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🗓️ August 14, 2025
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👉 This Week's Vibe
Momentum is real: capital is flowing into the Mid-Hudson, and the fall networking slate is stacking up. Let's put that to work for your business.
Local Love (Verified Wins)
$46.1M pharma facility coming to New Windsor. Garonit Pharmaceutical will build a 200,000 square foot plant next to Stewart Airport, slated to be the world's largest chlorhexidine gluconate operation. NYS support totals $3.8M. Strategic supply-chain win for the Hudson Valley. Construction starts Q1 2026, operations begin January 2027.
Energy savings for residents (and your team). Central Hudson + Mid-Hudson Library System launched free HomeBoost DIY energy assessment kits; borrow from participating libraries and get a custom report (a $99 value). Share with employees to cut household costs.
Capital & Infrastructure Moves
Regional leadership seat: STAC President Kenneth Daly joins the HVEDC Board, bringing deep clean-energy and workforce chops; STAC is also hosting the new Lower Hudson Valley SBDC.
Chambers consolidate: Yorktown Chamber merger with Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber took effect January 2025, expanding resources across northern Westchester & southern Putnam.
Weekend Vibes (This Weekend: August 15-17)
A feast for the senses awaits across the valley this weekend:
Putnam County Wine & Music Fest — August 16-17 at Veterans Memorial Park, Carmel. Two days of tastings from regional cider, spirits, wine, and craft beer producers, plus live music and family activities.
Altamont Fair continues — Through August 17 with Royal Hanneford Circus, dock-diving dogs, pig races, demolition derbies, and midway rides. Six days of classic county fair fun.
Hudson Valley Harvest culinary celebration — August 17, 12–2 PM tasting; farmers market until 3 PM at Stissing Center, Pine Plains. Chef-crafted bites from renowned HV chefs, unlimited wines from Milea Estate Vineyard, plus curated farmers' market pop-up.
New York Renaissance Faire — Weekends through October 5 in Tuxedo. Step into 16th-century England with jousting, sword swallowers, makers' market, and turkey legs.
Networking Pipeline Update
Your responses to our networking gap coverage are converting to action:
Thu, Sep 4 @ 7:30–9:00 AM — HV Gateway Chamber Monthly Networking (Yorktown Heights)
Mon, Sep 15 — Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber Foundation Annual Golf Outing, Hollow Brook Golf Club, Cortlandt
Thu, Sep 25 @ 7:30–9:00 AM — Ulster Chamber Breakfast, The Venue Uptown (Kingston)
Thu, Oct 23 @ 5:30 PM — Ulster Chamber Business Recognition Awards (Wiltwyck GC)
Community Voices
"Verified intel beats vibes alone. Show up where growth is happening."
Reader Spotlight: Jayson G. asked yesterday how HV Vibes could help in spotlighting his new entrepreneurial gig, Thunderbird Farms, a 54-acre operation featuring sunflower fields, food trucks, craft vendors, festivals, and a 5,400 sq ft barn with trails. This is exactly the kind of local business intelligence we love to cover and hope to bring our readers more information on the farm soon.
Got a Hudson Valley business story? Send tips, grand openings, expansions, or unique ventures to [email protected]. We feature verified local wins that our community should know about.
The Gratitude Corner
Grateful for the operators turning last week's 'we need better networking' into September's calendar. Also grateful for the verified business development happening across our region, from the networking events you're building to the strategic investment momentum that proves the Hudson Valley is where smart money flows.
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Building strategic advantage,
Ed Weeks, Jr., MBA – Your Hudson Valley Business Intel Source
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