Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

47 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 sold off 13 city-owned commercial buildings, put them back on the tax rolls, and invested millions of dollars with the help of the Governor’s office. When you look at Utica now, we’ve become one of the marquee cities within New York State. We’ve climbed out of the doldrums of a very poor financial situation to experience a real resurgence.” In May of this year, former Governor Andrew Cuomo announced 16 transformational plans for Utica as part of a $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant. With this award, the city will advance projects that redevelop underutilized and historically significant buildings, including a $750,000 restoration of the Kempf Building into a mixed- use property, and a $600,000 rehabilitation of the historic Macartovin Building to attract businesses to the city’s commercial corridor. “We’ve been very successful with that DRI win,” Palmieri says. “Leveraging that, on top ICAN is embarking on a project in Utica that will be the first-of-its-kind in the nation. The Family Resource Center will be a hub for community care, home to family-centric services of ICAN and will house a state-of-the-art children’s museum for families in the region and beyond. ican.family Keeping Families Together I sabelle de b orchgrave FASHIONING ART from PAPER 310 Genesee Street Utica, NewYork October 17 through January 9 Lead sponsor: The exhibition has been organized by Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, in cooperation with Isabelle de Borchgrave Studio. Funding for this exhibition is provided in part by national sponsor Isabelle de Borchgrave, b. 1946, Belgium, Maria-Maddalenad’Austria (1589-1631) 2007. ® NYSDED UT I CA , NEW YORK