Syracuse-area residents hoping to capitalize on large local construction projects and historic economic development projects might have an ally in a program that’s getting somewhat of a fresh start. CNY ONRAMP is a job training hub in which the state is heavily investing. If successful, it promises to help spread some of the region’s economic prosperity.
New Director of Operations Gary Wiliams showed me around CNY ONRAMP’s headquarters on West Genessee Street in Syracuse. ONRAMP is an acronym for One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships.
My main question for the program was: How do Syracuse citizens benefit from the massive construction projects already underway and the generational economic development on the horizon…