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Regional development group highlights talent campaigns, developer outreach and early work on a regional housing fund
Summary
Synergy (regional economic development organization) told Marathon County officials it has new talent-attraction marketing, developer tours and is researching a potential regional housing fund after developers cited capital-stack hurdles.
Angel Laidlaw, a regional economic-development representative, told the Marathon County Extension Education and Economic Development Committee on March 6 that the organization is pushing several initiatives to attract workers and developers to Central Wisconsin.
Laidlaw said the group has launched a talent-attraction brand called “Central to Success” and a related website; runs an annual developer tour that brings 10–12 outside developers to see local reuse and redevelopment projects; and is compiling materials and a free marketing toolkit for municipalities and small businesses. “We built what we called Central to Success,” Laidlaw said, describing the…
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