News & Notes
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Are you ready for the Holiday season?

 

As there was no New & Notes last week, there are articles from the past two weeks.

 

Joe 

 

Development News for the Weeks of: 11/23/2013 - 12/6/2013   

 

DEVELOPER SEEKING APPROVALS FOR RYOSTER CORNERS PROJECT 

 

A 28-acre project with homes, apartments, offices and shops on the former East Side fertilizer plant has been in planning for years.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

MADISON COMMITTEE NEARING RECOMMENDATION ON DEVELOPER FOR JUDGE DOYLE SQUARE

With daunting complexity and a volume of information to absorb, Madison's Judge Doyle Square Committee likely will wait until next year to recommend a developer to team with the city on a massive remake of two prime Downtown blocks.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

CITY STAFF SEES PROMISE, CONCERNS IN PLANS FOR JUDGE DOYLE SQUARE

JDS Development has the better design, the Journeyman Group and partners a more thorough plan, and both have financing advantages and drawbacks...
-Wisconsin State Journal

JUDGE DOYLE SQUARE PROPOSALS FORCE HARD DECISIONS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

Judge Doyle Square, the city's biggest development ever, is posing hard choices on how the city can deliver millions, and perhaps tens of millions, in loans for the project.
-Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON PUBLIC MARKET VENDORS MEETING ON TAP 

 

City wants to know which area farmers, food producers and retailers might be interested in renting space in a yet-to-be-determined location.

-The Cap Times  

 

DANE COUNTY NOVEMBER HOME STARTS UP 39%

Dane County's November building permits again exceeded the number issued for the same month of the previous year, as local home construction stayed strong late into the year.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

DANE COUNTY OCTOBER FORECLOSURES DOWN 30 PERCENT 

 

New foreclosures dropped by 30 percent in Dane County in October compared to last year, as the local market continued to strengthen.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

GIALAMAS COMPANY CO-FOUNDER 'CANDY' GIALAMAS LEAVES LASTING MARK ON MADISON-AREA DEVELOPMENT, PHILANTHROPY 

 

With husband George, she built Old Sauk Trails Park on Madison's West Side.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

CITY COUNCIL MAKES THE UNEMPLOYED A PROTECTED CLASS IN HIRING 

 

The council engaged in a lengthy discussion about whether to refer the matter to a later meeting, over concerns that the business community was not adequately consulted about the potential change.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

 

CITY, COUNTY, SHCOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO START TALKS ON ARE-WIDE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

 

City, county and school district officials and after-school program providers will meet Friday to discuss a city-wide system to coordinate the programs.

-Wisconsin State Journal  

 

IN STOUGHTON, RESIDENTS AWAIT A BIG REVEAL ON A BIG-BOX RETAILER 

 

As city prepares to grow, memories of a bruising battle over a Walmart Supercenter remain.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

 
Around the State and Points Elsewhere  
 

BROOKFIELD APPROVES SPENDING $38 MILLION ON CORNERS DEVELOPMENT 

 

The Town of Brookfield will spend around $38 million to help finance a $186 million retail development anchored by a Von Maur department store.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

 

PROJECT TO FINISH BIKE PATH ON TRACK 

 

By next fall, bicyclists should be able to hop on their bikes at the Milwaukee lakefront and pedal 48 miles over a paved trail to the southern reaches of Sheboygan County.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel     

 

MORTGAGE RATES POPPED LAST WEEK, 1 PERCENTAGE POINT HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR 

 

Mortgage rates increased over the past week on good economic news, and now are more than a full percentage point higher than at the same time last year, a report Thursday shows. 

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel    

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