Irwin Davis joined the Metropolitan Development Association in 1968 and has been its top executive officer since 1976, making him the longest serving economic development official in Central New York. Formed in 1959, the association is a nonprofit organization that promotes economic development in the central Upstate region.
Irwin Davis received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his Masters Degree in Regional and Urban Development and Public Policy from American University.
One of the biggest problems that we have had in this region is the redevelopment of valuable industrial parks. We had an air base on the other side of the Syracuse airport. It was closed. We took it over. We got Senator D'Amato to donate it to our county for a dollar and we have turned it into a...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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