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SEPTEMBER 2017
Bottom Line DUTCHESS COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Breakfast forum features candidates for County Comptroller annual budget for Dutchess County; interacts daily with government agencies and promotes best business pracCOUGHLAN tices throughout county government. Coughlan’s opponent, Lois, is the owner of two Dutchess
To submit your questions for the candidates, email RichK@dcrcoc.org by September 18.
County businesses. She is a former CPA and auditor. Born and raised in the Mid-Hudson Valley, Lois LOIS prides herself in being very active in her local community. According to Lois’s website, after working in all different genres of accounting and business, she now wants to use her skills and knowledge for a civic purpose. MidHudson Regional Hospital proudly sponsors this breakfast. Home to the mid-Hudson Valley’s
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most advanced healthcare services, the 243-bed facility cares for more than 10,000 inpatients annually while performing an additional 325,000 outpatient procedures each year. MidHudson Regional Hospital operates the area’s only Level II trauma center, is home to the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Center for Robotic Surgery, and is a destination hospital
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oin us for the next Business After Hours 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27 at Hudson’s Ribs & Fish located at 1099 Route 9 in Fishkill. This complimentary event offers an opportunity to establish local business connections over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Chamber members and nonmembers are welcome to attend. To register, call (845) 454-1700, ext. 1000 or visit dcrcoc.org. Mehl & Associates CPA’s and M&T Bank proudly sponsor this month’s event. Mehl & Associates was founded in 2009 with the goal of providing proactive, strategic, and valueadded services that most business owners live without. Starting in 2009 with only 15 clients, they have grown to currently serve over 600
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individual clients and nearly 100 businesses with offices in Wappingers Falls. For more information, visit hudsvonvalleycpas.com or call (845) 790-4443. Established in 1856 as Manufacturers and Traders Bank, today M&T Bank is one of the 20 largest U.S. headquartered commercial banks, with more than 650 branches, account access at over 1,500 ATMs and more than 15,000 employees throughout New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Delaware and Toronto, Canada. They have long operated as a community bank and understand that the vitality of the community is crucial to their continued success. For more information, visit mtb.com.
for patients with serious illnesses and injuries. For more information, visit MidHudsonRegional.org Tickets are $25 in advance for members, $30 at the door. Nonmembers can attend for $35. Call (845) 454-1700 ext. 1000 to RSVP or visit dcrcoc.org.
Message from the Chair............................. 2 Small Business Partner ............................. 2 Member Anniversaries .............................. 3 Message from the Chamber President ............ 4 Upcoming Events .................................... 5 Member News ........................................ 8 New Members ....................................... 9 Ribbon Cuttings .................................12-13 The Chamber Foundation .........................14
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oin us for a forum between Dutchess County Comptroller Jim Coughlan and challenger Robin Lois at the Chamber’s September Contact Breakfast on Wednesday, September 20 from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel & Conference Center. According to Coughlan’s website, he is a multi-lingual attorney with almost 25 years leadership and management experience in the private and public sector. As Comptroller, he is currently responsible for managing a $425 million