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Opportunity: Seven Upstate NY regions will compete for three, one-time, $500 million economic development
investments from the State of New Yorks Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI).
Anticipated Guidelines & Evaluation Criteria
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Anticipated Requirements
The exact nature of the required proposal is not yet known, though we have been encouraged to look at the
Buffalo Billion strategy as a starting point. At a minimum, key elements will include:
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360,300 (7/2013)
$38.3 B (2012)
Population
790,387 (7/2013)
Unemployment
Average Wage
Educational Attainment
5.8% (5/2014)
$41,884 (2013)
27.3 (2012)
-3,033 (2012-2013)
$4.7 B (2012)
10,780 (2011)
14.4% (2011)
$130,920 (2012)
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Process:
Endorsements
Tony Baird
Tony Baird Electronics
Frank Behlmer
BNY Mellon
Peter Maier
INFICON
Kimberly Boynton
Crouse Hospital
Michael Brunner
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Laura Miller
Darco Manufacturing
Joseph Charles
Fust Charles Chambers LLP
Neil Murphy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Susan Crossett
Harris Beach, PLLC
Allen Naples
M&T Bank
Rita Paniagua
Spanish Action League
Andrew Fish
Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce
Tim Penix
Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center
Carol Fletcher
C.R. Fletcher Associates, Inc.
Kathryn Ruscitto
St. Josephs Hospital Health Center
Stephen Fournier
KeyBank
Robert Simpson
CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity
Gregory Eastwood
SUNY Upstate Medical University
David Heymann
Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center
Kipp Hicks
Madison County IDA
Madelyn Hornstein
Dermody Burke and Brown, LLC
Darlene Kerr
Michael Treadwell
Operation Oswego County
Greg Larioni
Lockheed Martin
Sue LaVallee
AXA
Orrin MacMurray
C&S Companies
Assemblyman William Magnarelli
New York State Assembly