[…]Ex-Pittsburgh Mayor Shares Ideas on Poughkeepsie’s Revitalization
By Amanda Purcell /The Poughkeepsie Journal
Tom Murphy, the former Pittsburgh mayor credited with turning the former industrial city’s economic fortunes around, visited with Hudson Valley leaders Tuesday to discuss the hard decisions urban centers like the City of Poughkeepsie face in […]
Former Pittsburgh Mayor Highlights City’s Turnaround
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| POUGHKEEPSIE – If you compare the rebirth of the City of Pittsburgh to the transformation of the City of Middletown, you will see the Orange County city is […] |
It’s Maloney and Gibson in Across the Aisle IV on Feb. 17
Pattern for Progress Moderates as Congressmen Talk Hudson Valley Issues
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 – Congressmen Chris Gibson, R-19, and Sean Patrick Maloney, D-18, will talk about what it means to represent the Hudson Valley in Washington when they get together for […]
New Pattern for Progress Report Addresses Infrastructure
May 18, 2015
NEWBURGH – Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, the region’s private, research and think-tank organization, has just issued its latest report, this one on Hudson Valley infrastructure.The report looks at three areas of interest – rail safety, fair share allocation […]
NY Surplus Could Fuel Jobs, Infrastructure
December 2014 For the Times Herald-Record
In government, you seldom get to make a real wish list.
Yet New York state right now is contemplating what to do with a multi-billion-dollar surplus. So far, Governor Cuomo has made it clear that […]
P-Tech Program Shows Best of Students, School and Industry
November 6, 2014
By Jonathan Drapkin / For the Times Herald-Record
When you think of work force development, you probably wouldn’t think of 9th-graders. But you should.
The Pattern staff recently had an opportunity to visit the inaugural class of the P-Tech program […]
Difficult Changes Required to Meet Healthcare Needs
September 15, 2014
By Jonathan Drapkin / For The Times Herald-Record
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress recently completed an eight-month study on the region’s aging population and the readiness of the region’s health-care institutions and stakeholders to address it.
We were aided by […]
Many Challenges Loom for Region in Next 25 Years
July 21, 2014
By Jonathan Drapkin / For the Times Herald-Record
Where are we going as a region? As Pattern for Progress approaches its 50th anniversary, we’ll be asking this question a lot and looking to many sources for answers.
What we find […]
Jobless Rate Isn’t the Whole Story of Economy’s Health
April 9, 2014
By Jonathan Drapkin / For the Times Herald-Record
One of the most highly reported numbers about the state of the economy has always been the unemployment rate.
It is the gold standard of economic measures. Or maybe I should say […]