Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter October | Page 17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2018
Contact:
Jill Holmen | [phone]
Lieutenant Governor Kleefisch Officiates Sparta Business Park Grand Opening
SPARTA, Wis. (25 September 2018) – Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
addressed a crowd of city officials, chamber of commerce members, local business
owners, MSA project engineers, contractors and citizens in Sparta, Wisconsin,
yesterday to celebrate the grand opening of South Pointe Business Park. Kleefisch,
along with City of Sparta Mayor Ron Button, State Representative Nancy VanderMeer,
Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director John Hendricks and City
Administrator Todd Fahning marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held
at the new business park site.
The new business park, encompassing a total of 180 acres, is located just off Interstate
90 and State Highway 27 in Sparta and offers expanded lots ranging in size from 1
½ to 60 acres, with a community stormwater retention component included with each
lot.
A portion of the park also holds the distinction of being named a Certified in
Wisconsin ® development-ready site by the Wisconsin Economic Development
Corporation (WEDC), a designation provided to only 20 sites to date. The goal of the
Certified Sites Program is to enable and promote shovel-ready development sites in the
state of Wisconsin, with key approvals, documentations and assessments already in
place to encourage an expedited development timeline.
MSA contributed design and construction work to Phase I of the project and is moving
forward working with City officials on a preliminary design for the addition of a water
system, water reservoir, expanded acreage and street infrastructure.
Click here to learn more about the South Point Business Park project, and here to learn
more about WEDC certification.
About MSA Professional Services, Inc.
MSA Professional Services, Inc. (MSA) is a 100% employee-owned, full-service
multidisciplinary consulting firm serving clients throughout the U.S. Based in 16 offices
across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgia and Texas, MSA partners with
clients to help solve today’s complex and multi-faceted infrastructure challenges and
specializes in the sustainable development of communities. When you work with MSA,
it’s more than a project. It’s a commitment.
For more information, visit msa-ps.com.