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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2000
Page
4
The piece compares Grand Rapids and Syracuse on migration, noting Grand Rapids shares with Syracuse a mid sized metro profile and nearby counties. It highlights Grand Rapids’ steadier population gains, quicker recession recovery, and lower outflow to the South compared to Syracuse’s larger net migration losses and Charlotte area gains.
Question lists top 10 populous metros gaining people recently and asks to name one. Options include Syracuse Buffalo Austin Boston. For answers and more, call NewsLine at 472-2111 and enter category 3228.
The piece outlines Grand Rapids economic revival driven by six industry clusters led by The Right Place program and firms like Amway Frederik Meijer Enterprises Herman Miller and Meijer. It notes long term recovery since 1985 tax cuts and external investments plus the impact of downtown projects and a strong local ownership culture. Syracuse is contrasted as parallel potential with Central New York ranking No. 32, while Grand Rapids sits at No. 85 in Places Rated Almanac.
Census Bureau data shows Central New York lost 5.1 percent of its population to migration from 1994 to 1998, with Syracuse hardest hit by factory downsizing and high business costs while the national economy expanded. New York state faces the highest projected net out-migration through 2025, potentially shedding 5 million people over 30 years.
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