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Ulster County business leaders will be given an early update on the agenda for the 2026 NYS Legislative Session when three-term Sen. Michelle Hinchey addresses the Chamber’s first networking breakfast of the year on Jan. 22. The breakfast, sponsored by Ulster Savings Bank, is scheduled from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at The Venue Uptown at the Best Western Plus Kingston. Hinchey said affordability would ...read more

(Kingston, NY) The Board of Trustees of Ulster Savings Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Ely as its new chairman beginning in 2026.  Mr. Ely, who has chaired the Risk committee, the Audit committee, and served as a former chair of the Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation during his 14 years as a bank trustee, recently retired after serving in numerous engineering, program ...read more

Poughkeepsie, NY — As Arnoff Moving & Storage approaches its 102nd year as a family-owned and operated company, the organization continues to build on a legacy of trust and care while preparing for its next phase of growth. Now in its fifth generation of family ownership, Arnoff has doubled in size over the past five years and has set a goal to double again over the next five—without ...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