Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Outside Traffic

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This is an effort to attract a huge new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.  The new convention center is being constructed and the community is hoping the facility will be operational within the last quarter of 2019.

The building of the convention center is an after thought to the original resort plan.  The existing amusements being open to the public - are not designed to serve this large new population with the building of the convention center.  This placemaking opportunity is being called a need to reduce amusement burden.

The nearby historic down town Baraboo could benefit from additional pedestrian traffic.  Baraboo is the County Seat for Sauk County which is administering grants for efforts that increase the number of visitors to historic down town Baraboo.  This is placemaking activity that shows a nonlocal population how fun it can be for a family to live, work, and play in Sauk County.

The placemaking process - connecting commercial clusters establishes an area specific online convention hosting industry site that communicates with non-local convention organizers and individual members of a group scheduling a venue in the Wisconsin Dells area. Embedded in the delivery of this information is promotional data that invites convention attendees to schedule a 1 hour visit to historic down town Baraboo as part of their convention stay.

Outside traffic is a modal for demonstrating change in an area being targeted for visitation.  The pictured statue resides on the historic down town Baraboo square.  Several calculations of people walking passed this statue will be recorded prior to the Kalahari Resort Convention Center becoming operational .  This records a base line of calculations.  Once the convention center is operational several calculations of people walking passed this statue is will be recorded for comparison with the baseline.

This is a community building effort designed to support the change being created with the top down investment of public money by the Village of Lake Delton.  This is a mutually beneficial outcome expected to strengthen the local economy while improving the quality of the convention attendees experience.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II J1VISA Staff Medical Care

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional- national groups.  The Wisconsin Dells area does not have the population to staff this enterprise.  The Wisconsin Dells area resorts have become more and more dependent upon the J1VISA Program visitors to staff their operations.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for temporary work staff on their land.  It takes more of the areas resources to serve more people.  The increasing size of the J1VISA Program visitor staff requires the availability of additional services to support this large population.

An individual coming for a temporary stay through the J1VISA Program who needs medical care will likely be directed to SSM St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo. The hospital staffs an emergency - urgent care service along with a complete community medical care location.  Emergency transport service is available.

It is normal for individuals who become ill while working in the Wisconsin Dells area through the J1VISA Program to seek medical care.  When you bring more people in to an area you need more services to support the population.

The Wisconsin Dells has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  Economic growth initiatives that attract more tourists to the area , requires more J1VISA Program staff, which results in a greater need for local medical care services.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Business Development or Unfair Competition

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is giving financial incentives to franchise hotel operators who locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton is giving financial incentives to property owners who build housing for temporary work staff on their land.  These efforts are being called stage II of the convention hosting industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.

This is a top down approach to attract business development the Wisconsin Dells area so desperately needs to demonstrate any economic growth.  The Wisconsin Dells area is a small rural community where summer tourism is the primary industry.   The community lacks the population to staff these larger enterprises.

The Village of Lake Delton giving these large sums of money and area resources to these smaller individual business operators can seem unfair to the existing business community.  Business and property owners question how giving all these assets gained through their effort to a small number of privately operated enterprises will benefit them.  Is this being practical or just short term thinking?

Investing this huge amount of public resources has to include ongoing place making efforts aimed at attracting business development.  Communicating how the Wisconsin Dells area makes the perfect out door lover's destination and offers the right local administrative approach to policy for a business owner's family to live, work, play, and profit.

An essential piece of Stage II of the Convention Hosting Industry in the Wisconsin Dells area will be to track and record the ongoing function of the services made available through these hefty investments.  This helps the community align the utilization of their publicly collected money and resources with processes that are proven to benefit the community.   It has to be ok to say the Wisconsin Dells area is in a growth building stage and some of this activity may not seem practical.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Permit Process

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The hope is this effort will attract a whole new huge population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

Some convention center hosted gatherings will be open to the public and include participants selling directly to attendees.  Local business operators will expect to know how the Village of Lake Delton will issue timely permits and assure the extra tax is being collected for contribution to the resort tax fund at each individual point of sale.  Sellers in the Wisconsin Dells area must collect the additional 1.25 percent tax for contribution to the resort tax fund.  Simply items sold to attendees on the convention center floor will include the cost of the additional resort tax.

The community is hoping the convention center can become operational in the last quarter of 2019.   It will be essential for the Village of Lake Delton to have a clearly defined permitting process in place prior to convention center completion.  Business operators purchasing the permits will expect to understand who is responsible for compliance over site.

