More than 200 local industry professionals attended the fourth annual In Business Madison Real Estate & Construction Symposium, which was held Feb. 12 at the Edgewater. They enjoyed networking and heard from local experts on two issues challenging government and business leaders — large data centers and the housing shortage. Panelists offered their insight into how Wisconsin’s Capital Region can successfully navigate both.
Data center panelists included Alex Allon, community development director, village of DeForest, which recently rejected a data center proposed by QTS Data Centers; Tyler Byrnes, senior research associate for the Wisconsin Policy Forum; Coleman Peiffer, senior manager of data center services for Alliant Energy and attorney Kevin Ramakrishna, a shareholder in Reinhart’s real estate practice. Brittney Kenaston, staff journalist for In Business Madison, served as the moderator.
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Housing panelists included developer Randy Alexander, CEO of Torque Companies; Zach Brandon, president of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce; Chris Ehlers, president of Veridian Homes and Heather Stouder, administrative services manager for the city of Madison Department of Planning, Community & Economic Development. Attorney Joe Shumow, chair of Reinhart law firm’s real estate practice, served as the moderator.
