UPDATE: City committee formally opposes TIF changes
By Shereen Siewert Members of Wausau’s finance committee on Tuesday voted to oppose a state bill that would limit the use of tax incremental financing. The SB560 bill, drafted in…
WEDC lists top economic development deals of 2019
By Wausau Pilot and Review staff The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation today released its list of Wisconsin’s biggest economic development deals of 2019. This calendar year, WEDC assisted 289 businesses…
City eyes mixed-use development for Scott Street property
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Members of the city’s economic development committee on Tuesday granted a request by an Iowa-based developer to draft plans for a mixed-use development in the…
Revised Riverlife Villages plan expected by mid-May
By Shereen Siewert A local development group is putting the finishing touches on their plan to resume construction on the stalled Riverlife Villages project which is set to resume construction…
Schock: Westside Battery deal still not finalized
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A proposal to transform a west side riverfront property into a restaurant is still not finalized, more than two years after the proposal fist surfaced.…
No decision on Ponderosa Motel purchase
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU, Wis. — City leaders on Tuesday took no action on a proposal to purchase the burned out and abandoned Ponderosa Motel from Marathon County, which took…
Documenters: Wausau’s Economic Development Committee
Documented by Amanda McCartan for Wausau Pilot and Review ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Economic Development Members Present: Tom Neal – Chair, Pat Peckham, Michael Martens, Gary…
City mulls purchase of former Ponderosa Motel
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Members of the city’s economic development committee on Tuesday will review a proposal to purchase the former Ponderosa Motel from Marathon County for about $73,000.…
Apartment complex proposed for former Mountain Lanes site
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A Plover-based developer is proposing a 58-unit residential apartment complex to break ground this year at the former site of Mountain Lanes, the iconic bowling…
Guest Column: Planning, collaboration key for economic success in Wausau region
By David Eckmann, Ed.D, President/CEO of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce Do you remember living through the Great Recession earlier this decade and the impact it had throughout central…
Documenters: Notes from the Economic Development Committee, March 5
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information from Alderman Pat Peckham, and corrects the name of the person calling the meeting to order. Documented by Amanda McCartan…
Wausau mulls 5 proposals to steer south riverfront redevelopment
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City leaders on Tuesday will consider five proposals from companies interested in spearheading possible redevelopment efforts on a second stretch of shoreline south of an…
Wausau’s rejection of Hmong tavern proposal sparks “double standard” debate
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City leaders have rejected a proposed zoning change that would have paved the way for a Hmong-owned tavern in Wausau, sparking concerns about a perceived…
Wausau chooses new Riverlife developer, will satisfy $2.5M in liens
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City leaders on Tuesday finalized plans to satisfy an estimated $2.5 million in liens associated with the stalled Riverlife Phase I development, clearing the way…
Mountain Lanes sold: Storied venue reached its peak
By Jeffrey Decker Mountain Lanes, the iconic bowling alley towering above 17th Avenue in Wausau, has sold and will be demolished. Lokre Companies purchased the property at 1501 Elm St.…
City to seek south riverfront redevelopment proposals
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — With riverfront redevelopment on the city’s east side already underway, Wausau is now turning an eye toward transforming a second stretch of shoreline south of…
Documenters: Highlights from Marathon County Ext., Edu., and Econ. Development
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review At this Tuesday’s Marathon County Extension, Education, and Economic Development meeting, members learned that the area’s manufacturing industry has seen a recent…
Documenters: Highlights from Wausau’s Economic Development meeting
By Owen Reissmann for Wausau Pilot and Review Tuesday’s meeting of Wausau’s Economic Development committee included discussions on riverlife developments, environmental testing on a former industrial site on the city’s…
