A variety of business types and sizes are integral to a thriving economy and future for Adams County, Wisconsin. Yet, for the past two decades, the county has been losing entry level workers agedapproximately 20 to 30 (U.S. Census, 2014). And while America overall has become more diverse, the makeup of Adams County and its […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Fostering a positive image of Adams County
The appeal of Adams county is held in its rural location, close-knit communities and natural splendor. The small town appeal of the county has much to offer, but has posed issues in recent history. Lack of engagement and stagnancy in local government has prevented the county from creating changes needed and desired by the community. […]
Asset-Based Economic Development: Building Sustainable Small and Rural Communities
How do we best develop the county with the limited resources available? This reportprovides an in – depth examination and analysis of Adams County, Wisconsin, located in North -Central, Wisconsin, to better understand its most prominent assets for economic development.Students were tasked with creating an asset map for the county that would help makebetter decisions […]
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Attracting and retaining young professionalsin Adams County
Adams County is facing a scarcity of workers between the ages of 20 to 40, and has been for some time. Growing community frustration, disenfranchisement, and apathy has followed, and there is a desperate need for younger, fresher perspectives and minds to take greater control over Adams County’s future. Local business, along with the school […]
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Adams-FriendshipTrade Area Analysis
The Goal: Help the community determine and analyze its potential customer base to find out its size, demographics, and spending habits, among other traits that contribute to better serving its resident base and attracting additional customers. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University of Wisconsin-Extension Contact Info Kristen Runge kristin.runge@ces.uwex.edu […]
Industrial park designs for Durand
Students in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as an activity in the course Civ Engr 578 –Senior Capstone Design/GLE 479 –Geological Engineering Design prepared concepts, drawings and written materials for a small manufacturing industrial park for the City of Durand in Pepin County, Wisconsin. UniverCity Year Contact Info […]
Marketing plans for Pepin County
The mission behind the creative campaign for Pepin County, WI stems from the concept that even though a lack of awareness and recognition currently exists, a path towards improving upon this current unfamiliarity can be achieved in a four-step process. We believe that implementing a series of creative materials across traditional and digital mediums can […]
City of La Grange Comprehensive Plan
In the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018, more than 130 students in six urban planning and landscape architecture classes worked closely with the City of La Grange (pop. 4,700). Hurricane Harvey hit the week of the first community kick-off meeting, postponing the projects and the start of the fall semester. La Grange is […]
Willacy County Comprehensive Plan
Willacy County is a rural community (pop. 21,515) in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, thirty miles north of Mexico. In 2017, Hispanics and Latinos represented 88% of the population. The County has 16 colonias with some that lack adequate infrastructure for water and sewer. Due to its location along the Gulf of Mexico, […]
Downtown revitalization and redevelopment plan for Durand
This report was created by a team of graduate students in the Urban and Regional Planning master’sdegree program at University of Wisconsin–Madisonon behalf of the City of Durand, Wisconsin. The project came to life througha partnership with the UniverCity Alliance program, where students, faculty,and professionalstaffin the University of Wisconsin system collaborated with local officials on […]
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