This permit process and the assurance of the collection of the additional resort tax is a way for the Village of Lake Delton to demonstrate evidence of a return on the hefty investment of publicly collected money.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Nearby Law Enforcement

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This is expected to attract a huge new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for franchise hotel operators who locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  This will assure over night stay space for this huge new population.

This creates a greater dependence upon staffing through the J1VISA Program.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for temporary work staff on their land.  The Wisconsin Dells area is setting their sights on more than average tourism growth.

More convention attendees and more J1VISA Program workers means more need for law enforcement.  Pictured we can see land being cleared for a law enforcement building which will be closer to the new convention center being constructed at the Kalahari Resort .  More people to serve means the area will need a stronger law enforcement presence.

These top down growth producing efforts are being called Stage II of the Convention Hosting Industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.  Expect to see the development of digital resources that will support this effort and improve the communities chances of getting a return on this hefty investment.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Authentic Experience

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a conventions center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This is expected to attract a whole new huge population of shared customers to the Wisconsin Dells area.

Research in to the tourism industry has revealed guests want an authentic experience.  Visitors want an experience that communicates knowledge of the culture and customs of every day life in rural Wisconsin communities.

A visit to near by historic down town Baraboo will be on the schedule of individuals attending a convention at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.  Viewing the traditional architecture of the buildings that line the Baraboo Square.   Baraboo is the County Seat for Sauk County.  Rich with historical displays upon the Courthouse area.  A truly enjoyable outdoor walking and shopping experience the whole family would find interesting.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  The Kalahari Resort convention center is expected to become operational in the last quarter of 2019.  The Facebook Page Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II is a digital piece of a promotional process being developed to support the work of non- local convention organizers.

This is place making activity that gives visitors that walk in the fresh air along historic down town Baraboo an authentic experience to take home and share with their family and friends.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II DNC 2020 Milwaukee

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional- national groups.  Included in this effort is the Village of Lake Delton providing financial incentives to franchise hotel operators who locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  More hotel rooms for over night stays will be available.

The State of Wisconsin Department of Tourism is organizing the promotion of outdoor recreation.   Sauk County and the Wisconsin Dells area offer many opportunities for outdoor recreation.  The Wisconsin Dells area and Sauk County will be aligning their promotional efforts with the State initiative to high light outdoor recreation.

Sauk County and the Wisconsin Dells area is expected to attract families who rent out their dwelling through VRBO or Airbnb to visitors attending the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.   The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for July 13-16 2020 in Milwaukee Wisconsin.  The supply of over night space in Milwaukee will be low due to the increase in demand.  Milwaukee families can profit from renting their dwelling , and staying in the Wisconsin Dells area during the DNC 2020 convention.

The Milwaukee area benefits from this activity assuring traveling guests have access to over night space.  Sauk County and the Wisconsin Dells area business operators benefit from the additional visitors to the area.  The State of Wisconsin Department of Tourism will applaud a promotion that moves people to visit different parts of the State.

The Facebook page - Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II is a piece of the digital applications being developed to deliver a service that performs advertising promotions.  The digital online structure is essential to the place making activity required to take advantage of the opportunities being made available for growing local market share.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Over View

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for franchise hotel operators to locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for temporary work staff on their land.

This is a top down effort being called stage II of the convention hosting industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The hope is to attract a whole new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.  The residents are expecting this to be like past annual visitations by the World Wide Church Of God members - only year round.

Parallel with an increase in the number of visitors will be an increase in the number of guest workers.  This will include an increase in the public services required to properly serve more people in one place.  Expect to see a stronger focus on public safety.

The Facebook page Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II is a piece of the digital assets being developed to make the job of non-local convention organizers working on behalf of a group easier.  This is part of an application that performs digital advertising promotions.  This delivers a platform for place making activity designed to improve the return on the hefty investment being made by the Village of Lake Delton.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Meatless Dish

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The hope is that this hefty investment will attract a large new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

It has become common for College Foundations to fund raise by scheduling dinner speakers with convention facilities. The College Foundation employs a convention organizer who works on behalf of the group with the convention facility coordinator.  The convention organizer arranges the menu with the convention facility coordinator.  It is customary to offer a meatless dish option with fund raising dinner speaker events.

