Regional Strengths

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• Regional Strengths

• Diverse economy
• Rich manufacturing legacy with strength in
  emerging clusters
• Leading-edge RD
• NYS CATs
• Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy
  Innovation

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• CASE Center
• SUNY Center for Sustainable and Renewable Energy
  at SUNY ESF
• NYS Center for Liquid Biofuels at Morrisville
  State College

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• Center for Advanced Materials Processing at
  Clarkson University
• Integrated Electronics Engineering Center at
  Binghamton University
• NYS Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems
  Integration Packaging at Binghamton University

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• Center for CleanTech Entrepreneurship at the Tech
  Garden
• OCC Sustainability Institute
• NASA Regional Applications Center for the
  Northeast at Cayuga Community College

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• Cornell University Center for Advanced Technology
  in Life Science Enterprise
• Cornell Center for Materials Research, Fuel Cell
  Technology and Sun Grant Center of Excellence
• CNY Biotechnology Research Center (SUNY ESF and
  Upstate Medical)

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• 35 colleges and universities
• 130,000 college students
• Corridor with the highest concentration of
  undergraduate and graduate students in the country

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• 25,000 graduate students
• The regions six largest research institutions
  have over 1.2 billion in annual RD, which is
  10 more per capita than the national average

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• 28,000 knowledge-industry workers
• 10,000 green sector workers, among the highest
  per capita concentrations in the country

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• Major local colleges include Syracuse University,
  SUNY Oswego, SUNY Cortland, OCC, TC3, Colgate,
  Morrisville State College, Le Moyne College,
  Cayuga Community College, SUNY ESF, Cazenovia
  College, Brant Stratton College, Wells College

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• A regional workforce that is 20 more educated
  than the national average.
• Workforce that is consistently rated as one of
  the most productive nationally.

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• Labor force of more than 400,000
• Personal income of 23 billion
• Regional network of 30 business parks, including
  a number of Build Now NY shovel ready sites

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• A region-wide commitment to sustainability and
  smart growth
• Good regional planning through CNYRPDB and other
  groups
• Regional collaboration

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• Region is central to the worlds richest markets
• Strategically located at the crossroads of major
  NYS interstate systems
• International airport
• Good multimodal transportation system, including
  rail

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• Deep water port in Oswego
• Foreign Trade Zone
• Within 750 miles of ½ the combined population,
  personal income and manufacturing plants in the
  US and Canada

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• Regional transportation facilities rank in the
  top 10 of 333 metropolitan areas in the US
• Major global logistics capacity
• Hancock Airport expansion

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• One of the most advanced, high-performance
  telecommunications systems in the world,
  NYSERNet, runs through the region, with
  operational headquarters in Syracuse

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• Passenger rail service, with major Amtrak station
• Freight rail service interchanges with three
  Class I shippers (CSX, Norfolk Southern and CP)
  and two regional short line rail carriers (NYSW
  and Finger Lakes)

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• Major water transportation resources include
  canal system spanning 524 mile across the state
  and the Onondaga Lake Barge Canal Terminal
• Port of Oswego is major gateway for international
  commerce

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• Water is a major regional resource
• Lake Ontario, the Finger Lakes, Oneida Lake,
  Onondaga Lake, rivers, streams, smaller lakes and
  streams
• One of the highest land-to-water ratios of any
  region in the US

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• Abundant aquifer system provides a nearly
  unlimited supply of pure, easily accessible
  water, which will become a precious resource of
  the future.

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• This natural resource base is supported by a
  land-base as the heartland of NYs agricultural
  corridor, with some of the most prime ag soils in
  the Northeast
• Strong timber and woodland base

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• This region is consistently among the top
  national rankings of green places, and is the
  birthplace of the US Green Building Council
• Considered to be the birthplace of the US
  sustainability movement , as well as the true
  birthplace of democracy

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• Rich heritage assets
• Commitment to historic preservation and
  sustainability of place and practices,
  including urban revitalization, brownfield
  redevelopment, open space protection, and
  community planning

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• Tourism assets include natural resources, as well
  as a four-season industry
• Water sports, skiing, world class fishing
• Flourishing arts and cultural scene

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• Finger Lakes region is one of the top
  wine-producing regions in the country, and
  regional wines are being recognized nationally
• More than 100 state, county and local parks

