Hensen Marks 45 Years at Bank of Sun Prairie (Sun Prairie Star)

Hensen Marks 45 Years at Bank of Sun Prairie

Link to Full Article: http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=52&ArticleID=7541

Blogger's Note: Alice is a great mentor to a lot of people (including me) and she is a tremendous resource to the City of Sun Prairie. Congratulations Alice!

Hospital Building Blitz in High Gear (Madison.com)

Hospital Building Blitz in High Gear

Link to Full Article: http://host.madison.com/news/local/health_med_fit/article_658639c0-82d8-11e0-bbe4-001cc4c002e0.html

Blogger's Note: We're confident that SSM Healthcare is going to move forward on their hospital facility in Sun Prairie as soon as they are able to do so. I'm also hopeful that Meriter will still do a project on the property that they own on Thompson Drive. This is a great indicator of how far the East side continues to evolve as a place to live and work.

Mayoral Priorities Outlined (Sun Prairie Star)

Mayoral Priorities Outlined (Submitted to the Star by Mayor John Murray)

Link to Full Article: http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=7550

Excerpt from the Article:

"A focused economic development strategy. Sun Prairie is competing against other cities and regions for job growth and retention. I have proposed beefing up our Community Development Authority into a more robust marketing and economic development entity. By working with the Chamber, the Business Improvement District and other business and civic groups, we can retain and grow our local jobs and increase tax base."

Blogger's Note: Obviously excited to have the Mayor list this as a priority. Mayor Murray was the public sector co-chair for the Ad Hoc Committee that developed our current Strategic Business Development Plan in 2008-2009. This plan identified preliminary target sectors in two groups:

Immediate Sectors

• Finance and Insurance
• Information Technology
• Light Manufacturing
• Warehousing & Distribution
• Food & Beverage Processing

Emerging Sectors

• Healthcare
• Biotechnology
• Agricultural Technology
• Renewable Energy
• Continuing Education
• Hospitality & Tourism

My guess is we're going to start with that document and try to focus it even further. Marketing and retaining these sectors will probably be up for discussion with the Council at their upcoming Strategic Planning discussion, as well as what sort of resources the City may need to allocate to this effort. Sounds like a good move to me.

Sun City Cyclery & Skate Shop Marks 20 Years in Business (Sun Prairie Star)

Sun City Cyclery & Skate Shop Marks 20 Years in Business (Photo by Tim Neuenschwander)

Link to Full Article: http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=52&ArticleID=7535

Anne Pingry Joins Bank of Sun Prairie (Sun Prairie Star/Press Release)

Anne Pingry Joins Bank of Sun Prairie

Link to Full Article: http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=7527&TM=57540.84

Click here for more infomation on the Bank of Sun Prairie.

WPPI Energy to Purchase Power From Point Beach Nuclear Plant (Press Release)

WPPI Energy to Purchase Power From Point Beach Nuclear Plant

Link to Full Press Release: http://www.wppienergy.org/newsarchive?ID=226

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Click here for a fact sheet on Next Era's Point Beach Nuclear Plant.

Sun Prairie's Bonnie Dixon Elected 2012 President of the Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin (WiscNews.com)

Bonnie Dixon, branch manager in Sun Prairie for Stark Company Realtors, has been elected 2012 president for the Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin.

She has served as a director since last year and is in the post of treasurer. Before becoming branch manager in Sun Prairie, Dixon held the same position in Stark Company's Baraboo office and covered Sauk and Columbia counties, including the Portage area.

She has worked in the real estate industry for more than 14 years.

Source Link: http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/news/article_f863ccc8-835d-11e0-93eb-001cc4c002e0.html

Click here for more information on Bonnie and Stark Company Realtors in Sun Prairie.

Click here for more information on the Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin.