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Planned renovations at Wisconsin State Fair cause some businesses to leave [Video]

FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES THIS FAMILY HAS BEEN SERVING FRENCH FRIES OUT OF THIS BUILDING AT THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR. A PRIME LOCATION NEXT TO THE ORIGINAL CREAMPUFF PAVILION. CHANGES COMING TO THIS LOCATION THAT SO MANY PERMANENT VENDORS HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE. >> CHANGES WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN. >> WE WILL CLOSE OUT FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE FAIR. REPORTER: THE STATE FAIR IS EXPANDING THE CREAMPUFF PAVILION ADDING ON TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. >> WE HAVE 700 PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE WE WILL WALK THROUGH AND IT IS A TIGHT SQUEEZE. REPORTER: THE GROWTH COMES AT A COST TO THE FORMERLY PERMANENT STANDS NEXT TO THE PAVILION. >> I SAID IT IS EXPANDING AND THAT WILL TAKE OUT THIS ROW OF BUSINESSES. WE HAVE THE OPTION TO BUY OUT OR RELOCATE. REPORTER: SHE OWNS THE GRILLED CHEESE STAND AND SAID HER FAMILY MADE THE TOUGH CALL TO BE BOUGHT. >> WE WANTED TO LEAVE A LEGACY FOR OUR DAUGHTER AND KEEP IT GOING. REPORTER: OVER AT FRED — FRENCH FRIES, THE OWNER SAYS HE IS SWAPPING OUT FOR TRAILERS IN A SPOT NEARBY. >> A LITTLE SAD BUT MY SONS ARE COMING UP AND TAKING OVER AND EXPANDING SO GOOD, I GUESS. REPORTER: A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE STATE FAIR TELLS ME RENOVATIONS WILL START IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS YEARS FAIR AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE NEXT YEARS FAIR. REPORTING FROM WEST ALLIS, WISN 12 NEWS. ANCHOR: AND THE OWNERS OF THE BUSINESS DECID