The convention organizer will then work with a printer who can produce the mailings that will be sent to potential attendees.  Convention organizers track responses communicating often with the convention facility coordinator.  The convention facility coordinator works with the restaurant staff to arrange the dinner details.

When fund raising is the underlying objective the focus is on inclusivity.  This can mean choosing a new convention facility that is in a more central location to serve the target population.  The Kalahari Resort convention center is expected to be operational within the last quarter of 2019.  The hope is that this new space can meet the needs of large groups gathering for a fund raising event.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Shop Like A Resident

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The hope is this effort will bring a whole new huge population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

One insider secret is that Wisconsin Dells residents with transportation means always shop outside of the area.  This is because of the aggressive 1.25 percent additional tax charged at each point of sale which is then submitted in to a resort tax fund.  The aggressive collection of the additional 1.25 percent tax at each point of sale has diminished most all local trade.  The bulk of the business operators in the Wisconsin Dells area completely close in the off season.

Kalahari Resort Convention Center attendees can stretch their trip money much further by shopping in nearby historic Baraboo.  Convention attendees simply travel Kalahari Drive to Bunker Drive to County Trunk A and on in to historic down town Baraboo.  Savvy convention organizers looking to enhance their professional service benefit from the information being made available through the Facebook page titled Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II.  This is part of a digital process being developed to serve the needs of non-local convention organizers.

The Kalahari Convention Center is expected to become operational in the last quarter of 2019.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Lease Failure

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This effort is to attract a huge new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

The Wisconsin Dells area is a small rural community where the primary industry is a short summer tourist season.  The community lacks the population to support the staffing needs of the resorts and convention center.  The area has become dependent upon more and more individuals from the J1VISA Program to staff their businesses.

Importing labor carries a higher cost than staffing a business with the local population.  The Village of Lake Delton to compensate has been providing financial incentives to property owners who build housing for temporary work staff.  Noah's Ark has plans to build on Lake Street with the 750 thousand dollars per building the Village of Lake Delton will give them.  This means access to employees ( Labor) is in short supply due to increase demand.

Driving along the Wisconsin Dells Parkway a line of visible signs read Hiring - 300 Dollars Sign on Bonus.  Labor cost - the expense of staffing a business in the Wisconsin Dells area is much higher than a typical community which results in an abundance of business lease failures.  High rates of business lease failures plague the Wisconsin Dells area which can be both frustrating and costly for participants.

Business lease failure within the Resorts will result in the corporate board requiring the property to be administered and staffed by the Resort rather than leased to a private operator.  The Resort can no longer rent the building out to a private operator because the business is not generating revenue for the investors.  The increase in unit labor cost is squeezing business profit margins which results in higher rates of lease failure.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  The community is hoping the new Kalahari Resort Convention Center will be operational with the last quarter of 2019.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Moving Commercial Clusters

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for temporary staff on their property.

The Village of Lake Delton has given Festival Fun Parks ( Noah's Ark Waterpark) 750 thousand dollars for each building being erected to house temporary staff.  This is a reactive action by the Village of Lake Delton to prevent business owners from utilizing hotel space to house their temporary staff that come to the Wisconsin Dells area through the J1VISA Program.

As area resorts began to serve most of the over night visitors - the hotels along the Wisconsin Dells Parkway struggled.  The Village of Lake Delton began to block the sale of hotel properties along the Wisconsin Dells Parkway if the new owner planned to use the land and buildings to provide housing for temporary work staff.  The Village of Lake Delton wanted to maintain the high commercial assessed tax value - while the hotel owner lacking over night guests and a real estate buyer fell further behind.

Feeling stuck the hotel owners ran to water park and resort business modals asking them to assume operation of their failing hotel.  Feeling an obligation to help out their fellow community members - the water park and resort business modals stepped in and took over the operation of their hotels to help keep the community a float.

Commercial business modals now seem to be clustering along the Interstate where the Wisconsin Dells Greyhound Race Track  I-90/94 (Exit 92) and Highway 12. once stood.  The Wisconsin Dells Greyhound Race Track operated in the early 1990's for a short time.

A large portion of the Wisconsin Dells Parkway is utilized as parking stalls for summer attractions.  Families park as they participate in the summer attractions like the Water Parks, Duck Rides, Water Ski Show and more.  Despite the Village of Lake Delton declaring the Wisconsin Dells Parkway frontage as high value property - businesses like the Kalahari Resort chose to develop on a less regulated - lower cost tract of land.  Business changes - commercial clusters move.

