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Young alumni learn, teach economic development

Naletta Burr, Class of ’98, (right) is executive director of On Broadway Inc., the highly visible effort to encourage redevelopment of downtown Green Bay’s near West Side business district.
      “The assessed value here has gone from $29 million to $70 million, and we’re looking at projects that could add another $75 million,” Burr says. “We pride ourselves on sustainability, on bringing things to life for the people who live and work here, while also retaining the history.”
      Quasan Shaw ’97 (left) has worked in real estate and small business as owner of both Synergize Development Group and Teaosity, the specialty shop he operates with his wife, Reva.
      “The key to economic development is something I learned at UW-Green Bay,” he says. “Spatial analysis. Transportation, schools, housing, retail…all these sectors are interconnected. Analyze how they fit together.”
      Burr and Shaw, graduates of the Urban and Regional Studies program, are emblematic of the fact that young alumni from a broad array of majors contribute daily to N.E.W. (Northeast Wisconsin) growth. They are also among the alumni UW-Green Bay brings back as ad hoc lecturers in planning, communication, business, accounting and other fields, to share their real-world experiences with today’s students.

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