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Jobs Plan Event Press Release
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Contact:FrankSkartados (845)3911695
FrankSkartadosproposestransformingNewburghArmory intoSmallBusinessandEntrepreneurialResourceCenter
AssemblymanFrankSkartados(DNewbugh/Poughkeepsie/Beacon)hasproposedtransforming theNewburghArmoryintoastateoftheartSmallBusinessandEntrepreneurialResourceCenter. SkartadosoutlinedtheplanataneventinfrontoftheNewburghArmorytoday.Under Skartadosplan,thenewSmallBusinessandEntrepreneurialResourceCenterwouldhouseanew EntrepreneurialAssistanceCenter,BusinessOutreachCenter,ATTAINCenterandEducational OpportunityCenter(EOC)allunderthesameroof.SkartadossplancallsforanewRESTORENYprogram toprovidegrantsfortherepairandadaptiveuseoftheArmory. ImabusinessmanandIknowwhatweneedtodotocreatejobsrighthereinNewburghand throughouttheMidHudsonregion,Skartadossaid.Weneedtoprepareresidentsforthejobsof tomorrowthroughtrainingandweneedtogivecompaniesincentivestoopenupshophere. Skartadosplancallsfor: AuthorizinganewRESTORENYprogramtoprovidegrantsfortherepairand adaptivereuseoftheArmoryfacility; ColocatinganewEntrepreneurialAssistanceCenter,BusinessOutreachCenter, ATTAINCenterandEducationalOpportunityCenteratthesite; WorkingwiththeDepartmentofLabortoestablishapubliclaborexchange presenceatthesite;and Marketingthefacilitytopotentialcommercialbusinesses. CreatingandretainingjobsisthekeytogettingtheHudsonValleyheadedintheright direction,Skartadossaid.Thisnewcenterwillprovidebusinesseswiththetoolstheyneedtostartup andexpandandwecanalsohelptrainresidentstoprepareforthejobsoftomorrow. ###