Mount Horeb adds new corporate jobs, restaurants and retail
MOUNT HOREB, WI (EXCERPTS FROM MADISON.COM): The City of Mount Horeb has been undergoing a period of growth, particularly in the downtown–bringing new retail, restaurants and residents. The latest big change comes from a new four-story, 108,000-square-foot corporate headquarters building a block off Main Street for Duluth Holdings, the parent company of Duluth Trading Co. Meanwhile Gempler’s, a direct catalog and web retailer that sells clothing, tools and other equipment to agricultural producers and homeowners who like to work outside, has also returned to the village. This is where...
Read MoreAlliant Energy Center Committee completes Destination District and Master Plan work
The Destination District plan (spearheaded by the Committee with consultant Vandewalle & Associates) is to integrate the Alliant Energy Center campus with the surrounding area to provide visitors and residents with a variety of recreation, dining and entertainment options. Infrastructure and connection to resources such as the lakeshore and bike paths would be optimized, turning the area into an attractive and accessible gateway to Madison.
Read MoreHartford approves three-party contract for construction of an 82-unit apartment building
A multi-family development on this site was identified as one of the catalytic projects aimed at spurring downtown development according to of the City's Downtown Redevelopment Plan, which was endorsed by both the Plan Commission and Common Council. The plan was prepared in 2016 by Vandewalle & Associates.
Read MoreAlliant Energy Center Campus Master Plan and Destination District Vision & Strategy drafts unveiled
On October 15th Perkins + Will, the consultant team leading the Alliant Energy Center Campus master planning process, presented the draft Alliant Energy Center Campus Master Plan. Following their presentation, Vandewalle & Associates presented the draft Destination District vision for the surrounding area. Nearly 60 people were in attendance at an event that included hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The consultants facilitated engagement activities that included real time keypad polling and interactive stations where community members could talk with the consultants and the Alliant...
Read MoreJanesville officially reopens River Street as its new “festival street”
Janesville celebrates the official opening of River Street, its new "festival street.“ "This is kind of celebrating the west-side town square completion,” city management information specialist Molly Nolte said. “The ribbon-cutting for the pavilion and water feature was privately funded with Forward Janesville and ARISEnow. This is much more about what the city has been able to accomplish with the west-side town square.”
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