Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. president and CEO Laurence P. Gottlieb has joined the board of directors of the New York State Economic Development Council, a 900-member lobbying and educational group representing economic development professionals in Albany.
Gottlieb represents the Hudson Valley region on the board. The organization he heads in New Windsor  is a public-private partnership that assists relocating and expanding businesses in the seven-county region.
A former communications executive at Burston-Marsteller and Entergy Corp., Gottlieb was director of the Westchester County Office of Economic Development before joining Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. in early 2013. He is co-founder of both NY BioHud Valley, a public-private coalition to develop a biotechnology cluster in the region, and the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance.
Gottlieb at HVEDC also founded Hudson Valley 3D Printing, an initiative to promote and develop advanced manufacturing as a cluster industry and economic driver for the region. It led to the creation of the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center and the nation”™s first MakerBot 3D Printing Innovation Center at the State University of New York at New Paltz. SUNY New Paltz last December was awarded $1 million in state funding for its 3-D printing program.
“NYSEDC sees the Hudson Valley as a key area of economic development in the future of New York State, and Larry Gottlieb will be an important part of that development,” Brian T. McMahon, executive director of the state council, said in a press release.
