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Friday, May 17, 2013  The ground where one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the country burst info flames three months ago will now see new life.

Monday, April 08, 2013  More than one thousand business and community leaders packed the Oncenter in Syracuse Monday to hear about reinventing the local economy by embracing change.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner focused on economic development, vacant properties, education and more in her 2013 State of the City speech Thursday night.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The public heared details of the Connective Corridor Project on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Tens of millions of dollars is heading to Central New York to boost economic development.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Local leaders say Hancock Airport is arguably the most important economic engine in Syracuse, and renovation progress is fuel to move it forward. One year into renovations, construction is right on track to be finished next September.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Upstate New York has reached an important milestone, the median age here is 40 years old.

Monday, March 05, 2012  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to devote $25 million of a job creation fund to expand broadband Internet access to rural upstate and underserved urban areas as a way to create jobs.

Thursday, December 15, 2011  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $5.5 million investment to build nearly 300 rental units in Watertown on Thursday.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  More than 100 million dollars is headed to Central New York to boost economic development.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Officials from CenterState CEO have just made their pitch to the State for $40 million.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  SIDA approves grant for Tops, Jubilee Supermarket left out of Regional Development proposal

Monday, November 14, 2011  $40 million from New York could multiply into $1.1 billion investment over 5 years.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making stops in upstate New York's three largest cities to make announcements linked to his economic development program unveiled last week

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Syracuse is one of only a handful of cities chosen by the Brookings Institution to be part of these new initiatives.