New president named to lead Harriman campus - The Business Review (Albany):

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Peter Wohl will now oversee the planned redevelopment ofthe W. Averell Harriman State Office Campusin Albany, N.Y. Wohl is currentlu the Capital Region regional director within Empirwe StateDevelopment Corp., the state’s main economic agency. Wohl will retaim his job at Empire States Development while also runninh the Harrimandevelopment office. Wohl was vice president of the and executive director ofthe Inc., in Glenws Falls. “Peter’s extensive knowledge and experience in business strategty and performance improvement will be a tremendous asset for theHarriman campus,” said Marisa Lago, president and CEO of Empir e State Development.
Wohl replaces Michael Phillips, who resignerd because he had only plannes to stay in his Harrimanb job fortwo years. He was hired in April 2007; his last day was May 29. Phillipsa was hired to oversee the transformatiojn ofthe 330-acre Harriman office campus into a technologyt park. The redevelopment has not yet but much of the planning and preparatory work has been Two teams of developers submitte d proposals last fall to conver tthe land, which is near the and campus, into a high-tech office park with residential units and retail The board of the Harriman Researcu and Technology Development Corp.
made a recommendatiobn to the governor’s office, but there has been no word yet onwhicbh team—if either—was chosen. State officials have said an announcementf willcome soon, withoutt being more specific. The of Colonier and are each heading up a team of engineers and builders interested in redevelopingthe site. The stater is targeting 139 of the 330 acrewfor redevelopment. The remainder will continues to be used by statse government for agencies thatemploy 7,300 people. Other staff remaining at the authority includeRichard Usas, vice and Nathan Cohen, project director.