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- If You Were to Make a Monopoly Board For Sun Prairie, What Would You Put On It? (City of Sun Prairie Office of Economic Development)
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- Cabela's Announces Sun Prairie Location (City of Sun Prairie Press Release)
- Sun Prairie's New Wal-Mart Opens on Redeveloped Site of Original Store (City of Sun Prairie)
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Community Facts
For anyone not familiar with Sun Prairie, here are some quick facts: Sun Prairie is a community of over 30,000 located immediately Northeast of Madison, Wisconsin. Sun Prairie is consistently one of the fastest growing cities in the State of Wisconsin, and has been rapidly growing since the late 1990's.
The location offers easy access to the amenties of the Greater Madison area and the University of Wisconsin while providing a proactive, business friendly environment near the area's primary transportation modes. The City of Sun Prairie is located on U.S. 151, a six-lane highway serving as a critical business link between I-39/90/94 and the Fox Cities. The City's fourth interchange was just opened in 2006. The 2009 traffic count for this highway was 44,000 cars per day.
As a municipally owned utility, Sun Prairie Utilities provides highly reliable electricity while historically averaging 10 to 20% lower rates than investor owned utilities in the area. In addition, they provide telecommunications access through high speed fiber optics to several commercial and industrial customers in the City. Sun Prairie is a member utility of WPPI Energy.
Several major employers call Sun Prairie home, including QBE, Village Hearth Bakery, Veyance Technologies, Royle Printing, Madison Kipp Corporation, Wisconsin Distributors, and Trachte Building Systems.
Sun Prairie is home to the fastest growing retail area in Wisconsin with more than 2 million s.f. of retail planned for its Westside Neighborhood along the Highway C/Grand Avenue corridor. Anchors inlclude Costco, Target, Woodman's Food Market, and Copp's. Additional development sites are available. Contact Neil Stechschulte at nstechschulte@cityofsunprairie.com or (608) 825-0894 for more information.
The Sun Prairie Business Park is one of the most successful light industrial parks in Dane County. In addition to being home to several of the previously mentioned companies, it is also home to Hallman Lindsay Paints, Soderholm Foods, WPPI Energy, Palmer Johnson Power Systems, and Badger Graphics.
Lots are available. For more information, contact Neil Stechschulte at nstechschulte@cityofsunprairie.com or (608) 825-0894.
Downtown Sun Prairie is a rapidly changing area with newer housing options, new restaurants, and specialized retailers. It is regularly referred to as a model for other communities.
The location offers easy access to the amenties of the Greater Madison area and the University of Wisconsin while providing a proactive, business friendly environment near the area's primary transportation modes. The City of Sun Prairie is located on U.S. 151, a six-lane highway serving as a critical business link between I-39/90/94 and the Fox Cities. The City's fourth interchange was just opened in 2006. The 2009 traffic count for this highway was 44,000 cars per day.
As a municipally owned utility, Sun Prairie Utilities provides highly reliable electricity while historically averaging 10 to 20% lower rates than investor owned utilities in the area. In addition, they provide telecommunications access through high speed fiber optics to several commercial and industrial customers in the City. Sun Prairie is a member utility of WPPI Energy.
Several major employers call Sun Prairie home, including QBE, Village Hearth Bakery, Veyance Technologies, Royle Printing, Madison Kipp Corporation, Wisconsin Distributors, and Trachte Building Systems.
Sun Prairie is home to the fastest growing retail area in Wisconsin with more than 2 million s.f. of retail planned for its Westside Neighborhood along the Highway C/Grand Avenue corridor. Anchors inlclude Costco, Target, Woodman's Food Market, and Copp's. Additional development sites are available. Contact Neil Stechschulte at nstechschulte@cityofsunprairie.com or (608) 825-0894 for more information.
The Sun Prairie Business Park is one of the most successful light industrial parks in Dane County. In addition to being home to several of the previously mentioned companies, it is also home to Hallman Lindsay Paints, Soderholm Foods, WPPI Energy, Palmer Johnson Power Systems, and Badger Graphics.
Lots are available. For more information, contact Neil Stechschulte at nstechschulte@cityofsunprairie.com or (608) 825-0894.
Downtown Sun Prairie is a rapidly changing area with newer housing options, new restaurants, and specialized retailers. It is regularly referred to as a model for other communities.
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I welcome any submittal relating to economic development here in Sun Prairie. E-mail your article, source and or web link to Neil Stechschulte by clicking here.
For Additional Information or To Submit a Story Contact:
Neil Stechschulte
Economic Development Director
City of Sun Prairie
300 E. Main St.
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Phone: (608) 825-0894
e-mail: Click here
Economic Development Director
City of Sun Prairie
300 E. Main St.
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Phone: (608) 825-0894
e-mail: Click here
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(Formerly Thrive)
Area Location Map
Sun Prairie is Madison, Wisconsin's immediate neighbor to the Northeast.
Area Map Provided by Downtown Sun Prairie's own: Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.
Area Map Provided by Downtown Sun Prairie's own: Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.
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