Syracuse Listed As A City Succeeding In New Industrial Era

Posted On
January 18, 2024

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Syracuse's Clinton Square with Fountains

In a recent article from Governing, CenterState CEO's unique position within the public, private and civic spheres is listed as one of the contributing factor's to Syracuse's success in attracting and growing advanced manufacturing opportunities:

"Metropolitan areas such as Phoenix; Columbus, Ohio; and Syracuse, N.Y., are successfully attracting large semiconductor companies and the domestic and global supply chain firms that serve these advanced industries. Metros including San Diego; St. Louis; and Dayton, Ohio, which have large military bases, R&D facilities and production capabilities, are benefiting from expanded military spending. And a battery belt of next-generation automotive production is being created in real time...

"The winning metros are organizing themselves to coordinate an eclectic mix of public, private and civic institutions. Radical collaboration is best achieved when it is advanced by an intermediary that is governed and capitalized by a network of public, private and civic institutions. It is not an accident that these metros have entities — Syracuse’s CenterState CEO, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership in Indianapolis, One Columbus and Greater St. Louis Inc. — that are built to leverage opportunities and solve challenges on a constant basis..."

Read the full article from Governing.

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