From Left to Right: Robert Walsh, JGSC Consultants; Joan McDonald, Westchester County Director of Operations; Bridget Gibbons, Westchester County Office of Economic Development Director; Shari Rosen Ascher, Westchester County Director of Policy & Programs; Emily Saltzman, Deputy Director of Operations; Westchester County Executive George Latimer; Deputy Westchester County Executive, Ken Jenkins. Groundbreaking Public-private Pilot Program to Provide up to $1MM to Strengthen Local Downtown Areas The next phase of Westchester County Office of Economic Development’s Business FIRST Program will focus on downtown improvement and stimulating economic revitalization at the local level. This Pilot Grant Program will help four municipalities reimagine and revitalize their downtown economic engine through a program consisting of professional consulting and up to $250,000 in implementation support. Westchester County Executive George Latimer said: “The Business FIRST Downtown Improvement Grant Program is part of our continued response to listening and responding to the needs of those who do business in Westchester. It will help ensure our businesses and the local communities they help build have the support and resources to remain vibrant and innovative as we look into the future. The key part of this grant is its tailored public-private approach to support each community selected.” Municipalities […]
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