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Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley (CFHV) has awarded its 2025 Community Grants, awarding a total of $542,000 to nonprofits across Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster counties and marking the Foundation’s largest round of Community Grants ever. In Ulster County, 31 local nonprofits have received a total of $180,000, an unprecedented level of CFHV-driven support for the community. This year’s ...read more

    SUNY New Paltz President Dr. Darrell Wheeler and Kristin Backhaus, Dean of the college’s School of Business and Director of Economic Development & Community Engagement, will speak at the next breakfast meeting of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 11 and discuss the college’s desire to grow closer to the business community.     The breakfast, scheduled for 7:30 to 9:00 ...read more

Ms. Schneider to lead expanded commercial lines management role.  (Kingston, NY)Ulster Insurance Services (UIS), a subsidiary of Ulster Savings Bank, recently announced that Jeanann Schneider has been named Agency Commercial Lines Manager. In this role, Ms. Schneider will lead and manage the UIS commercial lines account management and marketing staff.  “Jeanann is a great addition to our agency ...read more

The hard part isn’t always deciding to change—it’s making sure the people around you don’t quietly kill the idea before it’s even off the ground. Small business owners often underestimate just how deeply habits run inside a team, even a small one. One new system, one new hire, one rebrand—none of it happens in a vacuum. And the smaller the company, the more magnified each shift becomes. Managing ...read more