Despite Grand Plans, Expo Center Skating On Thin Ice; Project Is the Victim of Overly Optimistic Projections, Bad Timing

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Despite grand plans, Expo Center skating on thin ice

Project is the victim of overly optimistic projections, bad timing

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Despite Grand Plans, Expo Center Skating On Thin Ice; Project Is the Victim of Overly Optimistic Projections, Bad Timing

West Allis -- Put in motion by a powerful governor and guided forward by an old pro at the politics of development, the $38 million Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park was a project destined to get built.

Whether it's destined to succeed is another question.

Four years ago, a key mover of the project described it like this: "We have this great plan, and we're sure that it's going to work."

Today, the Expo Center stands in danger of default, the victim of overly optimistic projections and unfortunate timing...

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