HUDSON VALLEY- Mike Oates, President and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. has been named to City and State’s Top 100 Economic Development Power List.
Oates is helping the Hudson Valley economy thrive. He has touted the merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines that will provide increased travel destinations for Hudson Valley residents. Oates called a $21.7 million grant that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer obtained to revitalize the Kingston waterfront a “game changer” for the city’s economy. Oates has also been described as the “linchpin” to finalize a deal for Connecticut-based National Resources to revitalize a long closed IBM plant in Ulster County.
