August 2017 — Electronic component manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) recently announced its intention to build a $10 billion manufacturing campus. As the facility initially expects to employ 3,000 workers, with the potential to expand up to 13,000 employees, its magnitude generates both intense excitement and uncertainty. For instance, a number of questions surround the […]
July 2017 — Between the end of WWII and the 1970s, a growing middle class narrowed the income gap. But over the past 30 years, economists have become increasingly aware of and concerned about rising income inequality. The causes and consequences of this trend have been the focus of countless academic studies, but rising income […]
July 2017 — Assisted by the Community Vitality & Placemaking Signature Effort, on May 4, 2017, a group of 21 planning and design professionals found their way to Reedsburg, Wisconsin. These planning and design professionals worked with community members to help the community discover their shared vision for the future.
November 2015 — On November 5, 2015, a group of 20 volunteers found their way to Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin to donate their time and expertise in hopes of helping the community discover their shared vision for the future. Assisted by the Community Vitality & Placemaking Signature Effort, community members and volunteers came together to identify […]
May 2014 — On April 10 -13, 2014, a team of nineteen volunteer planners, design professionals, and community development educators volunteered their time and expertise to assist the community of Grantsburg, Wisconsin in discovering their vision for the future. This was a pilot program of the Community Vitality & Placemaking Signature Effort and completed in […]
