DEVELOPER REVIVES PROPOSAL FOR LARGE HOTEL NEAR CAPITOL SQUARE

The North Central Group revises proposal for 10-story, 164-room hotel on Pahl Tire site at East Washington Avenue and North Webster Street.

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MADISON MAY OFFER $300,000 TO LURE GROCERY TO ALLIED DRIVE NEIGHBORHOOD

City staff team recommends a low-interest or forgivable loan to bring grocery to neighborhood in wake of Walgreen's closing.
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HILL FARMS PROJECT IN LIMBO?

Some Democrats think the redevelopment might not go forward over budget concerns.
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MADISON'S DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO LEAVE FOR EAST COAST POSTION

Steve Cover to leave for top-level planning job in Arlington County, Virginia.
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PAUL SOGLIN NAMES NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Mayor selects Matthew Mikolajewski for key economic development position.
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FORBES LAUDS MADISON ENTREPRENEUR AND DRIFTY CO-FOUNDER

Drifty's co-founder is named to the business magazine's "30 under 30" list for Enterprise Technology.
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TAKE A CLASS, MAKE A BUCK -- OR, IN THIS CASE, $30,000

UW students learn about entrepreneurship by trying it.
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EPIC SYSTEMS DRAWS ON LITERATURE GREATS FOR ITS NEXT EXPANSION

Epic on Monday unveiled plans for Campus Five - five buildings with tentative designs that pay homage to literature classics.
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FITCHBURG WANTS LAKE WAUBESA CONSTRUCTION ZONE APPROVED -- QUIETLY

But the DNR says the suburb needs to formally appeal a planning commission denial of 900-acre development request on sensitive land.
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IN THE SPIRIT: UPDATES ON PEOPLE AND PLACES IN THE NEWS LAST YEAR

An online crowdfunding campaign succeeded in keeping a meditation center in its building.
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