NORWICH – Following an extensive three-month search, The Norwich Business Improvement District has named a new administrator to fill the position left vacant in December, and is now looking to move forward in its mission of making downtown a vibrant symbol of the Norwich community.

On Friday, newly-appointed BID Administrator Ann Stevens Coe took the reigns of the BID director for the first time, under the training and supervision of outgoing interim director and BID board member Pegi LoPresti. As a lifelong resident, Coe said she looks forward to new opportunities to work within the community and maintains an optimistic outlook for an agenda that’s full of “new things to learn.”