Conor Eckert will join the not-for-profit economic development organization Orange County Partnership in Goshen as senior development officer and vice president of business attraction, effective March 14.
At the tender age of 25, Eckert is widely known and respected in the business and economic development communities in Orange County and the Mid-Hudson region. He comes to the Partnership after serving almost two years as the executive director of the town of Montgomery Industrial Development Agency and director of Economic Development for the town of Montgomery where he was involved in significant development projects that included the new Amazon fulfillment center. He was responsible for the business attraction, retention and expansion efforts in the town managing a growing project portfolio of more than $200 million. He also managed the public and community affairs and operations of the IDA.
An Orange County resident, Eckert is a graduate of Orange County Community College, SUNY Binghamton, earning both a bachelor”™s degree in political science and government and a master”™s degree in public administration.
The Orange County Partnership is a private, not-for profit organization that markets the county to growing companies interested in expanding their locations or opening new facilities.