The Kalahari Resort Convention Center is located on a parcel of land between a residential neighborhood and the interstate.   The community is hoping the convention center will be operational within the last quarter of 2019.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II State Office Outdoor Recreation

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional- national groups.  This effort is to attract a whole new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

The challenge will be to demonstrate how the African Theme of the Kalahari Resort can align with the State of Wisconsin initiative to install an Office of Outdoor Recreation under the Department of Tourism.  This will be a first of its kind approach in the Midwest to actively strengthen the process for supporting tourism.

The establishing of an Office of Outdoor Recreation under the Department of Tourism in the State of Wisconsin will create jobs, highlight healthy activities, and promote positive use of public lands while attracting tourists from other States.  This is a State lead initiative designed to benefit the local economy.

The Wisconsin Dells area will be looking at how the delivery of service to visiting populations of tourists compliments the State of Wisconsin's efforts to attract families from farther out of State.  This identification of aligned efforts helps bolster return on investment for all participants.  This can prove helpful for a small rural community beginning to promote this large new convention space being constructed  by the Kalahari Resort.

The community is hoping the Kalahari Resort Convention Center can be operational within the fourth quarter of 2019.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Data Deficit

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This hefty investment will require ongoing analysis of utilization.   The stronger the use the greater the return on investment.  The hope is the convention center can be operational within the fourth quarter of 2019.  There is no data until the convention center becomes operational.

Once the Kalahari Resort Convention Center is operational - the process will generate information important for ongoing analysis.  Until the convention facility is operational - the area is experiencing a data deficit.  The convention facility staff, the non-local convention organizers, and the convention attendees all stand to benefit from this huge space.

Expect the convention facility to track total group numbers, staffing levels, session density, hours of empty space, and more.  Increasing the Kalahari Resort Convention Centers data capture will help attendees, and expand the industry's potential to improve the over all guest experience.

The convention organizer will track attendee engagement, attendance rates, undisclosed expense,  perceptions of lighting, noise, air quality and more.  Compiling data for ongoing analysis can help quantify individual variables that play a role in the probability of a return visit to the Wisconsin Dells area.

Vendors that supply the convention center with food items, uniform clothing, fluid beverages and more will have data sets that support facility utilization.  Vendors have suggested this large new facility could attract groups year round- like the Wisconsin Dells used to experience with the annual World Wide Church of God visits.

The goal of the data collection and ongoing analysis is to improve the performance of the convention facility and increase the over all probability of the attendees making a return visit to the Wisconsin Dells area.  The desired outcome is the group participating in the convention experience will plan to return to the Wisconsin Dells area again.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  The community is hoping the data informs the participants of ever stronger means of utilizing this huge new space.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Percent J1VISA Wage

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to property owners who build housing for temporary work staff on their land.

Adding a building to the plot of land provides the Village of Lake Delton assessors with property improvements that increase the annual tax and fees for the owner.  The buildings will house temporary workers coming in to the Village of Lake Delton through the J1VISA Program.  The wage the J1VISA worker is paid by a local employer delivers the pay source for the property owner.

It will be beneficial to calculate what percentage of the individual J1VISA Program workers wage (rent) needs to be contributed to the increased property tax and fees created with the building ( taxable improvements) of housing of temporary work staff on the land in the Village of Lake Delton.  This is looking at the long term sustainability of the process - calculating the percentages of the J1VISA Program workers wage that is being distributed within the local economy.

Accurate calculations of the percentage of the J1VISA Program Workers wage that must be applied to the cost of constructing and maintaining the new buildings is an essential piece of presenting the financial integrity of the process to all the partners participating in the effort.  These calculations represent the value and over all quality to the community.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  Expect ongoing information pertaining to the sustainability of this effort to be published for community consumption.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Promotional Place Making

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The community is hoping the convention center can be operational within the last quarter of 2019.

Connecting commercial clusters is a digital form of promotion that facilitates local solutions within emerging opportunities to foster a mutually beneficial outcome.

Objectives (2) :

- Sauk County place making effort involves increasing the number of visitors to historic down town Baraboo

- Kalahari Resort reducing amusement burden

Encouraging convention attendees to visit historic down town Baraboo during their stay at the Kalahari Resort produces two positive outcomes.  This populates historic down town Baraboo with people who can experience the way residents work, play, live, and have fun in Sauk County.  This reduces the number of guests using the amusements at the Kalahari Resort -  adding quantity to amusements user period of play - which improves the over all quality of the stay.

