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insight on Economic By Mar yB eth Mat zek development Second act C o u r t e s y o f S ta d t m u e l l e r & A s s o c i at e s Former industrial sites find new uses in the Fox Cities F or more than a century, the Fox River served as an industrial hub throughout the Fox Cities. As businesses closed, moved or consolidated, the buildings that once housed manufacturers sat empty waiting for a second life. Little by little, many of these industrial sites are finding new purposes, filling community, commercial and residential needs. The historic Eagle Mill in Kaukauna is the latest site finding a new use. Built in 1872 as a flour mill and now owned 38 | Insight • J u n e 2 013 The Grand KaKalin project at the old Eagle Mill in Kaukauna is highlighted on an aerial view of the area. Crews begin work later this year to convert the main floor of the 88,000-square-foot Eagle Mill into the new Kaukauna Library. by Thilmany Inc., the company no longer needs the building and some of the surrounding warehouses. They connected with developer Randy Stadtmueller – who redeveloped several former industrial sites in the Fox Cities, including the former Atlas Mill in Appleton. Stadtmueller and his team at Stadtmueller & Associates took a long look at the 5½-acre property along Lawe Street north of the Veteran's Bridge. "We talked a lot with community leaders and it became clear the Kaukauna Library needed a new home and that the old mill might be a perfect fit," he says. Crews will begin work later this year to convert the main floor of the 88,000-square-foot Eagle Mill into the Kaukauna Library's new home, w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m