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[QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 3010454, member: 5195"]
I think the skeptics here would say that means only 4 people moved to Syracuse last year and 3 of them were millenials.  Or maybe it's a zero-sum movement of people from the burbs to the city limits as another poster speculated.   The most objective stat is net population +/- for specific demographics, and I haven't seen those metrics paint Syracuse in a favorable light... yet.

The job market growth is limited to a few sectors.   If you have more specific information that dispels that perception then please share with the rest of us.   I will say the drone economy presents a unique opportunity for the local software/radar companies to really explode their business. SRC, for example, is hiring and advertising at unprecendented levels.   They are paying $10k bonuses just for the referral and hiring of experienced candidates.   That type of growth is exciting but, again, benefits very specific skill sets and I know first-hand that they are struggling to find good applicants.  If NY State can continue to invest in the drone business corridor, maybe we can get an investment from Amazon or some other spin-off $ to continue that momentum.      Drones are the way of the future in all areas of commerce, not just defense.  In the rosiest scenario I could see Syracuse/upstate become rebranded as drone HQ 10-15 years from now.

For people who ski, maybe.   And kids love snow, so there's that.   Spring is under-appreciated.   I think people just get impatient and want to get outdoors to do stuff.   And it seems that springs have lately been cooler and wetter which doesn't help.

I love your enthusiasm, though.  The one thing this city needs is better marketing of its assets.   Many just don't appreciate or recognize our selling points.
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