You’ve just invested a lot of time and money into putting together a plan and/or project, now it’s time to bring it to life. As a full-service firm, we work as a team to provide your community with customized, cost-effective and targeted solutions to implement your vision. We are willing to join your team as an external consultant, or as an extension of your staff. Either way, when you choose Redevelopment Resources, you choose results.
If we help your organization and are successful in receiving a grant award and you don’t have the capacity to administer it, we can take care of that for you. We have served several communities during staff transitions, administer CDBG and other ongoing grants.
Communities desire policies that assure performance and return on investment of their limited resources used as incentives for growth and development. Developers and business owners appreciate clearly articulated expectations that remove some of the unknowns as they put together projects. We assist communities in articulating their goals, defining their targeted audience, and desired outcomes.
Our diversified experience means that we can provide a full suite of real estate services, including: brokerage services, leasing, tenant representation. Kristen Fish-Peterson is a licensed realtor in WI, and affiliated with a full service firm, Key Commercial Real Estate based in Madison. Our expert team can provide key assessments such as investment analysis, market analysis, business mix assessments as well as customer-driven street programs.
| Project Type | Project Name | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Extension | Village of Pulaski Consultant Services | Pulaski, WI | Ongoing consulting work to include development of economic development strategy, implementation of said strategy including small business recruitment and retention including advising of small businesses, property development and redevelopment, TIF district implementation. |
| Staff Extension | Village of Rothschild Consultant Services | Rothschild, WI | Ongoing economic development, redevelopment and community development implementation including marketing plan, market analysis and business recruitment |
| Staff Extension | City of Merrill Consultant Services | Merrill, WI | Ongoing consulting with all things redevelopment and economic development. Conducted retention surveys, counseled small businesses, developed downtown revitalization plans, recruited businesses, advised on purchasing property, blight elimination. |
| Staff Extension | Village of Mount Horeb | Mount Horeb, WI | Ongoing economic development consulting as staff; created TID 6; conducted housing study; represents Village at Chamber events/meetings, attends and contributes content to RDA meetings |
| Real Estate Management | Private sector client | Menominee, MI | Business recruitment work for over 18 months to attract tenants to multi-tenant property. |
| Subject Matter Expert | Private sector client | N/A | Expert witness testimony to prove a market area for establishing a geographic radius for direct competition |
| Executive Recruitment | Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corp. | Fond du Lac, WI | Interim Leadership (12 months of ongoing work) |
| Executive Recruitment | Wisconsin Economic Development Association | Statewide | Served under contract as executive director for 3.5 years while working to grow the organization sufficiently so next executive director could be full time employee. |
| Executive Recruitment | City of Whitewater | Whitewater, WI | Executive Recruitment for executive director of Community Development Authority |
Your long-range business goals drive your location decisions, but selecting the perfect site is a complex process. Our clients find our selection services easier to navigate, streamlining their decision-making process. Our location criteria are strategy and market-driven and includes a site analysis that serves your business’ needs and will grow your bottom line. Additionally, we can negotiate the best package while developing the key relationships that will support your business’ success.
We will work to capture the right deal based solidly on achieving the company’s or community’s goals. We have structured deals on the community side of the table as well as the business side of the table and have achieved win-win results utilizing a variety of financing options, including Tax Increment Financing incentives, relocation benefits, Industrial Revenue Bonds, and tax credit programs/projects.
Fund creation and capitalization requires:
This process may seem daunting, but we have extensive experience administering a large regional revolving loan fund with dozens of active loans over a 10-county region. Activities include:
Communities desire policies that assure performance and return on investment of their limited resources used as incentives for growth and development. Developers and business owners appreciate clearly articulated expectations that remove some of the unknowns as they put together projects. We assist communities in articulating their goals, defining their targeted audience, and desired outcomes.
Searching for a new Executive Director or Administrator that fits your organization and has the skills to lead effectively involves understanding the current market for these skills in your sector, clearly articulating and marketing the position description, interviews and on-boarding. Redevelopment Resources has led successful search efforts for public and quasi-public sector positions. We have also served as an interim executive director and as an extension of City Staff to lead redevelopment and economic development efforts.