The delivery of the digital promotion platforms from an area specific online convention hosting industry site.  Authenticity is communicated through up to date - non enriched images.  Original content adds value that attracts search engines to deliver a stronger distribution of the packaged data.

This is a digital formula for promoting quality initiatives that embed in the convention planning process for the convention organizer and the individual group members.  The above listed objectives lend themselves to numerical outcomes.  For example:

- 30 percent of the group members at the convention center will visit historic down town Baraboo during their stay with the Kalahari Resort

- 30 percent of the group members will exit the amusements at the Kalahari Resort - decreasing the wait times of the remaining amusement users

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  This creates a whole new population of shared customers.  This digital effort is a community building activity designed to bolster the quality of the convention visitors stay while expanding on the idea of Sauk County being a great place to work, play, live, and have fun.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Advocacy

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The community is hoping the convention center becomes operational within the last quarter of 2019.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for a temporary work staff on their land.  The Wisconsin Dells area is a small rural community that lacks the population to staff the large convention center being constructed.  Adequate staff  for the convention center will depend upon high numbers of people traveling in to the area with the J1VISA Program.  Typically the J1VISA Program worker is allowed 90 days of work and 30 days for travel.  Staffing will turn over rapidly.

Convention facility staff will work with non-local convention organizers who represent a group seeking a venue for an event.  Convention organizers will be dependent upon the accuracy of digital information available through - area specific online convention hosting industry sites.  Convention organizers need the information to advocate for the group which is part of their role in properly aligning service to need.

The Kalahari Resort has several similar resort modals in other geographical areas.  A convention organizer seeking a venue for an event in the Wisconsin Dells area will only be interested in images and information pertaining to the Wisconsin Dells location.  The Facebook page Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II is an area specific online convention hosting industry site that focuses only on the Wisconsin Dells location.

To effectively advocate on behalf of a large group the convention organizers will need data packaged with non- enriched images and timely information.  The Facebook page Retiring in Wisconsin Dells delivers current views of the Wisconsin Dells area - non enriched images.

The convention organizers will find the availability of digital delivered process can be readily employed to improve their professionalism when working with a group to select a location for their event.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Between Residential Neighborhood and Interstate

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The convention center is expected to become operational in the last quarter of 2019.

The Kalahari Resort and Convention Center is on 1305 Kalahari Drive, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965.  The Kalahari Resort and Convention Center rests on a parcel of land between a residential area and the interstate.   Amusements are contained indoors on the resort property which helps reduce noise heard across the residential neighborhood.  The Kalahari Resort and Convention Center is visible from passing motorists traveling the interstate.

Pictured is a sign targeting motorists on Kalahari Drive of a dwelling for sale in the residential neighborhood.  The building of the Kalahari Convention Center is expected to attract a large new population of shared customers to the Wisconsin Dells area.   To earn a return on the hefty investment the Village of Lake Delton will need the help of private providers who establish services to support the effort.

Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II is a digital application designed to deliver the information a convention organizer needs to properly align a group with the area venue.  Expect to see additional digital services emerging as Wisconsin Dells steps in to Stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II About 7500 Steps

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Wisconsin Dells area residents are hoping the convention center can be operational by the last quarter of 2019.

The Kalahari Resort has an indoor amusement park that is open to the public.  Walkers have said their pedometer read 7500 steps after walking all the floors of the Kalahari Resort.  Access to the indoor amusements is expected to help attract groups to use the Kalahari Resort Convention Center as soon as it becomes operational.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to franchise hotel operators who locate in the Wisconsin Dells Area.  The Village of Lake Delton is also providing financial incentives to property owners who build housing for temporary work staff on their land.  This is a top down effort to attract and serve a whole new population of visitors to the Wisconsin Dells area.  This is being called stage II of the convention hosting industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II DNC 2020 Milwaukee

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups. This effort is to attract a whole new population of shared customers in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

Connecting commercial clusters is a digital form of promotion that facilitates local solutions within emerging opportunities to foster a mutually beneficial outcome.  The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for July 13- 15, 2020 in Milwaukee Wisconsin.  A higher than normal percentage of property owners will sublet space through Airbnb or VRBO, to earn additional income during this time period.

