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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 100 Date: 8/3/2026 4:57:33 PM | ||
| Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce $229 Million in Wisconsin Investments for FY2026 | ||
Leo's notes: WEDC’s FY2026 investments reinforce that workforce housing is increasingly being treated as a cornerstone of Wisconsin’s economic development strategy rather than a standalone housing issue. By pairing housing investments with workforce, infrastructure, and business development initiatives, the state is recognizing that communities compete for talent by offering both quality jobs and attainable places to live. Coordinated investment across these sectors is becoming a defining strategy for long-term economic growth—a model to watch... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:16:27 PM | ||
| New Habitat for Humanity house to be completed in Janesville | ||
Leo's notes: While a single home won’t solve Wisconsin’s housing shortage, these projects create lasting wealth-building opportunities and strengthen neighborhood stability. Expanding pathways to ownership remains an essential part of a balanced workforce housing strategy. Ken Notes: We need to look at using a Habitat like model in conjunction with Wisconsin's new TIF statute to create new "neighborhoods" for smaller homes that support workforce housing. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:25:30 PM | ||
| Binkowskis to overhaul GEF buildings downtown | ||
Ken Notes: This will be a challenging project, but perfect for expanding the downtown housing footprint. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:54:52 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 4/6/2026 9:26:43 PM | ||
| Medical College of Wisconsin adding student housing for the first time in school’s history | ||
Leo's notes: The Medical College of Wisconsin’s investment in dedicated student housing reflects the growing connection between housing and workforce development in critical industries like health care. By improving housing access for future physicians, the project strengthens the talent pipeline while easing pressure on the surrounding rental market. Workforce housing isn’t just about today’s employees—it’s about supporting tomorrows essential workforce as well... | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:18:36 PM | ||
| Viroqua Housing Advisory Board plans next steps for tiny homes and accessory dwellings | ||
Leo's notes: Viroqua’s continued exploration of tiny homes and accessory dwelling units reflects a growing recognition that expanding workforce housing requires a variety of housing types, not just large developments. By evaluating flexible, neighborhood-scale options, local leaders are building a more diverse housing toolkit that can improve affordability while preserving community character. Incremental housing solutions are becoming an increasingly important part of Wisconsin’s workforce housing strategy. Ken Notes: Solving Wisconsin's workforce housing issues in like a large jigsaw puzzle and Tiny Homes and ADUs are just a few pieces but without them we will not have a complete picture. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:33:24 PM | ||
| Residents voice frustrations over rising housing costs at Brookview Mobile Home Park | ||
Leo’s notes: Concerns from Brookview Mobile Home Park residents highlight the importance of preserving manufactured housing as one of Wisconsin’s largest sources of naturally affordable housing. As housing costs continue to rise, protecting existing affordable communities is just as critical as building new ones. Long-term workforce housing strategies must balance new development with preservation to maintain affordability for working families. Ken Notes: This is happening across the nation and it is displacing many from affordable housing options. These residents need some protections legislatively to keep new owners from turning parks into extremely profitable cash cows. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:49:28 PM | ||
| Habitat for Humanity brings new approach for homeownership and building to City of Hillsboro’s Tinkers Bluff Subdivision | ||
Leo's notes: Habitat for Humanity’s approach in Hillsboro demonstrates how innovative construction methods can expand homeownership opportunities in rural communities. By combining factory-built homes with Habitat’s affordable ownership model, the organization is reducing costs while accelerating production for working families. Creative building strategies will play an increasingly important role in closing Wisconsin’s workforce housing gap—a model to watch. Ken Notes: I believe we could work with stick builders and manufactured home builders to adopt some of the habitat design and working with families using new TIF statutes to create some very special neighborhoods especially in rural Wisconsin. | ||
| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 26 - Wk: 32 Date: 8/3/2026 4:42:04 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 10 - Wk: 125 Date: 3/23/2026 9:49:04 PM | ||
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| Click to Display / Share This Note - Vol: 11 - Wk: 125 Date: 9/2/2025 7:30:59 PM |