Anthony teamed with his mother, Alexandra Champalimaud, globally celebrated interior designer to make Troutbeck feel both beautiful, hospi- table and welcoming; saluting its history and its exciting future.

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Plaza Athénéé, and with Daniel Boulud, is equally creative in a restaurant or banquet setting. His elegant and delicious American farm-to-table cuisine is sourced from local farms and purveyors from the Hudson Valley. The bar serves regionally-crafted beers, wines and spirits, and in the morning is the place to go for your fresh Lavazza coffee. Or grab a snack in The Pantry; local goodies available on the honor system. At Troutbeck a guest can be active and convivial, or mindfully quiet and reflective. Draw up a chair and a book in the Library and ponder life’s important questions, or play tennis, swim or nap.

LUXURIOUS GUEST ROOMS, PLUS A BALLROOM! Thirty-two guest rooms have been kept with delightful historic details and renovated to a modern standard with King sized beds with Frette linens, independent climate control, WiFi, Tivoli Audio, Flat Panel Televisions, Malin + Goetz bath products.

Troutbeck also boasts the largest ballroom between the Connecticut border and the Hudson River. It has its own bar, a dance floor, large fireplace and distinctive mirrored modern chandeliers. It can accommodate 225 people—ideal for a wedding, anniversary or birthday celebration–and gives out onto flowing lawns with lovely views. HOME AND AWAY A PLACE TO PLAY, THINK, FISH AND DINE Anthony Champalimaud said they were Surrounded by 5,000 acres of wilderness Anthony Champalimaud said that drawn to Troutbeck by its spectacular encouraging hiking, equestrian sports, Troutbeck has already hosted large history. As long- time residents of skiing and fly fishing, Troutbeck promotes local weddings, the Millbrook Hunt Litchfield County, CT they were familiar vigorous activity or simple relaxation, as Ball, the Pilobilus summer fundraiser, with the popularity of Dutchess County the mood takes one. Troutbeck has three among other glittering gatherings but with younger entrepreneurs, creatives, trout pools on their secluded stretch of prospective guests should feel equally startups, CSAs, breweries, distilleries and the Webutuck River, accessible only to comfortable coming for a quiet weekend other restaurants. Anthony says that, residents; or guests can enjoy guided or an intimate elopement. “Troutbeck is ready to take its rightful fishing and rafting trips on the nearby place in the cultural corridor that runs Housatonic River. Called simply, “The One thing is for certain, Troutbeck down the Hudson Valley.” As creative Dining Room,” Troutbeck’s principal is thriving and its third and latest people increasingly feel displaced in restaurant seats 79 diners and is open to generation is destined to be the New York City, Dutchess County, and the public and residents. Executive Chef most amazing one yet. in particular Eastern Dutchess County Marcel Agnez, known for his delectable is, he relates, “a wonderful place to be.” work at Arethusa in Litchfield, at the

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Bard College Brings the World TO DUTCHESS COUNTY

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Bard College Brings the World TO DUTCHESS COUNTY

