Published: June 29, 2009
Tags: Biochemistry II, East Washington Avenue, Focus on Dane County, Meriter Business Administrative Office, The World Famous Mustard Museum, Union South, University Avenue reconstruction, University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation Centennial Building, Villager Mall renovation, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

Several construction projects are in full swing across Dane County. Here’s a sampling of what is under way
Published: June 29, 2009
Tags: budget, Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin, cutbacks, Dane County, Focus on Dane County, recession, shared revenue, Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council
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.
Published: June 29, 2009
Tags: Better Urban Infill Development Program, BUILD, Dane County, Focus on Dane County, infill

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.
Published: June 29, 2009
Tags: bubble, Dane County, Focus on Dane County, recession, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

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