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Greenlight Networks Announces $9-Million Expansion into Hudson Valley

Greenlight Networks (“Greenlight”), the leading fiber-to-the-home provider in New York State, announced in January that it is bringing its sought-after fiber optic Internet network into the Hudson Val ...

Offshore Wind Developers Propose Steel Manufacturing Facility in Orange County, NY!

The Orange County Partnership is proud to announce RWE/Community Offshore Wind’s recent bid submission to NYSERDA to deliver clean energy to all New Yorkers. If selected, the project will localize a s ...

Orange County Secures Nearly $45M in State Funds For Downtown Revitalization, Infrastructure Projects

WHITE PLAINS—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul traveled from Albany to the Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law in White Plains on Feb. 21 to announce a host of funding awards to communities in the M ...

New Industrial Project Proposed in Wawayanda: Project Liberty

Last month, Scannell Properties of Indianapolis, IN presented a new project to the Town of Wawayanda Planning Board coined by the Orange County Partnership as “Project Liberty.” The proposed $150 ...

$229-Million Amazon Warehouse in Slate Hill Seeks Incentives from Orange County IDA

By John JordanSLATE HILL—Scannell Properties of Indianapolis, IN and Seattle, WA-based Amazon have filed a joint application with the Orange County Industrial Development Agency for tax incentives in ...

ABG Tackles Important Issue: 'Overcoming Opposition Through Community Engagement'

The Alliance for Balanced Growth and the Orange County Partnership jointly staged a highly informative session geared at helping developers, pro-growth advocates and communities overcome project oppos ...

PREPARE or be Left Behind: Our Semi-Conductor Supply Chain Opportunity

Transformational investment in the semiconductor and microelectronics sector is happening in upstate New York, driven by two core variables: talent and site readiness. Recently, Conor Eckert, vice pre ...

Gov. Hochul Unveils Ambitious Housing Plan To Build 800,000 New Units in the Next Decade

In her 2023 State of the State address on Jan. 10 in Albany, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined key initiatives to reduce crime and gun violence, enhance mental health services and address the afford ...

Guest Column: We Can’t Keep Going This Way: Affordable Housing is a Critical Building Block for Economic Development

By Paul Adler The Hudson Valley, and New York State are in an acute housing crisis. The rents are too damn high—and why? Because not enough affordable housing is being built in the region. W ...

Milk Factory Redevelopment Project in Walden Secures $1.5-Million ESD Grant

New York State officials announced recently that the imaginative Milk Factory redevelopment project in the Village of Walden has secured a $1.5-million Empire State Development grant. The funding ...

NY State Begins Process to Approve Mega Downstate New York City Area Casinos

By John Jordan ALBANY—The prospect of downstate casinos in the New York metro area just got serious and those who seek these lucrative full-gaming licenses will have to possess very deep pockets ...

Resorts World Hudson Valley Gaming Facility Gives Troubled Newburgh Mall New Life

By John Jordan NEWBURGH—The opening of the Resorts World Hudson Valley video gaming machine (VGM) facility at the Newburgh Mall in Orange County on Dec. 28 is bringing hundreds of new full-time j ...

On the Cutting Edge

As we leave behind a successful 2022 and embark on the new year, the Partnership is preparing for a fresh start, focusing on opportunities in emerging economies such as Life Sciences, Semi-Conductor s ...

Orange County Partnership Investor Breakfast Event Honors Erin Boyce; Orlando Offers Frank Economic Outlook

More than 350 business, civic and political leaders gathered at the Villa Venezia in the Town of Wallkill on Oct. 4 for the Orange County Partnership’s annual Investor Breakfast event. The progra ...

Advanced Manufacturer receives approval from City of Middletown Planning Board

The Orange County Partnership is pleased to announce that Poly Craft Industries, an advanced manufacturer, and printer of laminated and non-laminated plastic products has recently received final appro ...

Major Warehouse Project in Wawayanda Clears Significant Hurdle

The Orange County Partnership is pleased to report that a major industrial project proposal in the Slate Hill section of the Town of Wawayanda can now move forward in the approval process. The Pl ...

Orange County Looks to Tap into CHIPS and Science Act’s Benefits

The Orange County Partnership, in announcing its innovative Site Inventory Program (SIP) earlier this year, said the initiative was geared to ensure the county’s economic future. Based on the recent n ...

Governor Commits to Route 17 Project but Confirms Environmental Review Will Take Until 2025 to Finish

By John Jordan ALBANY—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed on Oct. 5 previous published reports that the study of the $1-billion Route 17 expansion will take another three years to complete and t ...

Orange County Hosts Highly Successful First Economic Summit

By John Jordan The first Orange County Economic Summit brought together key stakeholders, politicians, policy makers, economic development officials and business leaders who discussed a wide rang ...

Investment is Coming in Many Forms

By Maureen HalahanWhen we launched our Resources & Results e-newsletter during the height of the pandemic, the Orange County Partnership’s goal was to bring new perspectives and economic developme ...

Two Adjoining Middletown Hotels Sell for $34 Million

The Marriott Courtyard and Hampton Inn hotels on Crystal Run Crossing off Exit 122 of Route 17 in Middletown have been sold for $34 million. Brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap reported that th ...

Overseas Jobs Returning to U.S. in Record Numbers

While the Federal Reserve attempts to slow down the U.S. economy to ward off a recession, the persistent U.S. strong job market is not just domestic. The number of overseas jobs returning to the Unite ...

A Review of the Fall QPM: Long term planning and dynamic market activity

Our last Quarterly Project Meeting (QPM) included an update on strategy, market conditions, and projects in the pipeline. The key theme was focused on long term strategic planning particularly through ...

Orange County to host Economic Summit on September 30th

MIDDLETOWN—Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus has announced that the county will be holding its first-ever Economic Summit on Friday, Sept. 30th at SUNY Orange in Middletown. The theme of the 2022 ...

Workforce Development Offerings at SUNY Orange Expand to Key Growth Sectors

A critical facet of a region’s economic future is preparing its youth for the emerging occupations now and in the future. Recently, SUNY Orange announced key initiatives that will expand its offerings ...

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