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Her impact was immediate. Lauren Messier ’25, who is pursuing a professional women’s hockey career following graduation in June, says Crowell transformed the team.
“She came into a pretty broken group of girls with no direction. We had little motivation, and she just lit a spark for us and showed us which direction we wanted to go, and helped us pus
... See moreSlide 5: Impact of Industrial Departure
Title: "From Prosperity to Decline"
• Economic Collapse: Unemployment above national average, income levels plummeted • Population Loss: Syracuse metro lost 100,000+ residents (1970-2010) • Urban Decay: Abandoned factories, declining downtown, residential abandonment • Fiscal Crisis: Shrinking tax base, deferre
... See moreSlide 4: New York's Retention Efforts
Title: "Too Little, Too Late"
• Tax Incentive Programs: Empire Zones, Excelsior Jobs, START-UP NY • Infrastructure Investment: Airport upgrades, highway improvements, fiber networks • Workforce Development: University partnerships, retraining programs • Economic Development Councils: Regional coordination strateg
... See moreSlide 3: Why Companies Left Central NY
Title: "The Great Migration South"
• Lower Labor Costs: Right-to-Work states offered cheaper workforce • Reduced Regulations: Less business oversight and environmental restrictions • Tax Advantages: Southern states provided better business tax climate • Union Pressure: Weakened labor movement made relocation fea
... See moreSlide 2: Major Companies That Called Central NY Home
Title: "Industrial Powerhouses of Central NY"
• General Electric (Syracuse) - Major manufacturing operations • Carrier Corporation (Syracuse) - World's largest air conditioning manufacturer • New Process Gear/Chrysler (Syracuse) - Automotive transmission plant • Allied Chemical (Syracuse/Solvay) -
... See moreCentral NY Rust Belt: PowerPoint Slide Outline
Slide 1: Why Companies Located in Central NY
Title: "Strategic Location, Perfect Resources"
• Transportation Networks: Erie Canal + railroad connections to markets and raw materials • Natural Resources: Abundant freshwater, salt deposits, water power • Raw Material Access: Pennsylvania coal, Great Lakes i
... See moreEmotions are, first of all, a gift from God so that we can touch upon reality by a way other than our brain.
—Richard Rohr
—Richard Rohr
Post-collapse NYS was left in a spiral of the wrong kind, continuin g to increase tax and financial incentives to try and retain or lure buisiness
New York State's incentive package to attract Micron Technology's $100 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, near Syracuse, totals approximately $5.5 billion in performance-based Green CHI
... See moreAtlanta movie industry and example
-lured industry with infrastructure, space and tax credits (same playbook as industry and business)
“Disney’s Marvel Abandons Georgia, Taking Livelihoods With It
Tax incentives lured studios to help build the ‘Hollywood of the South.’ Now they’re going overseas for cheaper labor costs.”
https://www.wsj.com/business/me
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