Future development of the remaining 16 acres in the district will include commercial and retail tenants and a residential component. The Packers went for it on fourth down multiple times last week in New England, and if it makes sense from a field-position standpoint, he may continue doing that in the preseason. That creates bonds with the community that most NFL towns don’t have with their teams. Will the Green Bay Packers lean towards a pass-catching back that compliments the two men ahead of him, or a more complete back that can climb the ladder should one of his position mates fall? The Packers will hold focus groups with community stakeholders to determine programming and activities for the public plaza. When adding in estimates from other organizations involved, the total initial investment could be as much as $130 million.
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It will center around a 10-acre plaza that will host year-round community events like concerts or outdoor fitness classes. Walls on the left and right are dotted with solid metal footballs, one for each of the 154 members of the Packers Hall of Fame.
Herbert Kohler Jr., chairman of Kohler, said signing up for Titletown was “almost a no-brainer”. Now it will have a neighborhood surrounding the field living up to those standards. It will include lab, x-ray and MRI, along with sports nutrition and sports psychology services. The clinic will be staffed by longtime Packers team physician Dr. Patrick McKenzie.
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The Packers tapped Brown County sales taxes to finance a refurbishment of Lambeau Field.
Bellin Health facility will be a 30,000 square-foot sports medicine facility within the Titletown District.
Hinterland will feature a main floor brew pub and restaurant experience that pairs farm-to-table culinary experiences with game day specialties.
Because Casey Hayward was out due to a quad issue and Damarious Randall returned to practice, Green Bay had Sam Shields and Quinten Rollins start opposite one another on the outside, and they played well. “So they’re new to the game, and we knew we would have to design a special hotel for this particular location”.
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“The uniqueness of this of the draw of this plaza Titletown we hope and we think will attract further businesses and economic development including some enterprises that may not come to Green Bay were it not for this district and this development”, Murphy said.