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ince the recent addition of the Montgomery Place estate, Bard’s Bard’s campuses, exchanges, and affiliated programs in campus now consists of nearly S New York City, Boston, California, New Orleans, Germany, 1,000 parklike acres in the Hudson River Valley. It is a beautiful and distinctive Russia, among numerous other locations, connect Bard’s campus that combines classical and students to the world and bring global influencers to Bard. modern architecture, including the Frank Gehry-designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College. programs throughout Europe, the Middle- liberal arts and sciences located in However, there is much more to Bard East, and in Asia through which students northern Dutchess County, 90 miles north than the campus in Northern Dutchess receive Bard College degrees. Jonathan of New York City. It offers bachelor of arts, County, which serves as the hub of the Becker, Bard’s executive vice president bachelor of science, and bachelor of College with spokes reaching outward in and director of the Center for Civic music degrees, with concentrations in many different directions. Bard’s global Engagement, has overseen the creation more than 40 academic programs; footprint is growing and brings students, and expansion of these international graduate degrees in 11 programs; scholars, musicians, and artists from programs, which together bring hundreds numerous dual-degree programs in around the world to Bard. of students and faculty to Bard’s Hudson the U.S. and abroad; nine early college Valley campus each year. “Bard believes programs in six states. Building on its Bard President Leon Botstein has long in the transformative power of liberal arts history as a competitive and innovative held a globally inclusive vision for Bard and sciences education and the benefits undergraduate institution, Bard College and exemplifies it with his own wide of international education and exchange, has expanded its mission as a private travels as an educational leader and both in our classrooms in Annandale and institution acting in the public interest an internationally renowned orchestra at our dual degree partnerships abroad. across the country and around the conductor. Bard’s history of international We are constantly seeking opportunities world to meet broader student needs engagement goes back decades and for students to engage with people from and increase access to the liberal includes having taken in hundreds around the globe be it in the classroom, arts education. These are some of of refugees during the Hungarian over video, or in civic engagement the marquee programs and initiatives revolution of 1956-57. Since then, Bard projects.” Founded in 1860, Bard College that make Bard an example for higher has established many new international is a four-year residential college of the education that leads where others follow:

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THE CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THE FACULTY OF LIBERAL ARTS AND LEVY INSTITUTE BRINGS WORLD AT BARD COLLEGE (BARD CCE) SCIENCES OF ST. PETERSBURG STATE THOUGHT LEADERS TO BARD Under Bard CCE, the College offers UNIVERSITY (SMOLNY COLLEGE), SAINT Founded in 1986, the Levy Economics dual-degree partnerships, international PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Institute of Bard College, is a nonprofit, student exchanges, and numerous Smolny College - a joint venture of Bard nonpartisan, public policy research educational reform programs in the and St. Petersburg State University - is organization with more than 30 years United States and abroad. Each program arguably the most significant collaboration of public policy research experience. or partnership within the CCE network between higher education institutions in An annual conference on the state of the maintains its own identity and autonomy the United States and Russia. Students U.S. and world economies, the Hyman but is shaped by Bard’s educational vision. studying at Smolny receive degrees from P. Minsky Conference gathers leading Bard’s campuses, exchanges, and affiliat- both institutions. policymakers, bankers, and scholars from ed programs in New York City, Boston, around the world on the Bard campus. California, New Orleans, Germany, Russia, Bard also maintains academic among numerous other locations, connect relationships with American University ANNUAL BARD SUMMERSCAPE FESTIVAL Bard’s students to the world and bring of Central Asia (dual-degree program); Richard B. Fisher Center for the global influencers to Bard. Some examples: Central European University in Budapest, Performing Arts at Bard College— with Bard Annandale its New York designed by Frank Gehry and opened AL-QUDS BARD, ABU DIS, JERUSALEM campus; and European Humanities in 2003 —The Center’s adventurous The partnership between Bard College University in Vilnius, Lithuania. programs and exceptional facilities and Al-Quds University represents the bring leading artists to the Hudson first dual-degree programs between Bard’s Program in International Education Valley to engage with the public and U.S. and Palestinian institutions of (PIE) has brought over 400 students from the College throughout the year. higher education. 37 countries, to Bard for a year or semester of study. Originally focused on the In 2020, the seventeenth annual Bard BARD COLLEGE BERLIN: A LIBERAL countries of Central and Eastern Europe SummerScape will feature seven weeks ARTS UNIVERSITY, BERLIN, GERMANY and the former Soviet Union, the program of opera, theater, dance, film and music, Bard College assumed ownership of expanded to include Africa, Southeast and including the Bard Music Festival on ECLA in 2011. At Bard College Berlin Central Asia, and the Middle East. Bard is August 7 - 16. Featured at the festival will students in the four-year B.A. program creating learning opportunities for people be Nadia Boulanger and Her World, a may earn dual German and American all over the world and across the USA. series of chamber, vocal, and orchestral bachelor’s degrees. concerts on the life and times of an innovative 20th century composer. Boulanger (1887 - 1979) was also a conductor and teacher. Pre-concert talks, commentaries and panel discussions are included.

