Ulster launches veteran discount program
Posted: Nov 9, 2010November 9, 2010 – Ulster is the latest Hudson Valley county to join the FAVOR (Find and Assist Veterans of Record) veterans’ discount program. County Executive Michael Hein said the county’s estimated 15,000 veterans deserve no less.
Continue ReadingS&P affirms Ulster County’s bond rating
Posted: Oct 27, 2010October 27, 2010 – “We’re making the tough decisions; we’re making sure we cut,” he said. “Our ‘Taxpayer First’ initiative is responsible for $10.4 million in savings and the fact that we were able to deliver a zero percent tax increase this year has made a difference to the investment community as well as the public at large.”
Continue ReadingSenate approves small business lending program extension
Posted: Sep 17, 2010September 17, 2010 – Senator Charles Schumer said the program also operated the Credit for Success program. “This originated in Ulster County with County Executive Mike Hein, and I helped set it up so it gets private money to businesses that in normal times would have no trouble getting a loan, but because of a recession, they are getting a loan and this is going to expand that,” he said.
Continue ReadingGardiner restaurant example of private, public partnership, Ulster County officials say
Posted: Jul 26, 2010July 26, 2010 – Ulster County Executive Michael Hein took a personal tour of the Tuthill House at the Mill Restaurant in Gardiner Monday to witness firsthand a success story made possible through the efforts of small-business assistance programs and services offered by the county.
Continue ReadingShared services report issued in Ulster County
Posted: Jul 18, 2010July 17-18, 2010 – Ulster County Executive Michael Hein released three reports, Friday, including a study of opportunities for shared services among municipalities throughout the county. Funded through a grant from the state Department of State Local Government Efficiency Program, the goals of the program were to identify beneficial ways in which intergovernmental collaboration would improve local government efficiency and save taxpayer dollars.
Continue ReadingAnother 190 jobs announced for Tech City
Posted: Apr 20, 2010April 20, 2010 – “We have momentum,” said Vincent Cozzolino, president and CEO of The Solar Energy Consortium, in taking part in a major announcement, this morning. Precision Flow Technologies, based in Saugerties, is creating 190 new jobs at Tech City.
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