The Orange County Partnership a private, not-for profit organization that markets Orange County to growing companies, announced this week that Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, will open a regional distribution facility for vehicle parts in the Town of Newburgh. Pictured here is a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance vehicle. Tesla selects Orange County for new parts distribution facility The Orange County Partnership announced this week that Tesla, the renowned electric car manufacturer, has selected Orange... Local News 18 Jul 2023 | 02:44
County’s new Site Inventory Program seeks possible industry locations Last month, the Orange County Partnership economic development agency announced the launch of the Site Inventory Program... Business 18 Jul 2022 | 04:11
Not fake news In this era of “alternative facts” and “fake news” it is sometimes extremely difficult to debate a point even when you have... Columns 23 Aug 2021 | 11:15
Maureen Halahan, the president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership, said Orange County employers are faced with filling jobs and few applicants. Many have been forced to offer lucrative signing bonuses to fill positions. For example, Amazon is offering a $3,000 signing bonus for workers at its Montgomery complex; UNFI is offering Class A CDL truck drivers a $5,000 signing bonus; Medline is offering CDL Drivers a $3,000 bonus, while YRC Freight is offering truck drivers a $7,500 bonus, Steris has a $1,500 signing bonus program for a Material Handler position, while Risinger Brothers is offering a $10,000 signing bonus to Class A CDL drivers that sign on with the company. Photo illustration by Dóra Kalmár on Freeimages. Assessing the job market in Orange County Predicting job market trends in the era of COVID is difficult at best, if not impossible. While the state, region and Orange... Letters to the Editor 19 Jul 2021 | 11:44
Orange County Partnership praises Schumer for advancing Route 17 expansion project Soon-to-be U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer disclosed last week that he urged incoming U.S. Department of Transportation... Local News 14 Jan 2021 | 03:44
For municipalities to overcome COVID fiscal fallout, officials need to embrace new ideas, strategies Albert Einstein once said: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Sometimes it’s... Letters to the Editor 11 Nov 2020 | 02:30
The 17-Forward-86 coalition is comprised of business, labor, environmental and community leaders. It was established in 2017 with the goal of improving mobility in the region, now comprised f more than 200 members of economic development groups, community organizations, construction trades, tourism groups and energy companies representing thousands of individuals who share a common vision for expanding the capacity of Route 17 to ensure the economic well-being of the Hudson Valley and Sullivan Catskills. One road leads to another During these uncertain times, the people of New York State have benefitted from Gov. Cuomo’s leadership and that of our federal,... Business 27 Apr 2020 | 07:49
