JANUARY 2015
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Breakfast features 2015 State of the Chamber
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Message From The Chair ........................... 2 Message From The Chamber President ........... 4 Small Business Partner of the Month ............. 5 Upcoming Events and Ribbon Cuttings .............. 6 New Member Lunch ................................. 7 Chamber Member Anniversaries ................8-9 New Members.......................................10 Ribbon Cutting Photos .........................12-13 Member News.......................................11 The Chamber Foundation .........................14 Member Spotlight - Good Reasons ............... 15
The Chamber invites all members to attend our Annual Meeting/January Contact Breakfast
osting the first major event of his tenure as President and CEO, Frank Castella, Jr. will deliver the annual State of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce address at the January Contact Breakfast on Wednesday, January 21 from 7:309 a.m. at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel and Conference Center. The event also serves as the Chamber’s annual meeting. Castella’s remarks will allow him to officially introduce himself to the Chamber community as well as lay out his vision for the organization. Key partnerships will be highlighted and points of emphasis for the upcoming year will be revealed. Castella is a lifelong Hudson Valley resident, former small business owner and past chair of the Dutchess County Regional Chamebr of Commerce. The Chazen Companies proudly sponsors the January Contact Breakfast. An employee-owned firm of engaged and motivated pro-
fessionals working collectively and collaboratively to provide clients with high quality consulting services, Chazen offers its engineering, land surveying, environmental and landscape architecture services to a wide array of clients including municipalities, state agencies and nonprofits. Learn more at chazencompanies.com. Not-for-profit members from the American Heart Association will also be in attendance. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Workforce Development Center. Breakfast tickets Contact Breakfast Sponsored by:
cost $25 for Chamber members with advance purchase or are $30 at the door. Non-members can attend for $35. To reserve your place, call 845-454-1700 ext. 1000 or visit dcrcoc.org.
If there are cancellations or delays for Dutchess County schools, all morning committee meetings are cancelled with the exception of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings. Information will be posted to the Chamber’s website and Facebook page by 6:30 a.m. The status of afternoon meetings, ribbon cuttings and events will be posted as well.
Business After Hours networking heading back to Shadows bar will be available. There is no charge to attend Business After Hours, however pre-registration is requested. To RSVP, visit dcrcoc.org or call 845454-1700 ext. 1000. Sedore and Company, CPAs, The Brake Shop and Quint Investments and Insur-
ance proudly sponsor this event. With offices in Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, and Port Jervis, Sedore and Company is a full-service CPA firm that provides accounting and consulting services to businesses, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities and individuals in
Business After Hours Sponsored by:
Firmbach & Firmbach Certified Public Accountants
Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Putnam, Westchester and Rockland counties. With over 30 years of experience, they provide clients with reliable strategies and solutions to achieve their goals. Learn more at sedoreco.com. The Brake Shop, located on Route 9 in Wappingers Falls, works hard to make every customer a repeat customer. The next time you need any auto repair services (not just brakes), experience the award-winning service and expert know-how of Mike Spinelli and his team at The Brake Shop. Visit thebrakeshoponline.com
for complete information. At Quint Investments and Insurance, their focus is to understand your goals and develop a plan to reach them. Wayne and his team will meet with you to present an analysis and discuss recommendations. Together, the recommendations are implemented and progress is monitored. From there, Quint Investments and Insurance plans regular meetings to assess the progress toward your goals and, when necessary, makes adjustments to your financial plan. To learn more, visit quintii.com.
A Fa m i l y A c c o u n t i n g p r a c t i c e Our family has been serving the Hudson Valley’s Accounting needs for the last 50 years.
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he first official networking event of 2015, the January Business After Hours, will be held Wednesday, January 28 from 5-7 p.m. at Shadows on the Hudson, 176 Rinaldi Boulevard, Poughkeepsie. As always, complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash