New Paltz, NY The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz president Donald Christian, SUNY chancellor Kristina Johnson, elected officials, Urbahn Architects, and PC Construction have broken ground for the $14 million, 19,500 s/f Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) building. The new, two-story campus structure will enhance SUNY New Paltz’s growing mechanical engineering program, house the headquarters and laboratories of the University’s Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (HVAMC), provide space for potential business partners under the state’s START-UP NY program, and serve as a business incubator for technology and engineering startups in the mid-Hudson Valley.