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Orange County IDA celebrates Accelerator II

Orange County IDA  celebrates Accelerator II Shown (from left) are: John Steinberg, Jr., second vice chairman, Orange County IDA Board of Directors; Amanda Dana, BR&E specialist, Orange County Partnership; Stephen Brescia, chairman of the Orange County Legislature and Orange County IDA board member; Maureen Halahan, president & CEO, Orange County Partnership; Robert Armistead, chairman, Orange County IDA; Lynn Cione, president, Orange County Chamber of Commerce; Orange County executive Steve Neuhaus; assemblyman James Skoufis; legislator Chris Eachus; Laurie Villasuso, COO & executive VP, Orange County IDA; Vincent Cozzolino, managing director, Orange County IDA and The Accelerator.

New Windsor, NY Over 60 people gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of The Accelerator’s second location at 334 Avenue of the Americas, Building 300. The Acclerator II is dedicated to serving clients in the bottling manufacturing industry.

The renovated building is also referred to as the Bottling POD, or production on demand system. It houses four of The Accelerator’s clients: Haven, Goats in a Coat, Farmbody and Mystique.

County executive Steve Neuhaus, assemblyman James Skoufis, county legislator Chris Eachus and legislator Stephen Brescia, who is also chairman of the county legislature and a member of IDA board, were among elected officials who attended the event. They were joined by economic development officials, business leaders and community members from across the county.

Robert Armistead, chairman of the Orange County IDA, Vincent Cozzolino, managing director of the IDA and The Accelerator, and Laurie Villasuso, CEO and executive vice president of the IDA were also present at the event.

The Accelerator, powered by the Orange County IDA, is a certified New York State incubator focused on bringing manufacturing back to the mid-Hudson Valley.

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