Downtown Syracuse has seen plenty of growth when it comes to new businesses and living space. And that progress will be on full display this morning as the Downtown Committee hosts its Progress Breakfast. Brad Vivacqua has more from Sky Armory, where the breakfast will be held.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- If you live or work in downtown Syracuse, you've probably noticed quite a bit of development in the city. The Syracuse Downtown Committee is holding its second "Progress Breakfast" Tuesday morning after the first one was a success last October.
Officials say more than $340 million is currently being invested in downtown redevelopment activities. Some of those projects include work at the former Excellus Building, Hotel Syracuse, and the Amos Building near Clinton Square.
Attendees at the breakfast will hear from new city entrepreneurs who are connecting ways to improve living and working space downtown.
"We've also had twenty new retail businesses open in just this last year so certainly downtown is feeling a whole new energy. And so people that haven't been to downtown in maybe a year or two years, when they come back, they're going to see such a different atmosphere and such a different energy coming out of downtown Syracuse," said Downtown Committee Executive Director Merike Treier.
Officials say more than 3,200 people now live downtown while the community has seen a 40 percent increase in residents the last five years.
If you'd like to attend today's breakfast, it will take place at Sky Armory at 351 South Clinton Street at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. You can get tickets at the door for $25.
Three of the city's newest entrepreneurs from Common Space, TCGPlayer.com, and Wolff's Biergarten will be speaking at the event. There will also be some time for networking as well.