Business View Magazine | September 2020

322 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 $55-million retail and residential development project, is currently in its third phase of construction. The Center comprises 35,000 sq. ft. of high-image retail space and 50,000 sq. ft. of Class A office space, in addition to a variety of luxury apartments. “It has redeveloped an area that had been redeveloped back in the 1980s,” says Davis. “So, it’s redeveloped for a second iteration while maintaining the historic buildings in our downtown center, which is not always the case for a smaller city. Sometimes historic buildings are sacrificed for newer buildings. But we’ve been able to keep our older buildings that date from 1900. The Middleton Center is the big project, right now, and in the future, we have plans to develop what we’re calling Stone Horse Green, which will be a plaza adjacent to Middleton Center.” The name Stone Horse Green reflects the site’s history as the original livery stable of Middleton, dating back to 1876. The design for the site includes a theater to allow for scheduled and pop-up performances of all kinds, restrooms, a slight grade separation and retaining wall to provide additional seating while keeping small children safely within the lawn, and a circular pathway to provide accessibility for wheelchairs, strollers, and those with mobility challenges. The design also includes plenty of benches and bistro tables to provide spaces to socialize and picnic. Solar panels will power about half of the lighting used on site. There will be two interactive sculptures by Actual Size Artworks: the Barn Lights sculpture will incorporate artistic lighting that can activate and shine down onto pedestals where kids of all ages can play, and the Herd of Boulders sculpture will be heated and will honor the history of the site. The City has contributed $500,000 to the project, but still needs to raise an additional $1,000,000 to begin construction. It hopes to break ground on Stone Horse Green in 2021. “We have one other pending project that we’re working to finalize, now, and that is a cross- country ski development on the west side of