Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 6

59 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 ONEONTA , NEW YORK that investment with the ground-breaking of a project in the middle of downtown that will provide 40 loft workspaces for local artists. The facility will also become the home of Hartwick College’s Grain Innovation Center. “Hartwick College is recognizing that we live in an agricultural region that has a growing interest in new forms of grains such as artisanal grains and ancient grains,” says Herzig. “These are of interest to growers, of interest to brewers and bakers. And because this is a fairly new field, there is very little out there in available research and laboratory services.” The Grain Innovation Center will be a hands- on student project that will provide research and laboratory testing services to regional agribusinesses that are involved in the grain industry. It is being built in a former municipal parking lot. The Innovation Center was inspired by Hartwick College’s Center for Craft Beverages. Herzig explains, “Similar to the Grain Innovation SUNY ONEONTA GROW. THRIVE. LIVE.