Ulster Strong

10/20/2026

"The city’s Planning Board got its first look on Monday at a newly proposed mixed-use project at the former Romeo Kia dealership site on Schwenk Drive containing 135 affordable apartments.

The project is being developed as a partnership among Milestone Development, a Hudson Valley-based affordable and workforce housing developer; the non-profit affordable housing developer RUPCO; and the Kingston-based real estate firm Sycamore Street Advisors.

The Planning Board tabled the proposal while voting to refer the project to the Ulster County Planning Board."

The city’s Planning Board got its first look on Monday at a newly proposed mixed-use project at the former Romeo Kia dealership site on Schwenk Drive containing 135 affordable apartments.

10/19/2026

Saugerties/Woodstock Area Business Listening Session
MONDAY October 26th at 7-8:30pm
Elna Magnetics
203 Malden Turnpike, Saugerties, NY

Sessions to Focus on Business Feedback About County Policies and Ways the County Can Support Economic Growth
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10/17/2026

While not in Ulster County, this huge semiconductor manufacturing facility between Albany and Saratoga Springs, in addition to other huge chip-making investments may entice further investment in the Mid Hudson and Ulster.
"A $21 billion project funded by Japan will build two new GlobalFoundries semiconductor manufacturing facilities at its Malta location, which the company says will create 27,000 construction and planning jobs and more than 1,000 manufacturing jobs.

GlobalFoundries announced the project in a statement released Wednesday, saying $10 billion will go toward construction of a 300mm semiconductor fab expected to become operational in 2029. The company intends to break ground on the first fab later this year. A second approximately $10 billion fab will follow. "

Construction on the first semiconductor manufacturing facility will start this year, GlobalFoundries announced Wednesday.

10/16/2026

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 02:00 PM to 06:00 PM

Connecting Ulster County ag & food producers with educators to grow innovation, competitiveness & careers.

Hosted by the Ulster County Department of Economic Development in partnership with Ulster BOCES, this Mini-Summit will bring together our County's leading food and beverage producers, agricultural companies, and educational partners to identify key priorities for accelerating the sector through innovation, creating more production capacity, and sustaining agriculture in our County.

Together, we will:

Discuss strengths, constraints, and opportunities for growth
Support a more connected ecosystem within the business community, our educational institutions, and other partners
Elevate a wide range of voices in the conversation, from students to workers to business owners
Learn about existing educational programs that align with this sector, from culinary to advanced manufacturing to agriculture.

When
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Location
Ulster BOCES Career Academies at iPark 87, 1000-1098 Enterprise Dr, Kingston, NY, 12401, View Map

Cost
Free to attend

10/15/2026

Hollywood’s center of gravity is increasingly tilting to the East Coast.

While California kept its crown at No. 1 with $1.76 billion in movie and TV production spend, New York is drawing major titles at a much more rapid pace, according to industry tracker ProdPro’s closely-watched quarterly snapshot released on Thursday. The state surged 87 percent in production spend in the quarter to $1.61 billion compared with California’s 17 percent uptick.

Bulked up soundstage infrastructure, a large crewmember union base, easier access to neighboring Tri-State locations are all adding up for New York. Take Universal Pictures’ Miami Vice: 85 as a case study. The Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler neo-noir actioner has been filming in the Empire State as well as Wayne, New Jersey along with its namesake locations in Florida.

A power shift is underway as the Empire State surges while Hollywood's historic home aims to retain as many projects as it can.

10/15/2026

Are you a Saugerties or Woodstock business owner or manager?Have an interest in economic development issues? We want to hear from you!!!!
Our next Business Listening Session is MONDAY, October 26th in Saugerties! 7-8:30pm at Elna Magnetics.
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10/13/2026

"Ulster Strong, an Ulster County-based nonprofit that advocates for sustainable economic growth through local investment and smart development, held a gathering in Ellenville on September 30 at Shadowland Stages on Market Street.

The "listening session" was intended to take the temperature of the local business community and solicit suggestions about what might improve the business climate."

Ulster Strong, an Ulster County-based nonprofit that advocates for sustainable economic growth through local investment and smart development, held a

10/13/2026

"The best investment I have ever made in the Hudson Valley economy never cost me a dollar. It cost me a few Tuesday nights.

We usually talk about economic development in terms of sites, incentives and shovels in the ground. That work matters — it is my day job. But look at the list of the largest employers across our nine counties and you will find hospitals, colleges, arts organizations, land trusts and human services agencies sitting right alongside the manufacturers and the distribution centers. These institutions meet payroll every two weeks. They buy from local vendors. They fill hotel rooms, restaurant tables and Main Street storefronts. They are a big part of why a young family chooses Beacon over Charlotte, and why a company looking at a site in Orange County believes its employees will be happy here.

And nearly every one of them is governed by volunteers. Not by a state agency, not by a consultant — by neighbors who agreed to serve on a board. Which means the quality of life we market to the world rests, to a remarkable degree, on who raises a hand."

The Region's Economy (And Your Career) Are Enhanced By Participation On A Non-Profit Board

10/12/2026

The future of Albany and Ulster Avenues
"Residents are invited to share their concerns, ideas, and priorities for the future of Albany and Ulster avenues as planning continues on a corridor management study aimed at improving traffic safety, mobility, and access throughout the area.

The Ulster County Transportation Council (UCTC), in partnership with the City of Kingston, the Town of Ulster, and the New York State Department of Transportation, will host a public workshop on Tuesday, October 20, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 5 Development Court in the Town of Ulster. The meeting will take place in the Senior Hub room at the Office for the Aging."

TOWN OF ULSTER- Residents are invited to share their concerns, ideas, and priorities for the future of Albany and Ulster avenues as planning continues on a corr

10/07/2026

"A project narrative, submitted to the city’s Planning Department by Milestone Development, calls for 135 units and 1,485 square feet of retail across 135,707 square feet of “gross floor area” on a vacant 1.8-acre site at 111 Schwenk Drive that previously housed the Romeo Kia dealership before it moved to a new location on U.S. Route 9W in Lake Katrine in 2023.

The city’s Planning Board will get a first look at the project at its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

A press release from Milestone said rents will be priced between 40% and 80% of area median income. The city uses 80% AMI as its definition of “affordable housing.”

RUPCO, alongside a private development firm specializing in affordable housing, is proposing a six-story mixed-use affordable apartment building with more than 130 units at the site of a former car dealership on Schwenk Drive, according to…