Th!nk Dutchess – Alliance for Business opened its new offices at 3 Neptune Road in Poughkeepsie this month.
Organizations sharing the space include the Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, Local Development Corp., Workforce Investment Board, Women”™s Enterprise Development Center and Dutchess County government.
The co-location will enable the organizations to share office equipment and administrative staff.
The headquarters also includes satellite offices and meeting rooms for other Th!nk Dutchess Alliance partners including the Dutchess County Regional of Chamber of Commerce, Empire State Development, Dutchess Community College, Community Capital NY and the Small Business Development Center. Dutchess Tourism is also located in the same building.
The alliance describes itself as “a partnership of local government, education institutions, economic development organizations, and business associations working under one county-wide economic development strategy to retain, expand and attract businesses and jobs in Dutchess County.”
“With this new Th!nk Dutchess Alliance for Business location, we have brought together the key agencies for economic development and are capitalizing on that energy and moving Dutchess County”™s economy forward,” Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro said.
