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Workforce Availability
- A 2000 workforce study included Cayuga, Seneca, Ontario, Wayne and Monroe Counties and showed 58,200 unemployed and underemployed workers (PF Resources study, 2000). For Newark and its 20-mile radius, this means that large numbers of residents make daily commutes out of the county for work.
- Area employees have a strong work ethic; high skill and experience levels; and contemporary quality program and management systems experience from training received at respected companies such as Kodak and Xerox.
- A wide range of regional demographic data is available, provided by Greater Rochester Enterprise, our regional economic development organization.
"The greatest advantage is the work force. We have dedicated, hard-working production employees and an exceptional professional management pool. We are able to draw west from Rochester and east from Syracuse metropolitan areas. We have the best employees, who are very dedicated with little attrition."
Peter F. Comerford, VP of Administration & General Counsel
Ultralife Corporation
Ultralife Corporation
Education Level
The Greater Rochester New York Region surpasses national education attainment levels:
- 84.4% of area residents have at least a high school diploma.
- College enrollment (18 to 24 year olds) is 10.4% higher than the U.S. average.
- 27.1% of area residents age 25 and older have at least a bachelor's degree.
- At 31.9%, there is a higher concentration among 25 to 35 year olds for attainment of a bachelor's degree or higher.
(Source: U.S. Census, 2000)
Workforce Development
In addition to high graduation rates from high school and beyond, the region offers workforce development programs to help businesses keep up with technological change as well as general business skills.
- There are
19 colleges and universities in the region providing certificate programs as well as associate, bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees.
- Hundreds of professional and business nonprofit organizations provide a wealth of workshops, seminars, and other educational opportunities. Topics include
manufacturing,
engineering,
marketing,
human resources,
finance and accounting,
project management,
ISO and quality,
product development and management,
consulting, and much more.
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Finger Lakes Community College—Newark Campus: This facility located in Silver Hill Technology Park offers
workforce training solutions. FLCC offers a wide range of courses and academic programs, including accounting, computing, management, and much more as well as
extensive online training services. The college can work with local businesses to offer courses on a flexible schedule and also has space they can make available to employers in which to conduct their own training.
"FLCC moved its Wayne County Campus to SHTP because the principals were supportive of our needs, wonderful to work with, and worked closely with us to design an effective, appealing campus. SHTP is close to Newark with plenty of parking and virtually no traffic congestion. With commuting students, those factors are important to us."Dr. Barbara Risser, President
Finger Lakes Community College -
Finger Lakes Workforce New York: This organization has multiple initiatives including the
Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise, internships, employer orientation, employment recruitment, employment and performance statistics, and much more.
- Finger Lakes WIRED: Finger Lakes Wired is one of 13 designated Wired regions in the country funded by the U. S. Department of Labor to support economic development and transform regional economies. Finger Lakes Wired initiatives focus on a nine-county region (including Wayne County) surrounding Rochester N.Y. to increase entrepreneurship and innovation, expand employment, advance opportunities for workers, and enhance the talent of the workforce through the creation of high-skill and high-wage opportunities.
Contact Silver Hill Associates today!
Conveniently located between Rochester and Syracuse in upstate NY, Silver Hill Technology Park in Newark, NY is a 135-acre business and commercial park for high technology R&D and operations, manufacturing, and commercial office applications. SHTP offers approved Empire Zone and BuildNowNY land suitable for technology, commercial, and light industrial businesses. Site selectors, commercial real estate brokers, business relocation consultants will find a shovel-ready site with high availability of a trained workforce and close proximity to Rochester, Syracuse, the New York State Thruway, and other important resources in New York and the northeastern United States and Canada.