After month delay, UW System projects approved

Man injured in concrete mixer accident

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: accident, osha, Sic Lazaro

An employee of Milwaukee-based Sic Lazaro U.S. Inc. was seriously injured Thursday morning when he was trapped in a concrete mixer.

Whaley-Smith named to Milwaukee County economic post

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: Brian Taffora, Community Development Advocates, Teig Whaley-Smith

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to confirm Teig Whaley-Smith as the director of county economic development.

US new-home sales up 2.3 percent in April

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: homebuilders, National Association of Home Builders, new home sales, Ryland Group

Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering.

Milwaukee County Board overrides SBE definition veto

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: Milwaukee County board, Nelson Soler, SBE, small business enterprise

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously overrode a county executive veto Thursday to amend the definition of a small business enterprise.

Wis. homeowners have claimed $23.5 million in mortgage relief

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: mortgages, National Mortgage Settlement

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously overrode a county executive veto Thursday to amend the definition of a small business enterprise.

Committee to again tackle WisDOT deficit plan

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: road aid, transportation fund

The Legislature’s budget-writing committee is scheduled to renew discussions over a proposal aimed at closing a $63.5 million deficit in Wisconsin’s roads fund.

Manitowoc receives $1 million brownfields grant

Published: May 23, 2013
Tags: brownfields, David Less, EPA

The city of Manitowoc has received a $1 million grant from the federal government to clean up properties with environmental contamination.

Milwaukee developer bounces idea for Park East

Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: Exchange Planning and Development, Mike Westling, Park East

A Milwaukee developer’s proposal to spark construction in the Park East would rely on private investments to pay for a new arena for the Bucks rather than a dedicated sales tax.

I-94 upgrade could cost as much as $1.2 billion

Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: I-94, Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Mark Gottlieb, Mike Pyritz, WisDOT

Fully modernizing a nearly 3-mile stretch of Interstate 94 in Milwaukee County will cost as much as $1.2 billion, according to a report released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.