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• Syracuse and the OnCenter rank among the top 15
  places in the US by the meeting planners industry
• Major collegiate sports scene
• Minor league baseball and hockey

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• Regional symphony, stage, opera
• Landmark Theatre
• Regional summer stock theatre
• Syracuse International Film Festival
• Music festivals

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• Rosamond Gifford Zoo
• MOST
• IMAX
• NYS Fair
• Home of the NYS Jazz Fest, NS Blues Fest and the
  Empire Brew Fest

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• Marquee name major employers
• Lockheed Martin, Welch Allyn, Sensis, Carrier,
  AXA Equitable, Bristol Meyers, Stickley and Audi,
  Syracuse Research, SRCTec, Intertek (ETL), Pall
  Trinity, Marietta

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• Major health care assets
• St. Josephs Hospital
• SUNY Upstate
• Crouse Hospital
• Community General
• Oswego Hospital
• Oneida Healthcare Center
• Cortland Regional
• Auburn Memorial

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• Strong concentration of companies in sectors
  related to professional, scientific and technical
  services
• Business expansions at an all time high in these
  sectors
• Employment at an all time high in these sectors

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• Three Core competencies
• Bio and life sciences, bioprocessing, medical
  devices and technologies
• IT, radar, sensors, wireless, security and
  defense technologies
• Clean and renewable technologies, environmental
  systems

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• High demand occupations include engineering
  especially electrical, mechanical, civil,
  software, industrial and environmental
  engineering fields

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• Highest-paying and fastest growing sectors remain
  in computer systems design, computer support
  specialists, computer systems analysts and IT
  specialists

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• DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING SKILLS IN STEM
  (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERNG AND MATH) WILL
  BE KEY TO FUTURE GROWTH

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• Promising clusters

• Advanced manufacturing remains a mainstay and
  must continue to be a focus for strategic
  investment
• At the same time, it remains a vulnerable sector

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• Goods producing sectors shrunk from a high of
  60,400 jobs in 1990 to a low of 44,800 jobs in
  December 2008
• Manufacturing is especially important for smaller
  rural economies, where companies are often the
  dominant local employers

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• Region has particular expertise in industrial
  machinery clusters, including precision
  fabricated metal work, and machining, as well as
  plastics molding and forming
• These remain sectors of regional significance

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• Region also has a strong utility sector
  National Grid, Verizon, Time Warner, and
  significant power generation assets
• Nuclear in Oswego
• Wind across the region
• Beginning of solar, CHP, other generation
  technologies
• Biofuels

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• Promising manufacturing sectors include
  aerospace, transportation manufacturing,
  chemical, advanced materials, electronic devices
  and components, IT and communications equipment

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• Interesting sectors for the future
• Remanufacturing and sustainable manufacturing
  (bio-materials, recycled products and processes
  that divert materials from waste streams)
• Recycling technologies

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• Back office services
• Front office business services
• Exportable professional services
• Tourism and hospitality related services

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• Regional liabilities

• Whats with that attitude problem?

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• Regional liabilities

• Whats with that fear of change, and clinging to
  the past?

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• Regional liabilities

• Whats with that resignation and complacency?

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• The real scare

• The very real mismatch between skills and needs
  in the workforce We have more jobs being
  created than ever, and at the same time, more
  unemployment than ever
• How to solve this paradox?

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• Whining and hand-wringing are not constructive
  solutions

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• The challenge

• We are going through an accelerated era of
  creative destruction while clinging to the past
  and searching for solutions
• We perceive government as the problem and
  government as the solution. It cant be both.

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• Is the answer evolution or revolution?
• Can we get there fast enough by evolution?
• Do we have the audacity to take on big
  challenges, or has our past gotten in the way of
  creativity, ingenuity and innovation?

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• We look for leadership but how do we take the
  lead in crafting our own solutions?
• Can we change and can we change fast enough?
• Can we create a culture of entrepreneurship?

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• This is a time of great challenge, but also a
  time of great opportunity. Regions that work
  together will lead the way.
• Are we up to the biggest innovation project we
  may ever be called upon to lead?

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• Intelligence, creativity, boldness and concern
  for the common good are our nations greatest
  natural resources.
• -- Thomas Friedman

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• What are the next steps in meeting that
  challenge?
• Whats your role?