Article: Consultant recommends branding to attract businesses, retail customers Town Center development slow

By MARY BUCKLEY

Thiensville -- A less than robust economy has had an impact on development in the Mequon-Thiensville Town Center, a redevelopment area centered on Cedarburg and Mequon roads in Mequon and the downtown area of Thiensville along Main Street and Green Bay Road.

Town Center Development Specialist Carl Templar brought the Village Board up to date on efforts to bring businesses into the redevelopment area.

"There has been significant activity even if the economy is less than robust," he said.

Templar said 100 developers were contacted during the last year, although it turns out some are no longer in business, victims of the slowed economy. Three or four of the largest real estate ...

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