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…
City edges forward with one riverfront proposal, hesitates on another
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Officials are nearing an agreement to move forward with one planned riverfront development but is reluctant to partner on a proposal for luxury condos south…
Wausau Pilot story included in “Best of INN” list for 2018
For the second year in a row, a Wausau Pilot and Review story is included in the Institute for Nonprofit News annual “best of” listing. In 2018, members of the…
Wausau committee chooses new Riverlife developer, works toward lien settlement
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City leaders on Wednesday chose one of two competing groups to resume construction on the stalled Riverlife Villages project and say a settlement is on…
City leaders to discuss Riverlife proposals, applications Wednesday
Editor’s note: This story was edited to add additional details to clarify the proposal from Riverlife Wausau LLC. By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Members of the city’s economic development committee…
Local developers: Lien, Florida lawsuit lack merit, won’t impact Riverlife
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A set of local developers vying to develop the stalled Riverlife Villages Phase I project say two outstanding legal issues facing members of the team…
Guest column: It’s time for an administrator in Wausau
By Richard Anklam, Deb Hadley and Keene Winters, former members of the Wausau City Council It is time to say it again. Wausau needs a city administrator. For the better…
Wausau mayor vows to move forward on Riverlife project
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — During a media roundtable discussion Thursday, Wausau’s mayor said he is confident the city will move forward with developing the east riverfront land without the…
Wausau committee votes to terminate ground lease, developer agreement with Riverlife Villages partners
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Following a closed session on Tuesday, members of Wausau’s economic development committee voted to terminate the ground lease and developer agreements with the current development…
Riverlife developer faces questions after Green Bay project audit shows $851K discrepancy
By Shereen Siewert GREEN BAY — A developer heavily involved in Wausau’s troubled Riverlife Village project is now facing pointed questions in Green Bay, after an independent audit revealed about…
UPDATE: Wausau officials to discuss Riverlife, city debt, in meetings this week
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect packet information posted on the city’s website and emailed to council members on Tuesday afternoon. By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU —Two of…
City officials: 3 new proposals received in Riverlife development
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City officials have received three proposals from developers interested in the Riverlife development area, but those proposals will remain under seal until at least Aug.…
Complications mount as Riverlife deadline nears
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Potential developers have until 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, to propose a new plan for the troubled Riverlife development even as questions and complications mount…
Wausau seeks new proposals for Riverlife development
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City leaders are seeking a new developer to spearhead the troubled Riverlife development project, which has become mired in a legal snag that ground the…
Guest Column: Lien on me, it’s not so bad
by Keene Winters The city has a mess on its hands with the riverfront project. For two years, city officials have allowed themselves to be dazzled by would-be developer Mike…
City unveils new vetting process for developers, investors
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Members of the city’s economic development committee has approved new safeguards to better vet investors and developers who seek pubic funds for private projects. Economic…
Riverlife Village: A timeline (so far)
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — More than two years have passed since city leaders chose one of two contenders to develop roughly 16 acres along Wausau’s east riverfront. Since then,…
City gets first look at expanded Riverlife Village building
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Members of the city’s plan commission on Tuesday evening will discuss a proposal by Quantum Ventures to add two additional floors to a proposed commercial…
