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e key to a successful downtown is finding
the right mix between retail, business and
entertainment and creating a place where
people want to be. For the past 12 years,
that's what
Amy Hansen has
been striving for in her role as executive
director of the Downtown Fond du Lac
Partnership. It seems to be paying
off since the downtown boasts a
4 percent vacancy rate.
Downtown Fond du Lac has seen
immense change during the past
decade as once-empty properties,
including the Hotel Retlaw, have
come back to life, with multiple
properties receiving grants to
update their faćades, restoring
historic brick and stone exteriors.
Hansen, who earlier this year
became a certified Main Street
America Downtown Revitalization
Professional, sat down with Insight
to discuss plans to keep moving the
downtown forward.
