Alliant 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.”
Read MoreTalk to us about the new Opportunity Zone tool for attracting revitalization investment!
Deeply involved with impactful project development and implementation--and already having created successful Opportunity Zone applications in several states--Vandewalle and Associates is uniquely qualified to provide the analysis, prioritization, and catalytic project planning that will attract investors and spur economic development in your designated Opportunity Zones.
Read MoreDeveloper money streams into the Racine area
With Foxconn Technology Group beginning to lay infrastructure for the $10 billion Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in southwestern Mount Pleasant, developer activity in the area has never been greater. Expect to see new activity on many of the project opportunities and redevelopment sites that were identified by Vandewalle & Associates in the Racine Citywide Economic Opportunity Analysis and the plan for Uptown.
Read MoreIowa Governor Kim Reynolds commends revitalization in Downtown Waterloo
Governor Kim Reynolds found Waterloo’s downtown revitalization and growth exciting. Reynolds explained that the partnership between state and local government can entice new businesses to come to Iowa and work with local entrepreneurs and startup companies. “That’s how we’re going to grow our economy. There’s certainly a lot of that happening in this community in Waterloo."
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