Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Who Got the Money

The information about how much of the $85 million in Regional Economic Development Council funds is coming to Hudson and Columbia County is now available. The most exciting award, in Gossips' opinion, is $120,000 in Empire State Development funds for the restoration of the historic Park Theater at 723 Warren Street.


Other awards for projects near and dear to us in Hudson are:
  • $45,000 to Basilica Hudson to hire a new development manager and $75,000 to renovate and upgrade its gallery building
  • A total of $500,000 to DigiFab for new machinery and equipment to expand its operation
  • $45,ooo to the Hudson Opera House (a.k.a. Hudson Hall) for a workforce readiness program
  • $225,000 for the restoration of the former Allen Street School, now known as River House, to create workspace for creative professionals and enterprises focusing of multi-media and film production.
  • $420,000 to The Olana Partnership for farm landscape restoration
To see all of the awards for local projects, click here. Columbia County awards begin on page 88.
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6 comments:

  1. It's worth $120K just to get those nasty orthopedic aids from 1952 out of the front window.

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  2. at least the first top award is genuine imho

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  3. like all the others recipients are thriving, on going businesses - they need more? really ? give it to humble roots of genuine growth - prosperity for all trying to grow too - not just to done deals already

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  4. i sure wish i was a "not for profit" - just like these fine profitmakers

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  5. this isnt fixing hudson ~ this is hudson fixing you

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  6. if they are making a theatre ok...otherwise SO unfair to those who spend their own hard earned money to fix buildings in this town !!!! (Like my man Roy)

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