October 28, 2016
“According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, manufacturing workers typically earn just over $26 an hour. By contrast, medical orderlies and nurse’s assistants (a growing field) earn half as much. And fast food, a mainstay for Americans with a high school diploma or less, has a median hourly wage of $9.11.”
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March 3, 2015
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, along with members of the New York City Council, joined GMDC staff at 1205 Manhattan Avenue for a press event in November 2015 announcing a $150 million fund dedicated to revitalizing the city’s manufacturing sector.
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GMDC’s CEO Brian T. Coleman and Senior Project Manager Cassandra Smith had the opportunity to discuss GMDC’s history and success as a major player in New York City’s industrial sector during the mayor’s press event held at GMDC’s Manhattan Avenue facility in November. Here is a great photo capturing part of their conversation.
November 3, 20153
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito gather alongside City Council members outside of GMDC’s 1155-1205 Manhattan Avenue building to announce the city’s new industrial policy, which includes $150 million in investments to spur more than 20,000 new jobs and support a sector that employs more than a half-million New Yorkers.
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November 5, 2015
During the mayor’s press event on Tuesday, Nov. 3, held at GMDC’s 1155-1205 Manhattan Avenue building, Bill de Blasio announced the city’s new industrial plan, which included scaling back the allowance of hotel development in protected Industrial Business Zones in Brooklyn.
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November 3, 2015
Mayor de Blasio and the City Council unveil a $150 million fund to spur industry in NYC.
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November 11, 2014
The Brownstoner reports on GMDC’s newest building at 1102 Atlantic Avenue, which is currently being pre-leased for early 2015 occupancy!
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September 3, 2014
“With manufacturing employment at 76,000 jobs today, it will take a long, hard climb before this sector is back to the 201,000 jobs it had in 1997. But the success of an organization like the Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center (GMDC), which is set to expand its portfolio of manufacturing buildings to include 1102 Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights, shows that at least modest growth in manufacturing employment is within reach.”
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April 2014
“Strong demand for small manufacturing space in the city is evident in GMDC’s 100 percent occupancy rate at all of its existing properties.”
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January 28, 2014
“As other old industrial complexes in Crown Heights are converted into artists’ studios and beer gardens, one former auto parts warehouse on Atlantic Avenue is bucking the trend.”
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