The Agency has formally opened FIVE South College Drive, a newly constructed economic and business-development center in the town of Dickinson. (Photo provided by the Agency)
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Broome Talent Task Force has released a report on its progress to address workforce-development and “talent-attraction” needs in Broome County.
The report highlights the objectives established in Broome County’s plan to attract workers that covers a three-year time span through 2020, the Agency said in a news release.
The Broome Talent Task Force is a group of representatives from industry, education, economic development, and nonprofit organizations. The Agency describes itself as the lead economic-development organization in Broome County. It is the entity that governs the Broome County Industrial Development Agency and the Broome County Local Development Corporation.
The progress report outlines the process that the group used to develop a workforce strategy, along with what the group calls “successes” from the first year of implementing the plan.
Some of the report’s highlights include the launch of a “there are jobs” campaign as part of the Broome County Good Life program; the creation of a state-recognized Warehouse Opportunity Impact Program; and the launch of the Your Futures website by the Greater Binghamton Education Outreach Program (GBEOP) to link students, parents, educators, and industry to job and internship opportunities.
The report also outlines the goals and objectives for this year’s efforts, which include pursuing funding for programs through monies that the state allocated for workforce development.
The Agency, which began this effort with a data analysis of Broome’s work force, contends that the group has become a “powerful voice” in the region’s workforce development.
“This group has been amazing to work with,” Stacey Duncan, deputy director of the Agency, said in the release. “We’ve been able to pull together a group of professionals with tremendous knowledge and expertise in their fields and as a result, we are turning our strategy into a product with tangible outcomes.”
Peter Newman, regional president of M&T Bank and Anthony Paniccia, president of Delta Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, have served as the group’s co-chairs since 2017.
Those interested can download the report at the Agency’s website: https://www.theagency-ny.com/economic-development-resources
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
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