Norwich
The City of Norwich, the county seat, has a vibrant and active downtown. Norwich is home to many festivals and events throughout the year, and also has two large parks that play host to live music and other events. Norwich's main downtown corridor, sees between 10,000 and 15,000 cars per day pass through, and also is conducive to foot traffic.
The presence of many restaurants, retailers, service businesses, and more make Norwich's downtown a great place for your business or organization to call home. The City of Norwich is also home to the Northeast Classic Car Museum, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the country and world each year. SUNY Morrisville also has a downtown Norwich Campus, attracting local and visiting students to the area.
Second and third story housing is an optimal use of upper floors, and economic and community development officials are very interested in expanding the downtown housing offerings in Norwich.
The City of Norwich (link on name to www.norwichnewyork.net) is fortunate to have a community development office, where Todd Dreyer, Planning and Community Development specialist, is available to assist business owners and organizations seeking to locate in downtown Norwich. The City of Norwich has some loan programs available to stimulate business development and job creation. Todd Dreyer may be reached at 607-334-1229, or at tdreyer@norwichnewyork.net.
Norwich is also home to the Norwich Business Improvement District. Pegi LoPresti, Executive Director, is available to welcome new tenants and property owners to Norwich and answer any questions about the BID and their activities at 607-336-1811, or by emailing Pegi at bid@frontiernet.net.
The Greater Norwich area is still home to the Greater Norwich Empire Zone, and Jennifer Tavares is the contact for this program. Contact her at 607-334-5532 for more information about possible benefits of the Empire Zone program.
