Madville Times

Two noteworthy economic developments are afoot in Madison. First, I hear from my local correspondents that Lake Area Improvement Corporation...

Included on Monday night's Madison City Commission agenda is a request from the Lake Area Improvement Corporation to give us taxpayers ...

You can't judge a building project's commitment to local economic development by its house wrap: landowner Randy Schaefer e-mails to...

Speaking of " reasons to go out of town for almost everything "... Construction proceeds on new Secure Banking Solutions building,...

My wife and I lament the pitiable state of many building façades in downtown Madison. Too many of the storefronts have tacked up tacky plast...

The shopping madness of Black Friday is almost here—perfect time to take a survey about your local shopping habits ! This "Buy Local...

I recall a visit to Carthage three summers ago in which a gal at the Straw Bale Museum talked about recruiting retirees to move to town as...

It looks like Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether has a case of LAIC -itis. This malady, familiar to all residents of Madison and Lake County, ca...

A ruling from Judge Roberto Lange last week reminds me that our Lake County Commission may be more in tune with my thinking on economic dev...

A couple of local conversation starters: The Madison Area Arts Council somehow finagles space on the Lake Area Improvement Corporation webs...

Last summer, when Iowa announced it was building its big Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, right at the northwest corner of the state, variou...

I just found this really good article from Matt Vasilogambros in the Iowa Independent about the proposed Hyperion refinery in Elk Point. A...

Economic development policy is much more than magic phrases. But Democratic gubernatorial candidate Scott Heidepriem has said two magic phra...

The Madison Daily Leader marks the retirement of longtime local pharmacist Bob Schamber . Schamber's retirement also brings the closing ...

Hey, Dustin Williams! And Linda Salmonson, Mark Stoller, DeLon Mork, Jerry Johnson, Chris Giles, Karen Lembcke, Doug Knowlton, Jeff Bloom, M...

Wow. The Facebook page for Brookings Downtown Inc. notes that six new businesses have opened downtown since January . Six : Wedding Creation...

Somewhat related to my morning comments on walking, parking, and Madison's proposed new gym, here's the Tweet of the Day from the ...

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer is fanning those good old Perpich-Janklow flames with billboards warning Ole and Lena about the...

When I blog about Miracle Treat Day at the Madison Dairy Queen, I try hard not to politicize the event. Madison DQ owner DeLon Mork and his ...

Memo to all rural economic development specialists: Mike Knutson at Reimagine Rural notes that broadband is essential for entrepreneurship ...