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Walker, Barrett support Milwaukee start-up model

Published: March 28, 2013
Tags: Barrett, business growth, Gov. Scott Walker, Greater Milwaukee Committee, Milwaukee, Tom Barrett, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Walker, Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Administration

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are teaming up in another rare show of bipartisan support in hopes of stimulating business growth in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee train shed job slips away from Immel

Published: October 20, 2010
Tags: Barrett, C.D. Smith Construction, Frank Moore, Gary Smith, high-speed rail, Howard Immel, J.H. Findorff & Sons, J.P. Cullen & Sons, Miron Construction, Peg Schmidt, Rail, train shed, Walker, William McNary

By Marie Rohde Howard Immel Inc. will not build a new train shed at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station even though the contractor submitted the low $17 million bid for the job. Milwaukee Intermodal Station Train Shed and Platforms (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funds), Milwaukee, Milwaukee County The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is relieving Green [...]

Milwaukee to get preservation award for city hall renovation

Published: October 20, 2010
Tags: Barrett, City Hall, Milwaukee, National Trust for Historic Preservation

Milwaukee (AP) — Milwaukee officials will receive a national award next week for the exterior renovation of the city hall building. The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present Mayor Tom Barrett and other officials its Preservation Honor Award at an Oct. 29 ceremony in Austin, Texas. Twenty-two other projects will also be honored. The [...]

Wis. governor candidates support protecting roads

Published: October 19, 2010
Tags: Barrett, high-speed rail, Rail, stimulus, TDA, TPC, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Transportation Projects Commission, Walker

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gubernatorial candidates Tom Barrett and Scott Walker are both promising state transportation leaders that they will not raid a fund used to build and repair roads across Wisconsin. Walker and Barrett also spoke out Tuesday in support of passing a constitutional amendment to make it illegal to raid the state’s transportation [...]

Construction money lifts Republicans

Published: October 12, 2010
Tags: AGC, Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee, Associated General Contractors, Barrett, Boullion, constributions, Green and Abrahamson, Hammel, HNTB Co., Hutchison, Mielke, Republican Assembly Campaign Committee, Vukmir, Walker, WBA, Wisconsin Builders Association, Zipperer
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By James Briggs The construction industry will have financed much of the takeover if Republicans gain power in the Wisconsin Legislature and governor’s office in January. Special interest groups with ties to construction have contributed more than $70,000 — only about $14,000 to Democrats — to candidates running for state offices in next month’s election. [...]

Walker uses Obama visit to criticize high-speed rail

Published: September 28, 2010
Tags: Barrett, high-speed rail, Obama, Rail, Walker
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker is using President Barack Obama’s visit to Madison to once again criticize a high-speed rail project in Wisconsin. The state was awarded $810 million in federal stimulus money to build the rail line linking Madison and Milwaukee. Walker calls it a waste of money and said [...]

Walker says he’d call special session on jobs

Published: September 20, 2010
Tags: Barrett, economy, jobs, Walker

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker says if elected he will call an emergency session of the Legislature on his first day in office to cut taxes, find government waste and spur job creation. Walker announced his plans Monday at a manufacturing company in Green Bay. [...]

High-speed rail takes center stage in Walker, Neumann debate

Published: August 26, 2010
Tags: Barrett, debate, high-speed rail, Neumann, roads, stimulus, University of Wisconsin System, UW System, Walker
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidates for governor made bold promises but outlined few details about how they would follow through with them Wednesday in the final debate before the Sept. 14 primary. Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann promised to use $810 million in federal stimulus money coming to [...]

Milwaukee waives fees for flood-related repairs

Published: July 29, 2010
Tags: Barrett, Department of City Development, fees, permit

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Wednesday that the city of Milwaukee has started waiving fees on permits for flood-related projects. Permits are still required, but fees will be waived for construction and mechanical work, such as electrical work, plumbing and heating and ventilation work. Public way permit fees will also be waived, according to a [...]