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Area business-education partnership changes name
FONDA – The Fulton Montgomery Education Initiative has changed its name to reflect the areas it serves. The new program will be called the Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Business and Education Alliance.
Fonda-Fultonville Central School District Superintendent James Hoffman announced the partnership's new name at the school district's Board of Education meeting Monday.
Group hopes to develop workers for local jobs
Area educators and business leaders are teaming up on a plan they've been talking about for years to educate youths for viable employment in businesses that are already here.
Greater Amsterdam School District Superintendent Thomas F. Perillo said his predecessor, Ron Limoncelli, who retired in June, has reactivated the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Business Education Alliance.
School heads eye improving graduate rates
When the New York State Department of Education announced graduation rates last week, local superintendents said the numbers didn't tell the whole story.
While the Gloversville Enlarged School District showed a drop from a 65 percent graduation rate in 2006 to 59 percent in 2007, the Mayfield Central School District showed a rise from 75 percent in 2006 to 88 percent in 2007. The lowest rate of local school districts was the Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School District at 52 percent in 2007.
EDC intends to loan $500,000 next year
JOHNSTOWN – The Fulton County Economic Development Corporation has made it a goal to lend one-third of its existing $1.5 million in loan pool funding to local businesses next year, new EDC Chief Operating Officer Michael Reese said Thursday.
"We actually have a goal to loan $500,000 of that in 2009," Reese told the EDC board at its annual meeting at the Holiday Inn.
Alliance offers a viable plan
The Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Business Education Alliance is preparing to launch a marketing campaign to inform the public about the group's efforts.
The alliance is a collaboration of school districts in Fulton, Montgomery and Hamilton counties, the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, local economic development agencies, three area chambers of commerce and local businesses.
New program designed to get youths involved in area
JOHNSTOWN – Plans are under way to bring more interest to a program designed to make life more employable for area youths.
The Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Business and Education Alliance gives students the chance to get internships and a chance to work with local businesses.
EDC close to reaching goal for 2009 loans
JOHNSTOWN – The Fulton County Economic Development Corp. could reach its goal of loaning at least $500,000 to local companies this year by April 30, Chief Operating Officer Michael Reese said last week.
Reese told the EDC Board of Directors on Tuesday the EDC still has about $1.26 million to lend to companies. The EDC made it an agency goal to loan at least $500,000 in 2009.