Mayor’s State of the City
Do you see yourself being helped by what he lays out in his "speech"? Does this sound like the direction you want your...
How Many Jobs Did That Create?
So, one of my concerns over the years is that with all of the talk about Economic Development in this town, its hard to...
Local Purchasing
One more from the Economic Development bizzaro-world . . .Yesterday, the WSJ editorialized AGAINST a preference for local purchasing. What? Did...
City Committee Resignations
When I first heard about several committee resignations due to being upset with a decision of the Mayor, I thought they were talking...
Let’s get them on the record!
Governor Walker came out last week with a union busting bill - Lots more information here. A couple of things have been overlooked...
What kind of jobs does Madison need?
I've asked this question repeatedly, and it seems there is no answer, or at least not an answer people agree on. I asked this...
Council Recap
Here's the recap of the meeting that I didn't really tell you about yesterday! (Sorry.) And the meeting that nearly wasn't. ...
Economic Development Director Do Over – 3rd Times A Charm
It must be Friday . . . that's when the City issues all of its bad news.Looks like we're going to try again to...
$1.8M Leap of Faith?
At the nearly 5 hour Board of Estimates meeting last night, there were many items of interest, stimulus package update, alternate side parking during...
Only at the EDC (Economic Development Conmission)
Sometimes, you hear the strangest things . . .When we have a City Committee that is supposed to be:Responsible for preparation and periodic updating...
E Round Up: All Edgewater, All the Time
Yes, there's enough about the Edgewater for a round up dedicated to this subject alone . . . I expect that this will be...
Economic Development Commission Struggles to (Obviously) Support the Edgewater (final)
This was mildly entertaining. A few special moments.At the beginning of the meeting Fred Mohs, Gene Devitt, the model and a small handful...