Lt. Governor Hochul highlights PPE manufacturing in the Mohawk Valley
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Kathy hochul was in the mohawk valley this afternoon to highlight businesses that manufacture and donate personal protective equipment.
She toured genesis disposables in frankfort and environmental composites in utica both companies received empire state development funding early on in the pandemic.
Genesis disposables is making hospital gowns.
Environmental composites is making the materials that are used in the n-95 masks.
Along with life- saving materials, these companies are also creating jobs.
"it's always about bringing back jobs these facilities, both i've been to today have great potential for expansion,tt is jobumber one rig now.
"herin the mohawkalley reon we havindividuals whoare ce terials that e necessary to build statef the art sks to lp our health ce provers, people w are in rsing hom, people inhospitals ah material to make about 12 million masks a month.
Genesis disposables is making about 100 thousand hospital gowns a month.