local matters
The goal of Local Matter[s] is to revive the local economy of materials in the Hudson Valley and provide social mobility through job training to people affected by disparities in the region. We jump start this process by focusing on Newburgh. Newburgh becomes a destination for innovation and technology of materials, through its decaying historic fabric and its place in the construction and materials trades in past centuries. Local Matter[s] will provide jobs and skills using research, innovation and education. This new system will link materials sources, processing sites, historic districts, and building supply stores with educational and training workshops, in the form a new Materials Lab.
