US Airways Magazine - City of Syracuse
US Airways Magazine - City of Syracuse
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PROFILE<br />
<strong>Syracuse</strong><br />
usairwaysmag.com September 2007<br />
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the indoor air-quality laboratory in the<br />
Center <strong>of</strong> Excellence.<br />
But multiply CollabWorx’s 15 jobs<br />
by dozens <strong>of</strong> similar companies, factor<br />
in some fast growth, and you get a<br />
sense <strong>of</strong> how dynamic <strong>Syracuse</strong>’s economy<br />
is becoming.<br />
Supporting the upstarts<br />
“The central upstate region’s<br />
strengths in higher education, environmental<br />
and energy systems, biosciences,<br />
digital and electronic devices, and<br />
financial services are a natural fit for<br />
the needs <strong>of</strong> business around the<br />
world,” says Irwin Davis, president and<br />
CEO <strong>of</strong> the Metropolitan Development<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Syracuse</strong> and Central<br />
New York. “As a result, we’re experiencing<br />
strong business expansion and<br />
witnessing the emergence <strong>of</strong> exciting<br />
new firms that are drawing national attention.<br />
The result is record capital investment,<br />
strong job growth, and unemployment<br />
well below the national<br />
average.”<br />
Where are all the entrepreneurs<br />
coming<br />
from?<br />
“Our message resonates<br />
because it’s honest....We’re<br />
saying you have the freedom to<br />
be creative here, and have a<br />
quality <strong>of</strong> life that mixes urban<br />
living and country life. People<br />
see it and can believe it.”<br />
Many are home grown, <strong>of</strong>ten born <strong>of</strong><br />
research at one <strong>of</strong> the area colleges and<br />
universities. Propulsive Wing grew out<br />
<strong>of</strong> Joseph Kummer’s doctoral thesis at<br />
<strong>Syracuse</strong> University. The company<br />
— Rob Simpson, assistant to the president, Metropolitan<br />
Development Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Syracuse</strong> and Central New York<br />
makes what Kummer calls an AAUV<br />
— an autonomous aerial utility vehicle.<br />
Like SUVs, from which it borrows a<br />
moniker, Propulsive Wing’s device can<br />
carry a fairly substantial load for its<br />
size. But there’s one critical difference:<br />
It doesn’t need a driver on board. Kummer<br />
thinks his unmanned de-<br />
c o u r t e s y o f T o s h i k o M o r i , d e s i g n a r c h i t e c t<br />
America’s<br />
Greenest<br />
Construction Site<br />
Destiny <strong>US</strong>A – <strong>Syracuse</strong> New York<br />
Can America run all <strong>of</strong> its construction<br />
equipment with renewable energy?<br />
Destiny <strong>US</strong>A is proving it can by operating all onsite<br />
construction equipment with 100% biodiesel.<br />
To learn more about America’s next great<br />
destination and biodiesel, visit destinyusa.com.<br />
The <strong>Syracuse</strong> Center <strong>of</strong> Excellence, a partnership <strong>of</strong> business<br />
and academia for developing environmental technology, is<br />
erecting a ‘green’ headquarters on a former brownfield.<br />
Rendering <strong>of</strong> Destiny <strong>US</strong>A
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