STURTEVANT and MOUNT PLEASANT – Ashley Capital has started the renovation of Building IV in Enterprise Business Park here. The 438,000-square-foot structure, completed in early 2020, was most recently occupied by Amazon as a last-mile distribution facility. The development firm plans to restore Building IV to its original shell condition and have it ready for […]
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Ashley Capital Plans April Start For Two Mount Pleasant Buildings
MOUNT PLEASANT – Ashley Capital plans to start construction of two speculative industrial buildings in the Enterprise Business Park here in April. Buildings V and VI will each be 390,000 square feet. Completion is expected by the fourth quarter of this year. The construction site is west of Highway H and north of Highway 11 […]
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RCEDC Announces 2020 Annual Award Winners
The Racine County Economic Development Corporation has announced their 2020 Annual Award Winners. The 2021 RCEDC Annual Meeting will be held live from Foxconn’s High-Performance Computing Data Center Globe on June 3 at 12:30 p.m. Volunteer of the Year Ralph Malicki Ralph Malicki’s extensive list of community involvement includes serving as the incoming Chair of […]
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Grand Appliance, Ashley Capital Projects To Receive TIF Funds
With development deals agreed upon, two significant developments — Ashley Capital and Grand Appliance — are coming to Sturtevant in the near future. For years, Ashley Capital has developed industrial buildings for a business park in Sturtevant. Now the company plans to build a new 438,000 sq-ft building at the west end of Enterprise Business […]
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Trustees Approve Incentives for New Business Park
A new business park will be ready to break ground this spring in Sturtevant now that trustees have approved a 10-year financial incentive package for the park’s developer. The new park lies northwest of the intersection of Highways H and 11, just west of the Renaissance Business Park. In a deal approved unanimously Tuesday, Ashley […]
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Villages Approve Land Deal, Development & Jobs Coming Soon
Now that trustees in both Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant have approved a deal that moves village boundaries, the way is cleared for development and the potential jobs that go with it. Mount Pleasant Monday and Sturtevant last week approved ordinances that transfer 66 acres of land from Mount Pleasant into Sturtevant in exchange for sewer […]
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Public Hearing Tuesday for Villages’ Land Deal
Residents of both Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant are invited Tuesday to a public hearing about a proposed land deal meant to spur significant development and add jobs in both villages. The meeting is required by state statute and gets underway at 6 p.m. at Sturtevant Village Hall, 2801 89th Street. During the hearing, trustees from […]
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Land Agreement Clears Way for Development
**Updated 7 p.m. Village trustees from Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant approved Monday an agreement that clears the way for significant new development – and new jobs – in both communities. As predicted by Sturtevant Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole, the meeting was quick since the majority of the details were worked out in August. “We just had to hammer out […]
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Villages Reach Agreement, New Jobs on the Horizon
Now that trustees in Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant have reached an intergovernmental agreement that essentially trades sewer and water for land, at least one proposed development will move forward. Village leaders met for just over an hour Wednesday in closed session to hammer out “an agreement in principle” that transfers 3 parcels totaling 66 acres to […]
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Joint Village Meeting Could Save Development & Jobs
The village boards of both Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant will meet Wednesday to discuss a proposed land swap deal that could salvage business development and new jobs for the area. Sturtevant trustees July 15 approved what they thought was a done deal, but less than a week later were informed that was not the case. Since […]
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Villages Have 10 Days to Agree or Lose 350 Jobs
Leaders from Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant have 10 days to salvage a land swap deal or risk losing a potential development that could bring 350 manufacturing jobs and $30 to $50 million in personal property investment. While Mount Pleasant trustees Tuesday morning directed Administrator Kurt Wahlen to continue negotiations with Sturtevant officials, trustees in that […]
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Mt Pleasant Special Board Meeting Aug 5, 2014
Special Village of Mt. Pleasant Board of Trustees meeting for August 5, 2014. Covered are the open session segments with the following subject: Land Use Agreement with the Village of Sturtevant and the potential Sewer Agreement with the Village of Sturtevant.