Free Workshop and Tour in Rochester

From our friends in Rochester:

The Landmark Society of Western New York and Animatics Corporation (designing, manufacturing and marketing motion control products) is hosting a special networking reception at 8:30 a.m. on March 24, 2009 at the company’s new offices, 568 St. Paul Street, Rochester. A continental breakfast will be offered.

Robert Bigler, Animatics CEO, will lead a tour of the building and describe how he made the decision to invest in a historic building in Rochester, how he accomplished the transformation of this 94-year-old former cigar manufacturing facility into a 21st-century workplace, and how his company has benefited from the project. Andy Germanow, a Landmark Society trustee whose company, Tel-Tru Manufacturing is located in the same neighborhood, will then walk us over to his historic campus of manufacturing buildings and share his perspective as a business owner with a long-term stake in historic infrastructure. Cynthia Howk, Landmark’s architectural research coordinator will talk about funding resources and tax credits for historic buildings.

FOR MORE INFO AND REGISTRATION:
http://www.landmarksociety.org/section.html?id=1&uid=93