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Hudson Valley Faces Jobs Gap Amid Industrial Shifts
In Columbia County, officials cite 1,500 job seekers among 77,000 workers as unemployment claims rise while a booming cement industry grows. Orrin Johnson of Gifford-Wood signals venture into automatic cookers and related fields, amid state labor concerns and a two year probe into prostitution and gambling. Local leaders urge policy balance and new opportunities to absorb displaced workers.
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Orrin Johnson
Gifford-Wood Company
Johnson
Columbia County
Daniel Egan
Onty
Hudson Valley
Hudson Asth