Ken Harwood Advocating for Wisconsin ...moreHarwoodKen [at] Gmail.com 608.334.2174 This Weeks Articles for 4/17/2024 ...
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Despite some general agreement on the housing crisis, there is little agreement on solutionsI think the vast majority of Madisonians can agree on these three things. ...moreHousing is too expensive. Sprawl is bad. Mass transit is good. And, of course, all three issues are intertwined. Building up instead of out will use less land and create the densities that support transit. Greater densities also should reduce housing costs in the long run if supply can catch up with demand. Moreover, total living costs are lower in places served by transit when you take into account the cost of housing and transportation combined. The trick is to turn those three points of general agreement into specific policies that accomplish the goals most of us share. And the trickiness of this is playing out right now in a couple of places. ... Ken Notes: Great read! | |||||||||
As part of National Community Development Month, the City of Madison’s Community Development Division is highlighting some of the benefits Community Development Block Grants brought to the city in the last year. Through federal Community Development Block Grant funding, the City of Madison awarded approximately $2 million in 2023 to help rehabilitate and preserve more than 300 affordable housing units as part of the Capital Improvements for Non-profit Housing (CINH) program. Those funds went to multiple non-profit housing providers in the city, including Common Wealth Development, Madison Area Community Land Trust, Madison Development Corportation, Movin Out, and Porchlight... | |||||||||
MARINETTE (NBC 26) — The city of Marinette is receiving an infrastructure grant worth more than $631,000 to boost economic development around Fincantieri Marinette Marine. The announcement comes from Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The governor`s office said Wednesday as Fincantieri Marinette Marine continues to grow, the grant will support road construction to improve traffic flow around the shipbuilding company... | |||||||||
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April 12, 2024 // Franchising.com // NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Mountain Mike’s Pizza s proud to announce its first restaurants east of the Mississippi River as the brand expands into its tenth state. A pair of three-unit development deals will soon introduce ‘Pizza the Way it Oughta Be!®’ to Wisconsin. The Milwaukee- and Green Bay-area agreements were inked with brothers and first-time Mountain Mike’s franchisees, Jasmeet and Ranbir Shergill, who expect to open their first location in Green Bay before the end of the year. The pizza segment is booming, as is the demand for Mountain Mike’s mouthwatering pizzas and family-friendly atmosphere. Mountain Mike’s makes delicious pizzas the way you remember - handmade and with the freshest and finest ingredients. From its crispy, curly pepperoni, 100% whole milk mozzarella cheese and a variety of fan-favorite specialty pizzas, Mountain Mike’s has something to satisfy every taste. The Mountain Mike’s menu features an all-you-can-eat... | |||||||||
Skift Take Forget stereotypes about cheese and beer. Wisconsin believes that hosting Top Chef will translate into highlight the state`s culinary offerings and boost tourism to the state. Wisconsin has been trying to lure tourists with more than just cheese and beer in a national cable ad — the state’s first — that plays off the reality show Top Chef. “This is our biggest campaign to date,” said Anne Sayers, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. “That’s the first time in Wisconsin’s history that we’ve had that kind of reach.” Top Chef’s 21st season takes place in Wisconsin... | |||||||||
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Wisconsin’s workforce is expected to continue significant growth. Recently published short-term employment projections show the state making a remarkable post pandemic recovery, with employment fully restored as of the second quarter of 2023. Projections by Department of Workforce Development labor economists point to Wisconsin adding nearly 82,000 new jobs, an increase of nearly 2.5% across all industries between 2023 and 2025. Computer and math related occupations are growing fastest. Leisure and hospitality lead employment growth projections, adding more than 15,000 jobs... | |||||||||
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Valor on Washington features 59 homes and space for nonprofit Great Lakes Dryhootch.A community that aims to provide affordable housing for veterans and their families has opened in Madison, Wisconsin. ...moreDeveloped by Gorman & Co., Valor on Washington is a six-story, mixed-use development with 59 two- and three-bedroom units. Fifty units are targeted to households with incomes between 30% and 60% of the area median income, and nine units have unrestricted rents, creating a mixed-income community. Great Lakes Dryhootch, a nonprofit veterans organization, has located its Madison headquarters in the first-floor commercial space and will provide on-site social services along with Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin.“Valor on Washington is the perfect example of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors coming together in an innovative way to solve a complex social issue. No one in our society is more deserving of safe, decent, and high-quality affordable housing than our military veterans,” said Brian Swanton, Gorman’s president and CEO. Wisconsin-based Gorman & Co. acted as architect, general contractor, developer, and property manager on this project. | |||||||||
McShane Construction Company was selected by repeat client Lincoln Avenue Communities to build Canyons, a 60-unit affordable housing residence in Madison, Wisconsin. Positioned on a 1.12-acre site, the building will feature four stories of wood frame construction atop a concrete parking garage. The building’s exterior will integrate an attractive mix of Hardie fiber-cement siding and masonry brick veneer. The units will incorporate a mix of luxury vinyl-tile and carpet flooring, granite countertops, and stainless-steel appliances. The property will offer 3,750 square feet of amenity space including a fitness center, laundry room, mail room, and club room... | |||||||||
About the Competition Each year, HUD`s Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition invites graduate students enrolled in accredited U.S. educational institutions to respond to an existing affordable housing design and planning issue. The multidisciplinary teams, composed of graduate students studying architecture, planning and policy, finance, and other areas, must address social, economic, environmental, design, financial, and construction issues in addition to the affordable housing design challenge. ...more | |||||||||
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Note: I changed the link here to Toms Twitter account. JS limits the number of articles I can read so I look at TD`s Twitter feed every week. I`ll Still include JS articles but after ten you need to subscribe. I also updated the picture because, well Tom is getting old and development is taking it`s toll!!! Milwaukee
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