Wisconsin Dells is in close proximity to Milwaukee and would provide space for over night stays when the Milwaukee property owners vacate their dwelling to lodge DNC Convention Attendees.  Simply Milwaukee property owners who rent out their space for DNC Convention Attendees could travel to the Wisconsin Dells and rent a hotel room during this time period.

This delivers a solution that Milwaukee families may find appealing.  This activity supports the effort of the Milwaukee area to successfully host the 2020 DNC Convention.  Connecting commercial clusters is a digital advertising promotion that expands efficiencies for participants across the event.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Medical Care

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The effort is to attract a large new population of visitors to the Wisconsin Dells area.

With any large gathering there is always the chance that some people may need medical care.  The SSM St Clare Hospital is approximately 7 miles from the construction site of the Kalahari Resort Convention Center.  The SSM St Clare Hospital which staffs an emergency room and urgent care service is located on 707 14th Street, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913.

An ambulance service is available to provide emergency transport.  It is normal for travelers feeling ill to seek medical care for their symptoms.  Knowing a community hospital is available can be reassuring for those attending a convention in the Wisconsin Dells area.

Walgreens is a national pharmacy brand with a location in Baraboo Wisconsin - where convention attendees can have prescriptions filled.   The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Trade Magazine Calendar

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The hope is to draw a whole new population in to the Wisconsin Dells area.

Two Facebook pages with free access are being developed to assist the convention organizer with the information necessary to craft a presentation for a group considering the Wisconsin Dells area as an option to schedule their venue.

- Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II

- Retiring In Wisconsin Dells

These are area specific convention industry sites designed to communicate with non-local convention organizers seeking new locations for events.  The Kalahari Resort Convention Center is expected to be operational within the last quarter of 2019.   After the convention facility has been scheduled for a national trade event - expect to see the location listed on the distributed Trade Magazines Calendar.

This listing on the Trade Magazine Calendar alerts industry participants to begin to make plans to attend the event.  This gives those scheduled to attend a convention in the Wisconsin Dells time to view the digital online sites being crafted to improve their stay in the area.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  Once operational expect to see this large new convention facility listed as a location in distributed Trade Magazine Calendars.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Event Floor Selling

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  Sustainable business practices can help lower risk and improve the opportunity for the investors to earn a return on their hefty investment.  A simple example of a sustainable business practice would involve the selling of product on the convention floor during a scheduled event.

When the convention facility schedules an event that will be open to the public and products will be sold - local business operators will expect the convention participants to comply with the same regulations.  For example convention participants can bring large displays of  product like bikes, kayaks, or all terrain vehicles to an event with the hope of not having to travel back with them.  Local business modals that sell products must have a permit and the ability to collect the additional tax per transaction that is required in the area. This is an ethical approach to managing the selling of products to convention attendees in the Wisconsin Dells area.

Local business operators will ask about accountability - simply who is responsible for assuring the permits are being issued in a timely manner and the extra tax per transaction is being collected for return to the Village of Lake Delton.  This touches on two principles of sustainability which are ethical activity and accountability.  Sustainability is an indicator of longevity - meaning continued success.

The community wants convention participants to be able to come in to the area and sell their products to the attending public.  It will be important for the Village of Lake Delton to have the service that will facilitate this activity in place.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Lake Delton Property Tax Increase

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton finance committee has authorized the payment of 1.8 million publicly collected dollars for the franchise operator to construct a La Quinta Del Sol Hotel along the Wisconsin Dells Parkway.  The Village of Lake Delton finance committee has authorized 2 payments of 750 thousand publicly collected dollars for the Noah's Ark property owner to build housing for temporary workers.  The Village of Lake Delton has approved a payment of 591 thousand dollars to construct a law enforcement location that will be closer to the large new convention facility.

Recall that in 2016 - 17 the Village of Lake Delton authorized payment for a private tax assessment service that specializes in elevating property taxes across the community.  This activity produced property values that were extremely high for a small rural community like the Village of Lake Delton.  Local property owners explained the need to travel to surrounding communities like Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells, or Baraboo for resources like a public library, high school, or a public swimming pool.  The land values were artificially elevated for the purpose of funding  these top down efforts being called Stage II of the Convention Hosting Industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.

This huge investment from a very small rural community will require an ongoing analysis focused upon the sustainability within the Wisconsin Dells area.  The balance within these growth driven efforts will come from evidence of a commitment to sustainability - helping improve the opportunity for a return on the investment.

