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REVERSING THE SLIDE: IRON COUNTY COMMUNITIES TRY TO CURB EXODUS OF RESIDENTS
It's Fourth of July weekend in this Iron County community, and 19-year-old Chanel Youngs tends an empty store. Aside from the whir from the ceiling fan, and the sound of a slow-passing car down Silver Street, the Liberty Bell Chalet is quiet. "Nothing ever happens here, nothing ever changes," Youngs said.
-Wisconsin State Journal
Ground soon will be broken here for the $1.5 million Harry Houdini Plaza, a downtown gathering place for exhibits, small concerts and other events. But what's happening downtown is no trick.The plaza, named after the famed escape artist who considered Appleton his hometown, is the latest addition to College Avenue that over the past 10 years has undergone a transformation into an arts and entertainment district sandwiched between the $45 million Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and Lawrence University. -Wisconsin State Journal WAUKESHA CONSIDERS ANNEXATION FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
The City of Waukesha is considering a request to annex nearly 100 acres of land with development potential from the Town of Waukesha. The Plan Commission is to review the request at its Wednesday meeting.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A plan to renovate Cathedral Square and Juneau Park, and pay for that work with a new fee on properties on downtown Milwaukee's east side, was delayed Thursday by a Common Council committee. The Community and Economic Development Committee voted 4-0 to delay acting on a proposal to create a neighborhood improvement district, a public agency, which also needs approval from the full council and Mayor Tom Barrett. That vote came after a motion to endorse the plan failed on a 1-3 vote. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A proposed extra tax on commercial property owners near the former Northridge Mall, with the money to be used for street beautification work and other improvements, was endorsed Thursday by a Common Council committee. The Community and Economic Development Committee voted 4-0 to recommend approval for creating the business improvement district, which also needs full council approval. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
BROWN DEER SENIOR APARTMENTS TO EXPAND
Deerwood Crossing, a 66-unit apartment building for seniors, will add 30 more apartments under a proposal endorsed by the Brown Deer Plan Commission.
The Village Board is to review the proposal at its Monday meeting, said Nate Piotrowski, community development director.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Milwaukee area office market ended the third quarter 2012 with a vacancy rate of 10.8%, down from 11.1% in the second quarter, according to a new report by CoStar Group. Area office buildings absorbed 250,472 square feet during the quarter.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Waukesha-based wholesale bakery has dropped a planned move to Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley Industrial Center.
Cybros the Sprouted Bakehouse had tentatively agreed to buy 1.89 acres in the industrial center from the city, and build an 18,000-square-foot facility there. The company now operates a 7,000-square-foot facility at 417 Barney St.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Grafton Plan Commission has taken the unusual step of again approving a conditional use permit for a Meijer combined supermarket-discount store after nearby homeowners asked the commission to reconsider its initial decision.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
AREA HOME SALES ROSE 6.7% IN SEPTEMBER, WHILE PRICES FELL
More than a year of monthly sales increases still haven't translated into higher prices for homes in most of metro Milwaukee.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
FIREHOUSE SUBS COULD OPEN UP TO 25 MILWAUKEE AREA LOCATIONS
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Firehouse Subs will open a location in Ashwaubenon and plans to open 42 stores in Wisconsin and northern Illinois, including up to 25 in the Milwaukee area, according to a report this week in the Green Bay Press Gazette.
-BizTimes
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