Speakers at CenterState event optimistic about CNY economy but warn of challenges

Syracuse, N.Y. — Speakers at CenterState CEO's economic forecast breakfast on Thursday presented a generally optimistic outlook for the region's economy in 2015.CenterState President Robert Simpson noted that the Syracuse area's unemployment rate has been falling. (The rate sank to 5.8 percent in November, compared with 6.6 percent in the same month in 2013.)Simpson told the 600 people attending the annual breakfast at the Oncenter that developer investments have resulted in a resurgent downtown Syracuse...