News
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Columbia County Registers Lowest Unemployment Rate since 1999
October 23, 2018The New York State Department of Labor local unemployment rates
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CREDC SIAT Presents 2018 Update
October 24, 2018The Capital Region Economic Development Council’s (CREDC) Strategic
Public Meeting Schedule
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CEDC Board of Directors Meeting
November 27, 2018 - 8:30 AMPlease take notice that there will be a meeting of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
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CEDC Governance and Nominating Committee
November 14, 2018 - 8:30 AMPlease take notice that there will be a meeting of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation Governance and Nominating Committee
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CEDC Loan Committee
November 13, 2018 - 8:30 AMPlease take notice that there will be a meeting of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation Loan Committee
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Hudson Valley Creamery
Artisan Goat Cheese in Columbia County
Hudson Valley Creamery (HVC), located in Livingston, has been growing in Columbia County in recent years, continuing a long tradition of a strong agribusiness sector. The company produces artisan-style goat cheese in a facility that is the only of its kind on the East Coast. CEDC has worked with HVC to secure funding, including a $1 million state grant in 2015, and study the goat cheese industry.
The Wick Hotel
Growing Capacity for Tourism
The Wick Hotel, on Cross Street in Hudson, is a 55-room boutique hotel that promises to bring increased tourism and event-based business to the City of Hudson and Columbia County. The $8 million project was supported by a $1.5 million grant from Empire State Development, and once open the hotel is expected to produce over $2 million in economic impact for the area annually.
