Madison might free up affordable-housing money (UPDATE)

Published: February 10, 2010
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By Paul Snyder
Madison leaders are hung up on the strings to attach to a $4.1 million pot of city money for affordable-housing developers in the city.
The city’s Housing Committee is reviewing a proposed amendment to the 2003 ordinance that created the affordable-housing trust budget and defined how the money would be spent. The amendment would [...]

Rental developments face increased scrutiny

Published: December 30, 2009
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By Paul Snyder
Developers riding a market shift toward rental properties are crashing into communities wary of projects that lack on-site owners.
“It’s the natural cycle,” said Chris Laurent, vice president of operations for residential developer MSP Real Estate Inc.’s Monona office. “You’re seeing more developers who did condos looking to multifamily rental projects, and more attention [...]

Northwest Wisconsin under development

Published: December 29, 2009
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Project: Black River Falls Dam replacement
Owner: city of Black River Falls
Lead contractor: Hoffman Construction Co., Black River Falls
Lead contractor: Project was to go out for bid in December
Lead architect/engineer: Mead and Hunt Inc., Madison
Completion date: June 2011
Cost: $8.7 million
Location: Black River Falls
Project challenge: “You’ve got to build it in a river,” said Jerry Ewert, general [...]

State keeps Gorman hospital job in neutral

Published: July 13, 2009
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Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Catholic Charities of Madison leaders are trying to quickly push a hospital renovation project through a slow grind of state procedures.
“We need to move ahead,” said Brian Cain, president of Catholic Charities, a nonprofit Diocese of Madison group that offers a variety of services to the community.  “We can’t wait forever.”
Catholic Charities might not [...]

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