Urban Jobs Task Force

About 200 people turned out at a recent job fair to gather information and make connections.

Turnout was robust at a recent heavy equipment job fair hosted by the NYS DOT and Labor Department.

The I-81 viaduct project is heading into its next phase, but community advocates say there is still work to be done to make sure the project benefits city residents.

Dozens of Syracuse advocates and community residents marched from Martin Luther King, Jr. school to the state office building over the weekend demanding justice for those living near the I-81 viaduct.

It was a week ago Tuesday when US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg stopped in Syracuse to confirm that I-81 viaduct replacement project is a federal priority, and that it’s committed to ensuring Syracuse residents are hired to work on it. The visit reassured community advocates like Deka Dancil, president of the Urban Jobs Task Force.

One of the biggest barriers to achieving local hiring goals for the I-81 replacement project in Syracuse has come down, and advocates couldn’t be more…

Several major stakeholders in the $2 billion I-81 replacement project will gather virtually Thursday to explore ways to ensure city residents can benefit…

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made a stop in Syracuse Wednesday to announce legislation that aims to reverse decades of segregation and limited opportunity…

A community group is trying to prepare city residents for the thousands of jobs the Interstate 81 construction project will bring. The Urban Jobs Task…

Some of the biggest public construction projects in Central New York are doing the least to help Syracuse’s minority population get jobs and reduce local…