Through academics, civic engagement, and the arts, Bard College acts as an international hub connecting students and faculty to the world, while bring the world to the Hudson Valley.

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nemones (an-em-oh-nees) are FLOWER POWER CHRISTMAS TREES ARE GROWING, TOO extraordinary flowers. Lance Both share the hard work of farm and Though Christmas trees provide year ABattenfeld, a third generation people management, plant breeding, round work for the Battenfelds and their anemone grower in Red Hook, NY bookkeeping, operating the farm and crew - planting, pruning, feeding and describes them as “beautiful, long- buildings. “Most days are very, very good protecting from deer - they have a short, lasting; they come with their own but it can be stressful. Flowers don’t defined selling season. Morgan says, greenery, arrange themselves, and grow know if it’s a holiday,” says Morgan. Like “From the Friday after Thanksgiving and taller in water.” Fortunately, they are all farmers they spend “winter fighting for three solid weeks, we have tens of also widely popular as cut flowers. The the cold and summer fighting the heat.” thousands of visitors. People come up Battenfeld family operate two thriving from Manhattan and make a day of it. It Dutchess County businesses: Battenfeld The good news for the family is that both isn’t a product, we give them an expe- Anemones and Battenfeld Christmas Battenfeld Anemones and Christmas rience: a family day with a wagon ride, Trees. Originally the family’s primary Trees are flourishing. The sole remaining bagpipers, tailgating.” This business has product was violets, in the period anemone growers in the Northeast, their says Lance, “a huge following through when the corridor between Hyde Park, only competition is from Chile. They send word of mouth, online. We never need Rhinebeck and Red Hook had 400 violet their own trucks to flower markets in to do any advertising.” greenhouses to supply ladies who liked Manhattan and Boston during the season to wear and carry bouquets of sweet which starts in October and lasts through The sibling entrepreneurs foresee future violets. After the Great Depression, violets May. Each year a team of eight workers increases from both businesses and from fell out of fashion, all the violet suppliers including Morgan and Lance, sow their their perspective Dutchess County is the closed, and Richard Battenfeld turned own hybridized seeds and plant than perfect place to grow a family business. to anemones as a potentially valuable 190,000 home grown transplants in their winter crop. 8 greenhouses, a total of 3 acres under glass. The plants produce nine months Today, Richard’s business is operated of the year and by late March or early by Lance and Morgan Battenfeld, his April, Battenfelds will pick, pack and ship grandson and granddaughter, who took it 50,000-60,000 flowers a week. Lance and on from their father, Fred Battenfeld. Both Morgan say online ordering has boosted Lance and Morgan began working in the their business by 30-40%. business as soon as they were old enough, around age 12. Lance says, “We worked weekends, snow days and vacation days. When our friends were out playing, we were working.” Lance joined the family firm upon graduating from college in 2005 and Morgan did the same in 2010.

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Think Dutchess for Business... AND LIFE

