Those attending the Greene County Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala, held on Thursday, June 9^th, at Windham Mountain Resort, witnessed the 2016 Small Business of the Year awarded to Field Goods, LLC .  “This company with a massive reach and mission has been connecting small upstate New York Farms with local communities for the past 5 years; enabling consumers to obtain farm-fresh, in-season produce through a subscription service that delivers to both workplaces and community centers” cited board member Karl Heck.

John Quirk and his wife Suzanne are no strangers to running a business.  Life-long Greene County residents, they have, over the years operated Lawyer’s General Store and The Shamrock House among others.  After purchasing the commercial property located at 2373 Rout 145 in East Durham, NY, they set to work to restore and rebrand the plaza that once contained the iconic Greene County eatery, Hans & Gretel’s.  Throughout the restoration process, John came to the realization that he had to drive at least 10 miles to pick up ordinary supplies like paint brushes, rollers, pipe connectors, and fasteners.  East Durham had no local hardware store.

On May 7^th, 2016, Greg Christy and his team at Northeast Treaters will present the results of a $8 million plant renovation effort at the grand re-opening of their Athens facility.

Neal Gary has owned a home in Hunter since 1978.  After years of operating his world-class custom window treatments business downstate, his dream was to get up in the morning, grab his skis, and make a couple of runs down Hunter Mountain before heading to the office.  So, in August 2015, he purchased a 27,000 square foot facility at 4750 Route 145, just south of the County Line in Durham.

Originally from Cairo, Sheila Gallagher, like so many others, graduated from High School and moved away.  After calling Texas home, then Connecticut, Sheila came back with a passion.  For the past 3-1/2 months she has built a growing Wellness Services business at 515 Main Street in Cairo.  A tanning salon had been operating there for a couple of years, but was floundering.  Sheila bought the business, located in an historic Cairo Main Street building, changed its name, and under her guidance and vision, Gallagher’s Catching Rays focusses on helping people feel better both physically and mentally with private relaxation and wellness treatments.