Synopsis:

Ben Walsh was interviewed to discuss his new position as Syracuse’s Economic Development Chief and his goals for the New York city. Walsh outlines the number of ways Syracuse and the county are working to make doing business in the city easier. Along with new projects and staff locations, Walsh feels the city’s building stock has offered and will continue to offer many opportunities. He noted that a number of the historic buildings have been adapted for new uses which have driven the renaissance of the city center. A way to encourage this is through the federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credit programs.

Does this mean that Walsh will help to connect developers with these (and other) funding sources to further encourage adaptive reuse downtown?