CHRIS-GULOTTA
Age: 51
His job: Executive director, Cumberland County Redevelopment Authority and Cumberland County Housing Authority
Why he was nominated: Gulotta has been instrumental in the many redevelopment projects throughout Cumberland County in recent years. Some of the highlights include obtaining state and local funding for the expansion of the Murata Business Center and the recent renovation of the Centenary Building, which was gutted by fire several years ago. He spearheaded the renovation of the former Woolworth building in Carlisle that was converted into Business Central, a second-stage incubator for technology companies. He also helped to establish the Hometown Development Board, a group of private investors who fund redevelopment projects throughout the county. "He gets paid to do what he does, but he always goes above and beyond," said Michelle Hornick Crowley, president of Greater Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce.
What's next: Gulotta said several new redevelopment projects are in the planning stages. One involves the donation of a 'large piece of real estate" in Newville that may be refurbished and converted into apartments and new retail space. In New Cumberland, Gulotta is investigating a building that could be converted into senior housing on its top floors and have commercial space on its first floor. He is also working on the $2.5 million renovation of the former Molly Pitcher Hotel on Hanover Street in Carlisle. Construction on that project will start in early 2006.
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