Bringing Their Values To Their Work: 2023's HV Business Reporting

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — We love spotlighting local businesses in the Hudson Valley Patch communities because people work hard and think deeply about what they do.

Here's a smattering of our favorites from 2023.

• 2 Friends Open Philly Pretzel Factory On Main Street

Retirement bored them.

• 76-Year-Old Five-And-Dime Continues To Serve Generations

The owner takes the time to talk with customers, answer their questions — not necessarily about the store — and ask them about their interests.

• Rockland Natives Build National Company To Improve Affordable Housing

"It's all about taking existing housing stock ... and making it better," one of the co-owners told Patch.

• Dassai's New Hudson Valley Sake Brewery Open For Tours, Tastings

The head brewmaster — or toji — said the taste is intentionally a little different from the Japanese Dassai.

• Meditation And Longing Gave Life To A Small Business

Necessity is the mother of invention, but a Katonah mom had no way of knowing that the niche being filled would inspire so many neighbors.

• New Holiday Tradition Is Growing And The Gifts Keep Giving All Year

The company behind NYC's grandest holiday displays hosts "Holiday Lane at American Christmas" in their Westchester workshop.

• Fro-Yo Store Owner Is On A Mission

"We have parents come back to us and just thank us for teaching their kids a good work ethic," Lenny Spiegel told Patch.

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