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on the web For more information on the latest events and what's going on in Downtown Green Bay, visit www.downtowngreenbay.com On Broadway: www.onbroadway.org City of Green Bay Economic Development Department: http://greenbaywi.gov downtown area has a lot of amenities to offer our partners (employees), from restaurants to fitness facilities to daycare and a lot more. It's a great place to be." The new facility is on schedule to be finished in the fall of 2014. With more employees coming downtown on a daily basis, there's more interest than ever in retailers and restaurants, along with housing options. To make way for the headquarters, the city razed Washington Commons, a retail mall that closed in 2006, and the neighboring Days Inn early last year. The mall's former Boston Store was refurbished and BayLake Bank "Grocery stores tell us that even though we have all these people working downtown that people only shop where they live. Well, now we are growing the number of people who are living downtown and they'll need a grocery store." –Greg Flisram, director of economic development for the City of Green Bay and APAC Customer Services now call that site home. Looking to the future While the central city is getting a reboot, Flisram says the work isn't over. He hopes to take the excitement generated downtown and have it expand outwards. "Our next focus is the Monroe and Adam streets corridors," he says. "We have some older buildings there that could find new life." With the downtown adding so much housing, there will be a high Baylake Bank and Northeast Wisconsin Working collectively with the Green Bay area community we're proud to help build the good life by bringing to our area the excitement and economic benefit of the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival® August 16-18, 2013. demand for a grocery store and Flisram is already trying to recruit one. "Grocery stores tell us that even though we have all these people working downtown that people only shop where they live. Well, now we are growing the number of people who are living downtown and they'll need a grocery store." During the next year, the city is also focused on expanding the KI Convention Center and redeveloping the Clarion Hotel site, which it owns. The city bought the [continued] » Industrial Communications and Control Solutions • networking • connectivity • control • security • power supplies and protection • support and supplies • supply chain solutions tallshipgreenbay.com APPLETON 800-622-3353 www.baylake.com w w w. i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m www.anixter.com A u g u s t 2 013 • Insight | 37