Orange County Partnership Touts $222 Million Capital Investments in 2023

Published on December 6, 2023

Orange County’s frontline economic development agency leadership touted $222 million in capital investments pouring into the county in 2023. Those investments created facilities totaling 2.2 million square feet and 772 new jobs. “This is the culmination of our collective success, a success that continues to grow year after year with new projects and sites coming into the market,” Orange County Partnership President Maureen Halahan said at the agency’s 37th annual event on Dec. 5. Ms. Halahan attributed the growth to the partnership among core county economic development groups and the support of elected officials, including county and municipal leaders. Among the 20-plus companies that set foot in the county this year, the Tesla distribution facility in Newburgh, a Home Depot warehouse in Slate Hill, and the high-tech firm Gan Jing World in Middletown are the highlights, according to Ms. Halanhan....

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