SPRING 2014 Sweet Smells of Success INSIDE: Catskill Mountain Sugar House, President’s Message Brandenburg Bakery page 2 continue to expand, Partnership Pursues Window Manufacturer meet market’s demand page 6 Chamber event promises to be fun galore page 10 CRMC earns radiology accreditation at Hermann page 11 Save Energy, Save Dollars workshop at Coop Ext. page 11 Communication towers topic of discussion page 12 Farmers can learn how to Catskill Mountain Brandenburg Bakery relocates increase hay productivity Sugar House expands Pages 8 & 9 page 13 Pages 3-5 Casinos continue publicity tour to unveil plans to public, private sectors n a series of public appearances set Woods Center for the Arts (Adelaar) and time.” a serious edge in where the New York Ithroughout the county, the major the Sullivan County Government Center Last November’s Casino Ballot Proposi- State Casino Siting Committee may players in the Catskills Casino race (Foxwoods) and were greeted by positive tion won approval across the state, but choose to locate a project. stepped to the fore to unveil their lofty feedback from the elected officials in nowhere did it gain as much support as In fact, Governor Cuomo made a spe- plans for developing their projects, when attendance as well as the public. Sullivan County. cial visit to Bethel Woods the day after and if the Governor’s official Casino Siting “We can see the light at the end of the The Partnership, which joined forces Election Day to personally thank Sullivan Committee gives them the green light. tunnel,” Sullivan County Partnership Pres- last year with the chamber and many County voters and and promise that casi- This month’s announcements were ident and CEO Marc Baez said. “It’s the local residents to help pass the referen- nos would bring economic change to the well-attended events at both Bethel catalyst we’ve been waiting for for some dum, has helped to give Sullivan County continued on page 14 2E BUSINESS EDGE SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT MARCH, 2014 stay the course continue to their respective jobs well, press on, PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE press our game plan through and carry the message that Sullivan to the end until we are vic- County is the best and only place to Competition Brings Out the Best in Us torious. And we intend to be locate these projects through to the just that. There will be end. I know we have great projects, I To the People: to do. History clearly has momentum swings as com- know we have great support; I know shown than when we have petition intensifies but we we can win and you know that too. With the recent news that other depended solely on external have a game plan we intend Competition brings out the best in us. counties are getting in the game to try influencers, private, public or to continue to execute. As Let’s all do our jobs and win! and land a casino project, the Sullivan otherwise, to carry our mes- CEO/President Marc Baez the famous UCLA basketball County team has ramped up its inten- sage forward on this issue, we have coach John Wooden said when asked Sincerely, sity to ensure that we do everything in been disappointed. Now we are uni- how he continued secure win after our power to help secure a license for fied locally in our strategic approach win on his way to 10 championships at least one of our proposed develop- to reaching the goal of securing this in 12 years, “ If every man does his ers if not two. This is not to say that signature tourism economic develop- individual job well we win as a Marc Baez we all were not working to do just ment win for Sullivan County. Not team…” From the legislature to our President, Sullivan County Partnership for that. It just brought focus and a deter- unlike a sports event where there are towns, from the business community Economic Development mination to exact our targeted strategy ebbs and sways in the momentum of to our nonprofits, we stand unified as immediately in order to help dictate the game, we are and will be experi- a team in our endeavor to ultimately our future rather than leave it to others encing the same sensations. Ours is to succeed. 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MARCH, 2014 SULLIVAN COUNTY DEMOCRAT BUSINESS EDGE 3E Catskill Mountain Sugarhouse continues to expand igh above the hills of Gra- turn, Garigliano is hopeful that his sugar “What sap we had has been very good The pipe, which is actually vacuum Hhamsville, the owner of Catskill house will produce close to the 15,000 quality – some of the highest sugar con- tubing, allows Garigliano to transport Mountain Sugar House is anxiously gallons of syrup its aiming to produce tent we ever had,” he said. “I spoke sap from trees under vacuum and deliv- awaiting the real start of spring. this season, his fifth year of operation. with quite a lot of people throughout er the sweet liquid to 10 pump houses For although the calendar says so, the “This year we expanded from 38,000 New York and Vermont recently and the throughout the property and on the Story and Photos by Fred Stabbert III taps in weather has affected everyone. Guenther Farm on Thunder Hill. 2013 to “That doesn’t mean we won’t get two From there it is either trucked to or 50,000 good weeks and turn it all around,” he piped to the sugar house off Glade Hill taps,” he said. Road. said. “Last year we put more pipe in the “We also worked hard on our mar- That woods and this year we did the same makes again,” he said. continued on page 4E Catskill Mountain one of the largest maple 15545 syrup pro- GLAMOROUS • CLASSIC ducers in GOWNS • T-LENGTHS • GUEST DRESSES warmer days and cooler nights which the state. are the lifeblood of the maple syrup run To accommodate the increase in taps, SOCIAL SEPARATES • FOR ALL SHAPES & SIZES have yet to arrive in full force. 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