Performing the critical tasks of analysis of sustainability is solid evidence of buy in.  Community buy in is a central piece of describing the measures of quality - that will be used to present indications of success.  The Wisconsin Dells area can expect to see sustainability analysis findings being published on an ongoing basis as we move forward in to Stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Alliant Energy Center

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for franchise hotel operators to come in to the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for property owners who build housing for temporary work staff.  The Wisconsin Dells community is hoping to attract a whole new population of shared customers in to the area. This is a top down community development effort being called stage II of the convention hosting industry.

The Alliant Energy Center has published development plans that read like a page right out of the Wisconsin Dells area play book.  The Alliant Energy Center is working with the State of Wisconsin to secure a 30 million dollar grant of publicly collected money .  The hope is that this update will draw new users in to the convention space.

The Alliant Energy Center is convention space that advertises throughout the Wisconsin Dells area.  This new money is being invested to present the Alliant Energy Center as a premier destination designed to serve groups at the national level.  The timeline for the Alliant Energy Center redevelopment is not available at this time.  The Kalahari Resort convention center is expected to become operational in the last quarter of 2019.

The Wisconsin Dells area expects to see providers aligning their service modals to the emerging convention attendees needs.  This will signal progress that translates to community buy in.  Community buy in defines a shared effort that is becoming greater than the sum of the individual parts.  This activity creates the efficiencies that benefit the convention attendees as well as the area business delivery.  Wisconsin Dells is entering stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Inventory Control System

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This will attract a large- new population of visitors to the Wisconsin Dells area.

Operating a convention center of this size will involve larger product loads and more frequent deliveries.  Expect a need for the inventory control system to evolve as the new convention center becomes operational.  Technology lends itself to tracking a product from initial delivery to the point of sale.

A sound inventory control system is helpful when balancing inter-departmental budgets.  Well balanced inter-departmental budgets improves the crafting of presentations to financial lending partners when continued operation calls for additional capital.

An updated inventory control system creates accuracy with product utilization.  This is some of the evidence of fiscal integrity large lending partners will expect.  Wisconsin Dells has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Law Enforcement

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The convention facility is expected to attract large new populations of visitors to the Wisconsin Dells area.  A larger population of visitors means a greater need for law enforcement.

Law enforcement collaboration is central to the effort of the Wisconsin Dells area community to schedule large groups for an event.   Think of the annual automation which is a successful event that is served by the coordination of additional law enforcement staff and resources.  The interface with the public law enforcement service lists as a trade line on the event invoice that will be submitted to the convention organizer for payment.

The Village of Lake Delton is likely to construct a building for local law enforcement on the Alcan Drive - Miller Drive property that has been marked for development.   This places law enforcement staff and resources closer to the large Kalahari Resort Convention Center being constructed.

As the convention facility becomes operational the community can expect to see a larger law enforcement presence.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Late Winter

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet ) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to hotel franchise operators willing to locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to property owners willing to build housing for temporary staff in the Wisconsin Dells area.

The Wisconsin Dells area has received a lot of snow which can be an obstruction to keeping construction projects on their completion target.  The fragile local economy has become dependent upon the revenue that comes with Spring time visitors.  This heavy amount of snow will be followed by Spring flooding.  Spring flooding disrupts the ability of water attractions to return to operating status.

The large amount of snow on the ground in the Wisconsin Dells area prevents the Spring road construction from beginning.  Late starts on Spring road construction projects pushes completion dates in to the peak summer visitation periods.  Road construction during summer visitation periods can devastate commercial pockets.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  This is a top down effort to attract a large new population of visitors attending conventions.  The Wisconsin Dells community is hoping the big convention facility will become operational in the last quarter of 2019.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Is It Open

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet ) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Wisconsin Dells Area is entering stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Convention organizers working with large non- local groups will depend upon digital communication as a way to properly present the Wisconsin Dells area as an option for their gathering.  Given the seasonal nature and staffing challenges to operating a business in the Wisconsin Dells area - change occurs more frequently.

Visiting consumers pulling on the handle of an abandon business location is a typical activity.  Large billboards provide visiting motorists a view of a business modal that may only operate for part of the year in the Wisconsin Dells area.

The Facebook page Retiring In Wisconsin Dells - gives convention organizers access to non- enriched current images of the Wisconsin Dells area.  These pictures convey a sense of the operating status of a Wisconsin Dells location. This gives convention organizers an advantage when asked questions a group can present when seeking a suitable venue for an event.

