Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II The Big Story

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 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 to property owners who construct housing for temporary staff on their land.  This is because the Wisconsin Dells area does not have anywhere near the number of workers needed to staff the business modals.  The Wisconsin Dells area is completely dependent upon the J1VISA Program to deliver the labor needed to maintain operation.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for franchise hotel operators who locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton has given 1.8 million dollars to the operator of a La Quinta Del Sol Hotel franchise to locate on the land near Scott Drive along the bridge over Dell Creek.  The additional hotel rooms are needed to demonstrate adequate space is available for over nights stays with the huge convention center attracting more and more people.

The Village of Lake Delton is clearing land along Miller and Alcan for a building that will place law enforcement closer to the huge new convention center.  As the visitor population increases so does the number of J1VISA Program workers - which means a greater need for law enforcement.  Managing a larger population requires more public services.

This is being called stage II of the convention hosting industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The big story is the top down effort at the local level to create economical growth.  This involves an attempt to re-populate the traditional commercial areas along the Wisconsin Dells Parkway with active business modals.