Stockade Works names new executive director

Susie Sofranko has been appointed as the new executive director of Stockade Works, a film and television training initiative co-founded by actress and director Mary Stuart Masterson. Masterson said that Sofranko’s appointment comes at the right time for the organization.

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Mid-Hudson projects getting $84.8M in NY state economic development aid

The Mid-Hudson region has been awarded $84.8 million in New York state economic development money, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Wednesday. The Mid-Hudson was named a “top performer” in the state’s 2017 Regional Economic Development Council funding competition, and it was given the fourth-highest dollar amount among New York’s 10 regions, which are sharing a total of $755 million.