Dane County under development

Published: June 29, 2009
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Several construction projects are in full swing across Dane County. Here’s a sampling of what is under way

Dane County cuts back as revenue streams slow

Shared revenue cutbacks and revenue shortfalls are giving Dane County’s budget a one-two punch that might only be shielded with layoffs, unpaid furloughs, wage freezes and delays in construction projects.

Urban renewal hits roadblock

Published: June 29, 2009
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There’s just something about city life. It attracts people. It attracts development. And, although Dane County recently lost support for a program that promotes urban infill projects, officials say the push for urban growth remains strong.

Bursting the Dane County bubble

Published: June 29, 2009
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The economic recession has drastically affected Wisconsin: Factories have closed, mass layoffs caused unemployment numbers to rise and building projects have been suspended.

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Roald Gundersen’s ideas are as big as the trees he shinnies up like a man half his age. The Stoddard-based “tree architect” wants to take wood construction far beyond the rustic cottages with which people associate him, but first he has to convince builders and architects of trees’ potential. Caley Clinton heads to western Wisconsin to see what future the forest holds.

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