The announcement of Mount Vernon's approval as an Empire Zonewas made on Friday, June 14 at the Mount Vernon East Metro NorthStation by Governor George Pataki. A host of city, county and statedignitaries were on hand for the event. Earlier this year, asection of the City of Yonkers was approved as an Empire Zone.
State officials say the Empire Zone will generate a projected$283.8 million in new business investment in the City of MountVernon and will lead to the creation of 1,790 new jobs and theretention of another 875 jobs.
The zone entails a two square mile from the downtown district toSanford Blvd., which is located near the city's border with thevillage of Pelham.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
