Business View Magazine | February 2018

118 119 were from the city of Millville, you worked at the Wheaton Plant, a major glass factory that we had,” Santiago explains.“But it closed down in themid-‘90s and it has not come back.” “It was a huge factoryat one time,and therewas a lot of environmental damage to remediate,”adds CityClerk,JeanneHitchner.“The city is part owner of the propertywith GGI (Gerresheimer Glass Inc.),the former company that owned it.We’re looking to have somebody come in and develop that major proper- ty.”“We’re looking to beautify that north end of the city, so when you come in, you just don’t see this old plant,”Santiago remarks.“We’re doing our end on the environmental side tomake sure that it’s safe enough for someone to value the propertyandmake it some- thingworthwhile,again,for the city,” MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY www. astergreenberg.com Our Practice Areas Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring & Risk Management Business & Corporate Law Construction Law Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Environmental Law Family Law Government Relations & Regulatory Law Healthcare Law Insurance Coverage Counseling & Litigation for Policyholders Intellectual Property Internet Disputes Labor & Employment Litigation Real Estate & Land Use Taxation Trusts and Estates Congratulations to the city of Millville on this well-deserved recognition for its excellence in management of the City and its improvement projects. Flaster Greenberg is pleased to be considered one of the City’s strategic partners. To learn more about Flaster Greenberg and the work we do, we invite you to visit our website, www.flastergreenberg.com, or contact one of our attorneys. Franklin J. Riesenburger | 856.382.2244 | frank.riesenburger@flastergreenberg.com Hitchner reports that Millville is“shifting its gears, culturally,” and is trying to attract a younger popula- tion by embracing the arts and redeveloping High Street, its main downtown thoroughfare. Several recent projects have contributed to this new par- adigm in Millville’s Glasstown Center Arts District, designed as an inviting downtown place for visitors to stroll, relax, dine, and shop for art and fine crafts, while preserving the city’s heritage as a center for the glass industry and home to many skilled crafts- men that produced today’s collectibles. The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts is a public venue in the District,with two exhibition galleries, an art library, a classroom, and seven work- ing artists’ studios.Art shows change monthly and receptions are held every third Friday of the month. The Cumberland CountyArts& Innovation Center on High Street beganwith the need to expand space for ClayCollege,which has been a part of theMillville downtown for more than 10 years.The $7.7million, two-storybuilding opened in 2016,providing 21,000 square feet of educational,retail,and innovative space. PHOTO BY DWAYNE LEWIS