Region receiving $4 million in workforce development grants:
https://buffalonews.com/business/loc...64ac28841.html
“About $4 million worth of state workforce development grants are flowing to organizations serving Western New York.
Statewide, the Office of Strategic Workforce Development awarded a total of $11 million in grants to 17 projects through the third round of the Workforce Development Capital and Pay for Performance programs.
SUNY Jamestown Community College was awarded two Pay for Performance operating grants, worth a combined $1.04 million, and two workforce development capital grants, worth $531,450, for a total of about $1.6 million.
JCC will use the funds to expand its existing Industrial Maintenance Technician and Machining programs, and to develop up to 14 new tech and manufacturing certificate pathways.
Goodwill Industries of Western New York was awarded $862,500 for its Goodskills Career Builder program, to prepare workers from underrepresented populations for further training and career opportunities in technology and manufacturing.
The other grant recipients are: Trocaire College, CaHill Resources and the Buffalo Center for Arts and Technology. CaHill serves Western New York as well as Central New York, the Capital region and Long Island.
The projects for Western New York were coordinated through the Western New York Manufacturing and Tech Workforce Coalition.“
Also, Buffalo Niagara home prices still are on the cheaper side:
https://buffalonews.com/business/loc...0c0cacbf3.html
“It may not seem like it, but Buffalo Niagara still is one of the nation's cheapest housing markets.
The median price of homes sold during the first quarter of this year was $206,000, according to the National Association of Realtors, which compares prices each quarter in 221 of the nation's biggest metro areas.
As it turns out, that $206,000 median sale price is pretty low. Buffalo Niagara ranked 198th among those top metro areas, meaning that home prices here were the 23rd cheapest among those cities.
And prices here are still going up – which is something that most of the country can't say now that mortgage rates have roughly doubled and affordability is an even bigger issue in the costlier markets.
Home prices fell in seven of every 10 U.S. housing markets surveyed by the real estate group. The nationwide median sale price dipped by 0.2% to $371,200.
In other words, the national median sale price is about 44% higher than it is here. In 31 U.S. markets, the median sale price tops $500,000.
And you thought housing here was expensive.“
There is a chart in the article that shows where the area stands in relation to other areas.
The most expensive,X.1,X.2
Metro area,Median sale price,One-year percent change
"San Jose, Calif.",$1.6 million,-13.70%
"Anaheim, Calif.",$1.2 million,-5.10%
San Francisco,$1.2 million,-14.50%
Honolulu,$1.03 million,-8.80%
San Diego,"$880,000",-2.80%
"Salinas, Calif.","$863,900",-6.80%
"San Luis Obispo, Calif.","$850,200",-3.80%
"Oxnard, Calif.","$844,800",-5.60%
"Boulder, Colo.","$836,900",-2.60%
"Naples, Fla.","$777,000",4.30%
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Buffalo Niagara,"$206,800",2.20%
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The cheapest ,,
Metro area,Median sale price,One-year percent change
"Joplin, Mo.","$173,400",2.80%
Syracuse,"$176,300",1.70% (Not surprised)
"Canton, ohio","$178,100",6.30%
"Lansing, Mich.","$179,400",-4.10% (Also not surprised)
"South Bend, Ind.","$183,000",-8.70%
"Wichita Fall, Texas","$183,600",5.50%
"Montgomery, Ala.","$185,400",-0.90%
"Cedar Rapids, Iowa","$186,300",5.80%
"Fond du Lac, Wisc.","$187,700",11.70%
"Owensboro, Ky.","$189,900",9.10%
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