BRILLION, WI (WTAQ) – The City of Brillion has received a grant to redevelop the former Brillion Iron Works site.
Mark Hogan, Secretary and CEO of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation made the announcement Monday.
“WEDC is awarding a $500,000 dollar Idle Sites Redevelopment grant to the city of Brillion to help finance demolition work on the site to make way for Ariens new Research and Development facility.”
He says the money given is always put to go use.
“The program is a highly competitive program to provide funding for abandoned and underutilized manufacturing sites throughout the state.”
Ariens Co. purchased the140-acre property in 2016, when it was announced that Brillion Iron Works facility is closing.
CEO Dan Ariens says the plan is also to make quite a big impact on Brillion.
“We see a way to turn this into more of a residential area, surrounding the park with homes or multi-family apartments.”
He says there is a plan for the portion of the property near Highway 10 which could include Commercial and Retail.
“And the heart of this property is where we see industrial use from warehousing to light manufacturing.”
He says there is even more room for Ariens Company to expand.
The city is supporting the construction of a new roadway and bridge crossing.
The project should be completed by 2020.
