A retired geography professor with more than 40 years of
academic and private sector research experience will discuss the potential
economic impacts of the Confluence Project proposed for downtown Eau Claire.
Dr. Brady Foust, professor emeritus of geography, will be
the featured speaker during a "Let's Do Lunch" presentation at noon Wednesday,
Jan. 28, at Fanny Hill Restaurant in Eau Claire. He has four decades of
research experience in retail and industrial site location, urban systems and
economic development.
Foust will discuss the potential economic impacts of the Confluence Project, a public-private development planned at the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers. The project includes a shared university-community arts center and a privately developed mixed-use buildingÂ
His presentation will focus on the private sector building investment associated with the project as well as the Confluence as a business and employee recruiting tool. Registration and other details can be found here.
