Mid-Hudson Region

		Counties: Ulster Dutchess Sullivan Orange Putnam Westchester Rockland

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Empire State Development
33 Airport Center Drive - Suite 201
New Windsor, NY 12553

Phone: 845-567-4882
Fax: 845-567-6085
E-mail: nys-midhudson@empire.state.ny.us
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The Hudson River has carved out an enchanting valley like no other in the world. The Mid-Hudson Region is the lifeline connecting upstate New York and New York City. Its legendary landscape is home to some of the world's largest, most sophisticated technology and manufacturing companies.

Location
The seven-county Mid-Hudson Region lies north of New York City and south of the Capital Region. It is a mix of urban areas, waterfront cities, rural villages, farmlands, and forests.

Area
4,581 square miles

Weather
Mean Daily Temperature:
January 26.3° F
July 72.6° F

Workforce

Population

Local Utilities
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
Offers fixed rate electric discounts for many types of new businesses and market based gas pricing.

Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.
Offers tariff based electric rates and market based gas pricing for many types of new businesses.

New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
Offers negotiated flexible electric and fixed rate electric discounts for many types of new businesses and negotiable firm gas transportation service.

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York
Offers fixed rate electric discounts for many types of new businesses and fixed rate gas discounts.

Market Access
The region's strategic location, largely within the New York metropolitan area, affords advantages to business and industry. The area is within a six-hour drive of 68 million U.S. and Canadian consumers, making it an ideal location as a distribution center to serve the Northeast.

Industries
The Mid-Hudson Region has a highly diversified economy, with concentrations in biomedical industries, pharmaceuticals, financial/business services and distribution. Semiconductors and microelectronics is a flourishing industry cluster that is supported by top companies such as IBM, Philips, and SCHOTT Lithotec.

Services, retail trade and manufacturing comprise the region's leading private employers. Known for high technology, the Mid-Hudson Region supports a strong concentration of scientists, engineers, physicists, computer scientists and chemists working at a number of cutting edge research laboratories. This region offers incomparable access to more than 200 world class academic research institutes, medical centers, and laboratories.

The Mid-Hudson Region has the largest concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters in New York State outside of New York City.

Apple-growing operations and wineries are rooted in several counties and dairy farms are scattered throughout the region.

Selected Employers
Allegiance Corp., Montgomery
Anheuser-Busch, Stewart Airport
Avon Products, Suffern
Dress Barn (Corporate Hdqtrs), Suffern
Fed-Ex, New Windsor
Home Depot, Montgomery
Huck International, Kingston
IBM, Armonk
ITT, White Plains
Kohl’s, Mamakating
Laerdal Medical Corp., Wappingers Falls
MasterCard, White Plains
Nokia, White Plains
Novartis, Suffern
NXP Semiconductors, East Fishkill
Pep Boys, Chester
PepsiCo, Purchase
Reader's Digest Association, Pleasantville
Schott Lithotec, Poughkeepsie
Staples, Montgomery
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River
Yellow Freight, Maybrook

Transportation
Highways: Numerous major highway routes (I-84, I-87, NY-17) pass through the region. Many converge on New York City, providing local companies with high-speed access to metropolitan and foreign markets. (NY-17 is becoming I-86 soon.)

Air Service: Stewart International Airport, near Newburgh, offers improved and ever-growing air travel services, as do county airports in Westchester, Dutchess, Sullivan and Ulster. Stewart International Airport is currently one of the first airports to be privatized in the nation, and will serve as a gateway to the worldwide market.

Rail Service: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority provides five rail lines to NYC and the metropolitan area. Additionally, Amtrak provides service along the east shore of the Hudson River. CSX and Norfolk Southern provide freight service in the region.

Bus Service: Local bus service is available in metropolitan areas; four carriers provide inter-city service and the major carriers provide intra-state service.

Port Facilities: The Hudson River joins the Port of New York and the Great Lakes via the New York State Canal System.

Education
More than 113,000 students are enrolled in 10 four-year and 22 two-year colleges and universities.

Major College and University Enrollments

Health Care
Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon
Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown
St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Yonkers
St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla
White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains

Quality of Life
The panoramic vistas of this area drew 19th-century artists, writers, and financiers to this enchanting land set beside the majestic Hudson River. Wealthy families such as the Vanderbilts and the Rockefellers were attracted to the region’s elegance and peacefulness that provided the perfect retreat from the bustle of New York City. Recreational opportunities abound in this diverse region, which includes the Catskill Park and several large state parks. The Catskill area boasts a number of large year-round resorts. Skiing, hiking, golf and water sports are popular. The region is also rich in historic sites, art galleries and museums, and has become a destination for visitors seeking antiques, farmstand products, fine dining and country inns. The area is also home to the famed Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park.