Two noteworthy economic developments are afoot in Madison. First, I hear from my local correspondents that Lake Area Improvement Corporation director Julie Gross has officially endorsed—i.e., spent money!—on accessing materials produced by the Main Street program. The idea of the…
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Five weeks after local boosters proposed a downtown development task force to the Madison City Commission, four weeks after a group of citizens stepped forward to volunteer their services for that task force, and three weeks after the Lake Area…
I think we're winning... and the LAIC may help us. No, Bulldog Media has not taken over the Madville Times. I maintain the opinion that the Lake Area Improvement Corporation, Lake County's quasi-private economic development corporation, has wasted perhaps millions…
Wiktionary offers the following etymology for nepotism: From Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepÅs ("nephew"), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The Madison Chamber of Commerce doesn't…
Madison blogosphere neighbor John Nelson expresses his hope that the promotion of Julie Gross from Chamber of Commerce director to Lake Area Improvement Corporation director means better things for Madison. I want to be generous and look for signs that…