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Riverside board backs next step on four-unit retail incubator; staff to negotiate consultant contract
Summary
The Village Board reviewed a retail-incubator concept for a four-shop cluster and public gathering space near Burlington. Consultants presented a vendor-cohort education model; the board directed staff to negotiate a contract with KPGS to manage the program and return a purchase order/contract for approval.
Director Zavala presented the concept for a four-unit retail incubator sited near Burlington, describing the village's goal to create small, modular retail units that host rotating vendor cohorts, provide business training, and activate underused space. Kendra Shaw and Patrick Greenacre of KPGS Consulting described the model used in nearby communities: 8'to-12-by-15-foot modular shops rented on short-term seasonal licenses, cohort-based business…
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