As the huge convention center becomes operational expect to see more digital services delivering packaged information as a means to improve the convention attendees experience.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Customs Culture

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to franchise hotel operators willing to locate in the Wisconsin Dells area. The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to property owners willing to build housing to serve temporary work staff.

The Wisconsin Dells area is experiencing another major shift in the fabric of the culture and customs which will help define the delivery of services in the tourism industry.  This major shift is being labeled Stage II of the Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Industry.

Notice that in the past the Wisconsin Dells community served groups traveling down river to bring their logs to market.  The building of the electric dam slowed waters and blocked rafts from going through so the river rides were developed to attract visitors.

Later outdoor water parks delivered a new experience that attracted visitors to come stay in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The outdoor water slides eventually moved indoors which extended the summer tourist season. These are major shifts that rippled across the fabric of the culture and customs to define delivery of services in the treasured tourism industry of the Wisconsin Dells area.

The effort by the Village of Lake Delton is signaling  another major shift in the culture and customs which will define the delivery of services to Wisconsin Dells visitors.  This huge convention center is expected to attract large regional - national groups to the area.  Residents are equating this with the past annual visitations by the members of the World Wide Church of God.  Consider the impact of a year round visitation by varied groups of this size.

This will alter cultures and customs which must adapt to the changes in the delivery of the communities business.  Some will view this as sudden , others will view this as long over due, but likely no one will view this as the same as always.  Two Facebook pages with free access -

- Wisconsin Dells Conventions Hosting Stage II

- Retiring in Wisconsin Dells

Are active participants in this change occurring across the Wisconsin Dells area.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Spring Flooding

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The building of this 212 thousand square foot convention center is an after thought - add on to the original Kalahari Resort plan.   The existing on resort site amusements are not equipped to serve this large new population of convention attendees.

Spring flooding across the Wisconsin Dells area is an expected occurrence.   The bodies of water can rise to levels that make normal utilization by visiting tourists unsafe.  This means the percentage of Kalahari Resort guests that would take river rides - would not be leaving the onsite amusements during periods of flooding.   The usual water attractions would not be operating when high water makes conditions unsafe.

A digital strategy is being developed to create motion from the resort to help relieve the over population burden upon the resort site amusements.  This will be a submission to Sauk County for a tourism grant.  This is expected to improve the quality of the Resort experience for all the guests.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II International Staff

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional- national groups.  The Wisconsin Dells area is a small rural community with a population size that is completely unable to adequately meet the new convention centers employee needs.

To compensate the Village of Lake Delton is giving financial incentives to property owners willing to build housing to serve a temporary staff coming in from outside the Country.  The typical staff person comes in to the Wisconsin Dells area through a J1VISA Program - which authorizes 90 days for work and 30 days for travel.   Every 90 days core convention facility employees must begin training new staff.

An inordinate amount of the core convention facility employee's time is being spent on training new staff.   Convention organizers aware of this staffing structure - soon understand the important role of the Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II - in communicating area specific information.

The convention organizer will be able to refer the individual members of the attending group to the digital assets of the Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II - providing the area specific information much of the facility staff may find as new and not yet known.  This helps define the supportive role these digital  area specific convention hosting industry sites will play in the ongoing operation of this large new convention facility in the Wisconsin Dells area.

Expect convention organizers to frequently view the Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II as an initial piece of the process for presenting the Wisconsin Dells convention facility to a new group.  These digital assets will be essential in creating optimal occupancy numbers for this large new convention facility.  The Wisconsin Dells Area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Wisconsin Dells Wintergreen Resort and Convention Center

The Wisconsin Association of Licensed Practical Nurses will hold their 69th Annual Educational Event at the Wintergreen Resort and Convention Center at 60 Gasser Road, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965.  The event is scheduled for April 29, 2019.

There will be a pre-event meet , greet, and networking conference starting April 28, 2019 at about 5pm.  Expect discussions to range from political advocacy , to treatment of pressure injuries.

Recall that in October of 2018 Sauk County had announced the earning of a Healthy Communities Designation.  This designation recognizes Sauk County at the silver level for the continued effort in making the County a healthy place to live, learn, work and play.  The population of Licensed Practical Nurses play an important role in the ability of Sauk County to earn this Designation.

The Wisconsin Dells area is very pleased to host the annual gathering of the Wisconsin Association of Licensed Practical Nurses.  Wishing all the attendees a fun and productive convention experience.