Economic summit paints positive picture of growth in Orange County

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Orange County Government Center in Goshen
From left, Orange County Economic Development Director Steven Gross, County Executive Steven Neuhaus, and Gus Scacco, of Hudson Valley Advisors, Inc., who delivered an upbeat address on the Orange County economy

MIDDLETOWN – Continued economic growth in Orange County means “positive job creation, economic opportunities, expansion of the property and sales tax bases, more opportunities for entrepreneurship and homeownership, and an enhanced quality of life,” Steven Gross, director of the county’s Office of Economic Development, said during a county economic summit held at the SUNY Orange main campus in Middletown on Friday.

Gross told the 300 businesspeople in attendance the county’s growth has no signs of letting up.

“Orange County is strong, vibrant and ready to do business and people have taken note of this as we are one of the fastest growing counties in the State of New York, if not the fastest,” he said. “Corporations and businesses want to be here because we have it all – location, location, location, as our realtor friends like to say, we’re 60 miles from New York City, we have Stewart International Airport, we have the Hudson River with a deep water port in the City of Newburgh and the city fathers have visions of cruise ships coming in shortly.”

“We must continue the county’s economic momentum and build upon our recent successes as smartly planned growth, strong infrastructure, commercial expansion, and job creation are the keys to our county’s future,” said County Executive Steven Neuhaus.




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