SINCE WE LAST MET agriculture center. The referendum package also included $1 million to purchase land in Oshkosh for future expansion, as well as $1.4 million to purchase the Chilton FVTC building, which it previously leased from a private developer.
April 4 The City of Neenah rolled out a plan to expand its existing tax incremental finance district near the intersection of Green Bay Road and Winneconne Avenue to help enclose a section of Goldsboro Creek to expand the existing parking lot near the former Pick’n Save grocery store for the development of a Festival Foods. The “pay-as-you-go” financing plan would pay the developer of the property $95,000 annually for the next 10 years to support the development of the property, which is estimated at nearly $10.5 million. The city originally created the TIF district in 2000 for the Kohl’s and Walmart developments located on the west side of U.S. Highway 41.
April 5 Gov. Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 463, legislation improving the state’s Angel Investment and Early Stage Investment Tax Credit Program by allowing the state to recapture the value of tax credits from companies who move out of state within three years of receiving investments that qualify for tax credits under the program. The bill also modifies the criteria the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. can use in recertifying a company for the program after it’s been initially approved for tax credits.
April 6 The U.S. Department of Labor reported 120,000 jobs were created nationally in March, keeping the unemployment rate relatively unchanged at 8.2 percent. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and in health care, but fell in retail trade.
April 9 The Wisconsin Department of Transportation began work on the $2.3 million project to improve one mile of State Road 96 on Draper and Taylor streets in Kaukauna. The project includes replacing street and sidewalk pavement, expanding storm sewer capacity, and narrowing the streets to accommodate wider terraces. The road will be completely closed to through traffic for the duration of the project, which is scheduled for completion in late October.
April 10 The village of Ashwaubenon voted against funding a third of the cost for a $3.2 million pedestrian bridge over State Road 172 connecting Pioneer Park to North Road, indicating it wouldn’t be an appropriate expense during the current economic environment. The bridge would have been funded through a more than $2 million contribution from the state as part of the U.S. Highway 41 reconstruction project. The village would have also been responsible for ongoing snow and graffiti removal, as well as expenses to light the bridge.
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