GOSHEN – The president of Greenville, South Carolina-based Global Location Strategies says Orange County has all the attributes that make it the ideal location to locate or grow a business.
Didi Caldwell told the virtual investor breakfast of the Orange County Partnership on Wednesday that it checks all the boxes.
“You are in a really good position right now. The greatest incentive that you can provide for residents and for talent is quality of life. It’s affordable housing, it’s safety, it’s a good education, it’s a strong community; you are kind of in a catbird seat right now,” she said.
County Executive Steven Neuhaus said since the pandemic, rioting and shootings in New York City, people are moving north.
“Anyone, whether you are a parent with a recent college grad and it used to be the hippest place to live in, or if you are in your middle age or seniors, they are trying to get the heck out of New York City and we have a great opportunity,” he said.
Caldwell said the U.S. had a growing and table economy before the pandemic and the rebound will be “a mixed bag.”
