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Last week I was in Florida and was planning to prepare News & Notes as usually but I was having so much fun with my family I forgot. I have included some of the articles from last week in this edition.

Have a great week!

Joe

Development News for the Weeks of: 3/23/2013 - 4/05/2013

STAFF RECOMMENDS $65M GEBHARDT/METCALFE'S PLAN FOR 800 BLOCK OF EAST WASH

The proposal includes a 50,000-square-foot grocery and bistro with a rooftop garden and a mix of rental, owner-occupied and live/work housing units.

-Wisconsin State Journal

ACCEPTED OFFERS UP 64% FOR DANE COUNTY CONDOS IN MARCH, PROMISING BIG APRIL SALES

And pending sales of single-family homes were up 32 percent in March.

-Wisconsin State Journal

DANE COUNTY HOMES FOR SALE DOWN NEARLY 19% IN MARCH, LOWEST SUPPLY SINCE 2006

There were 6.9 months of combined inventory available in March -- or 6.2 months for single-family homes and 9.3 months for condos.

-Wisconsin State Journal

EXECUTIVE Q&A: DESIGN FIRM ZEBRADOG TELLS STORIES OF BUILDING, BUSINESSES

Mark Schmitz recently moved his Zebradog design firm from a prestigious perch on the Capitol Square to the heart of the Near East Side.

-Wisconsin State Journal

THRIVE NAMES MICHAEL GAY SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Michael Gay has been named senior vice president of economic development for Thrive, the economic development partnership for the eight-county Madison region.

-Wisconsin State Journal

LIFE AFTER EPIC: ALUMNI PUT SKILLS LEARNED TO USE IN NEW VENTURES

After Epic, then what? For more and more alumni of the Verona-based firm, the answer is: Stay in Madison and start your own company.

-Wisconsin State Journal

ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS TO GATHER FOR STARTUP WEEKEND MADISON

A new business could be born this weekend on the Far West Side. Entrepreneurs will gather at Madison Area Technical College's west campus, 302 S. Gammon Road, for the second annual Startup Weekend Madison beginning Friday.

-Wisconsin State Journal

ELECTION BRINGS 'BIG TURNOVER' TO MADISON CITY COUNCIL

The new Madison City Council elected Tuesday brings new faces, some stark changes and a depth of experience rare for freshmen, observers say.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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Around the State and Points Elsewhere

SALE OF PAPER MILL COULD BE JOB BOON TO PORT EDWARDS

Another community with deep ties to the state's paper industry has received some good news.

-Wisconsin State Journal

WANGARD PLANS JUNE START FOR PARK EAST SQUARE

Wangard Partners Inc. plans to break ground in June on the Park East Square apartments, planned for the vacant block bordered by N. Milwaukee, N. Jefferson and E. Lyon streets and E. Ogden Ave.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

EAST SIDE APARTMENTS PLAN TO BE REVISED

A Chicago-area developer is revising plans for an apartment building on Milwaukee's east side that drew concerns from nearby residents.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

VETERANS APARTMENTS PROPOSED FOR NORTHWEST SIDE

A Milwaukee veterans organization plans to develop 30 apartments for homeless and disabled veterans, mainly on the city's northwest side.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

VIDEO: DAYKIN DISCUSSES NORTH SIDE DEVELOPMENT BAILOUT

Business reporter Tom Daykin discusses a proposal to bail out two tax incremental financing districts that paid the city's costs tied to developments that were supposed to create around 90 single-family homes and a 24-unit townhouse project on the city's north side.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

BANK TAKES AUL'S DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES

City of Delafield - Six downtown commercial buildings formerly owned by attorney/real estate investor Tom Aul and valued at an estimated $1.7 million have been taken over by AnchorBank of Madison.

-Livinglakecounty.com

SUPERMARKET PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN APARTMENT AND RETAIL PROJECT

A 53,000-square-foot supermarket is planned for the commercial portion of the next phase of The North End, a downtown Milwaukee apartment and retail development.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

LIBRARY APARTMENTS DEVELOPER PLANS FINANCING SWITCH

The firm that's developing apartments at the site of Milwaukee's East Library is planning to use coventional financing instead of a loan guaranteed by a federal agency.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel