The Columbia Hudson Partnership was created in March 1995 as an alliance between the Columbia Economic Development Corporation and the Columbia Development Leasing Corporation. Our mission is to strengthen the County tax base through economic development and job creation, to assist businesses small and large with training and financial assistance, and to promote Columbia County as an ideal place to live, work and play.
The Partnership serves as the lead economic development agency for Columbia County, and in conjunction with the State of New York and other partners, assists with business retention, expansion and attraction efforts throughout the County.
An affiliated organization, the Columbia County Industrial Development Agency (IDA), helps facilitate the financing of both industrial and non-industrial projects through the issuance of tax-exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds. The Columbia County IDA, formed in 1976, has seven members appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The board meets bi-monthly and as needed in the offices of the Columbia Hudson Partnership, which provides the IDA with staff and support services.
The Partnership’s offices are located at 610 State Street in Hudson, New York.
Members Mary Bartolotta, Coldwell Banker Bartolotta Associates
Richard Bianchi, Shallo Galluscio Bianchi & Fucito
Bruce Bohnsack, Germantown Telephone Co.
James Campion, Columbia-Greene Community College
Tom Cappadona, Kaz, Inc.
Paul Colarusso, A. Colarusso & Sons
David Colby, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
William Droege Gregory Fingar, Fingar Insurance
Bruce Finn, The Finnish Line
James Keegan, Chairman, Columbia County Board of Supervisors
Donald Kline
Scott Patzwahl, W&B Golf Carts
James Reynolds, Mid-Hudson Cablevision
Jim Svetz, Muddy Cup Coffee House
Karen VanBuren, Prudential Manor
Michael Vertetis, KOSCO
M. Scott Wood, MetzWood Harder Insurance
Columbia County has nearly fifty country farm markets and orchards, many of them specializing in organic produce.
The Old Chatham Sheepherding Company is the largest sheep dairy farm in the United States.
Census/Demographics
The estimated population of the County is 63,668.
Hudson, once a busy port city frequented by whalers, is the Seat of Columbia County.
Arts & Culture
PS/21 - Performing Spaces for the 21st Century, is a new venue under the direction of Gwen Gould, offering classical sings under an open-air tent in Chatham. www.ps21chatham.org.
What's New
Migrant Farm Workers Get New Housing Through Innovative Program
Migrant workers on several farms in Columbia County are receiving new living quarters thanks to a unique program created by the Columbia Hudson Partnership.
