U of M's best laid redevelopment plans come from .... Wisconsin?

A competition at the recent Real Estate Challenge asked business students to submit redevelopment plans for an area on the U of M campus near TCF Bank Stadium. The top two plans selected by a panel of judges came from students at the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University. U of M students entered the contest, but did not place.

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Apr 13, 2012

A competition at the recent Real Estate Challenge asked business students to submit redevelopment plans for an area on the U of M campus near TCF Bank Stadium. The top two plans selected by a panel of judges came from students at the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University. U of M students entered the contest, but did not place.

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