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The Saland Record: Decades of
Experience |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB
TRAINING
In the early 1990's, shortly
after Senator Saland took office in the
State Senate, Dutchess County's major
employer, IBM, began to dramatically
downsize its workforce. Rightfully so,
people were anxious - worried that the
region would not recover. Senator Saland
saw that the talented workforce seeking
new careers would be an attractive asset
for companies looking to locate in New
York State. Senator Saland worked to
pass a law which expanded the criteria
for Empire Zone designation to include
regions like Southern Dutchess which
suffered dramatic job loss. As a result,
numerous companies were attracted to the
area to take advantage of the economic
incentives he helped provide.
Today, the Hudson Valley remains one of
the fastest growing regions in the state
with consistently low unemployment
rates. Senator Saland knows the
importance of maintaining and attracting
businesses to the region and has worked
to provide the incentives necessary to
attract companies offering good paying
jobs. He knows that job training
remains key to bringing employers to the
area which is why he worked to secure
$21,080,553 for local economic
development and job training.
Through the grants secured for
Columbia-Greene Community College's job
training program (SEED), over 3100
employees in the region have been
trained, assisting 21 companies and 72
projects. At Dutchess Community College,
more than 3350 employees have been
trained and retrained, helping more than
120 area companies.
Helping the area to prosper, Senator
Saland is working on our behalf to
promote job growth to the region. |
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