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
Maureen Halahan, president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership, delivers the keynote address. ( Photo provided.) Women MEAN Business Committee holds annual conference The second annual conference held by the Orange County Chamber of Commerce’s Women MEAN Business Committee drew more than... Business 13 Jun 2023 | 11:21
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
Court: Orange County Partnership is not a public authority Orange County Supreme Court Judge Robert Onofry ruled Nov. 20 that the Orange County Partnership is a private, not-for-profit... Business 25 Nov 2019 | 05:57
