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MEMBERS OF THE DUTCHESS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Sheila Appel, IBM Corporation Mike Betros, D’Arcangelo & Co. Betsy Brown, Morris Engineering Paul Calogerakis,
Poughkeepsie Alliance
Anthony Campagiorni,
Central Hudson
Christy Caridi, Marist College
Melissa Clark, United Way
Charlie Daniels, Rose & Kiernan
John Davies, Salisbury Bank
Tim Dean, Marshall and Sterling
Steve Domber, Berkshire Hathaway
Rob Dyson, Dyson Kissner Moran Corporation
Pamela Edington, SUNY Dutchess Patrick Flaherty, Global Foundries
March Gallagher, Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley
Ronald Hicks, Dutchess County Robert Kaehler, Perreca Electric
Mark Kastner, The Chazen Companies
Ed Kellogg, PC Construction Julie Krieger, M&T Bank Joseph Lepore, LCS Companies Timmian Massie, HealthQuest Michael McCormack,
Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis
Carl Meyer, TSEC
Richard Mignault, CIA
Marcus Molinaro, Dutchess County
Mark Newton, Hudson Valley Radiology
Jason Page, Page Park Associates
Mike Quinn, Rhinebeck Bank
Andrea Reynolds, Dyson Foundation
Barry Rothfeld, Poughkeepsie Journal, Retired
Steve Salomone, Houlihan Lawrence Brian Swarthout, Vassar College David Yellen, Marist College
Table of Contents
4 DUTCHESS AT A GLANCE
5 MAP
6 DUTCHESS COUNTY PROFILE
8 RICH HISTORY, BRIGHT FUTURE
12 PROFILE: KIM WILLIAMS Community Connection Drives
Family Business
14 POUGHKEEPSIE
Thriving on the River: Poughkeepsie Gains Momentum
22 PROFILE: STEVEN EFFRON
Jam Packed: Poughkeepsie Roots, Global Business
24 HEALTHCARE
A New Dawn of Innovation:
Healthcare Rises in Dutchess County
28 PROFILE: DENISE GEORGE
Care Leader Enjoys a Healthy Lifestyle
30 EDUCATION
A Winning Partnership: Working
with Business to Educate the Next- Generation Workforce
36 PROFILE: KATHLEEN DURHAM Leader Empowers Young Women to Lifelong Success
38 HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT Flying High: Dutchess County is
Taking O
44 PROFILE: MICHAEL LYONS IBM Draws Young Talent
to Dutchess County
46 BEACON
A River City Reinvents Itself
52 PROFILE: BRIAN ARNOFF
Everything, Especially the Kitchen Sink
54 AGRICULTURE
Growth Opportunity: Dutchess
County’s Agricultural Heritage
60 PROFILE: JOSH MORGENTHAU A Return to the Family Farm
62 PAWLING
A Storied Past with an Eye on the Future
66 REAL ESTATE
The Real Deal: Ambitious
Development Projects Boost Residential Options
69 FINAL WORD
For Life And Work,
Dutchess County Rises Above
70 THINK DUTCHESS
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