ith millions of dollars of new in our region effectively. Our free and recognized by the International Economic investment year over year, confidential services include: Development Council (IEDC), winning WDutchess County has quickly k Business retention and expansion multiple awards for our Innovation created a name for itself beyond New k Business attraction Challenge, www.ThinkDutchess.com York’s Hudson Valley. As the county website and many other activities. k Site selection continues to attract strategic national and international investment, it also has been k Workforce development In addition to business retention, growing organically with expansions of k Financial counseling and deal expansion and attraction, Think Dutchess local businesses and a buzzing entrepre- structuring also leverages our county’s bucolic setting neurial ecosystem. Here, business leaders k State and local incentives along the Hudson River as an asset to with innovative ideas are thriving, even k Permitting, zoning and advocacy attract workforce – further supporting leaving nearby markets like Manhattan business and economic growth. For k Commercial real estate listings and Brooklyn to operate in Dutchess example, promoting the diversity of and analytics – where they can maintain access to housing options and availability has New York and the Northeast without the k Technology and innovation proven a critical tool in attracting talent burden of high-cost real estate and lack k Strategic marketing and networking for our employers in Dutchess County. of space. From high-end luxury properties to Since its inception, Think Dutchess has multi-family homes to transit-oriented As a premier business-led organization, also been intimately involved in the developments right along Metro-North Think Dutchess Alliance for Business creation of regional meet-ups and Railroad and Amtrak, there are a variety of brings together 10 agencies under one industry groups to further support new options to call Dutchess County home. unified vision to support these types and existing ventures in Dutchess. By of business and economic growth in facilitating partnerships with business, If you’re considering working or living in Dutchess County. Every day Think academia and the public sector, our Dutchess County, don’t hesitate to reach Dutchess partners and our staff work team helps create an environment for out to our team. If you’re already here, tirelessly to promote Dutchess as a top meaningful growth within the county. thank you for making Dutchess County location for business. Resources are Marketing these opportunities to external home. readily available for existing business audiences has attracted attention from Sarah Lee, and potential projects so that owners more prospects than ever and programs President and CEO, Think Dutchess and investors can navigate success run by Think Dutchess have been

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Dutchess County Economic Development Advisory Council Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Sheila Appel, Richard Hooley, Ph.D. IBM Corporation BOCES and Local Development Geoff Brault, Robert Kaehler, Corporation (LDC) Walkway Over the Hudson Perreca Electric Chairman Betsy Brown, Mark Kastner, CPL Architecture, The Chazen Companies Timothy Dean, Engineering & Planning President, Marshall & Sterling Enterprises, Inc. Harold King, Paul Calogerakis, Council of Industry Vice Chairman City of Poughkeepsie Marc Doyle, Julie H Krieger, General Manager, Fishkill Farms Anthony Campagiorni, M&T Bank Central Hudson Gas & Electric Joe Lepore, Secretary/Treasurer Frank Castella, LCS Companies Stacey Langenthal, Dutchess County Regional EVP/COO Bank of Millbrook

Chamber of Commerce Timmian Massie, Nuvance Health Kathleen M. Bauer, Judy D'Allessandro, AVP/ Branch Manager Riverside Bank HYATT House Michael T.J. McCormack, Liscum, McCormack & Van Voorhis Jamie Piccone, Timothy Dean, Vice President, CFO - Piccone Realty Marshall & Sterling Marcus J. Molinaro, County of Dutchess Management Company, Inc. Jeff Doane, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Jason Page, Don Sagliano, Page Park Associates, LLP Dutchess County Legislature Steven T. Domber, CFO, Arnoff Moving & Storage Berkshire Hathaway John Pecchia, Marist College Alfred D. Torreggiani, Christopher Dyson, President/Owner, Key Construction DKM Corporation Debra R. Pemstein, Bard College Services Pamela Edington, Ph.D., Dutchess Community College Brian Powers, JGS, CPA Strategic Committees Pat Flaherty, GlobalFoundries Michael Quinn, Rhinebeck Bank Business Innovation & Growth William Francis, Education & Workforce Fortress Financial Advisory Christopher Shaw, Chase Bank Local Government Ronald Hicks, Strategic Marketing County of Dutchess Bryan Swarthout, Vassar College Commercial Real Estate City of Poughkeepsie Rick Tietjen, Culinary Institute of America

Ten Partners | One Strategy The Think Dutchess Alliance for Business is an unprecedented coalition of the county's leading education, workforce, and business institutions developing investment and job opportunities for current and future Dutchess County businesses. The partnership will ensure the retention, expansion, and attraction of business and jobs in Dutchess County.

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