NEWBURGH, N.Y.—A dozen panelists at the third annual Orange County Economic Summit shared insights about preparing the local workforce for emerging careers.
The summit covered topics ranging from trendy career and technical programs to the cultivation of soft skills.
Additionally, panelists discussed possible solutions for the county’s shortage of housing and childcare services to support and expand the local workforce.
Orange County Economic Development Director Steve Gross, who spearheaded the annual summit, said during the opening remarks that forward-looking workforce development initiatives would bring the county’s economic development to new heights.
“It is our human capital that continues to be our biggest asset in economic development,” Gross said in Aquinas Hall at the Mount Saint Mary College campus on Sept. 20….