War memorial, art museum seek repair money 

Published: August 1, 2012
Tags: bonds, Chris Abele, Mark Borkowski, Milwaukee Art Museum, Patricia Jursik, War Memorial, Willie Johnson

Negotiations over building maintenance are not complete between the War Memorial and Art Museum, but there is one point of agreement: Milwaukee County should pay the $10 million repair bill.

Commission approves $11 million for water incubator 

Published: June 21, 2012
Tags: bonds, incubator, Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority, Milwaukee Water Council, Water Accelerator

The Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee on Thursday approved $11 million in revenue bonds to Water Accelerator LLC for a business incubator designed to attract water technology firms.

Cities, states backing off bonds

Published: September 8, 2011
Tags: bonds, Build America Bonds, municipal bonds, National League of Cities, sewer system, wastewater treatment plant

By David A. Lieb Associated Press Jefferson City, Mo. — Uncertainty about where their next dollar is coming from has chilled the municipal bond market, meaning cities and states will be breaking ground on fewer public works projects, canceling or delaying projects worth tens of billions of dollars and providing yet another blow to economic-recovery [...]

UBS agrees to pay $160 million in bid rigging settlement

Published: May 4, 2011
Tags: bid rigging, bonds, Justice Department, lawsuit, UBS

By 
MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Switzerland’s biggest bank, UBS AG, has agreed to pay $160 million to settle charges that it rigged the bidding process for investment contracts with cities and towns in 24 states, including Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Federal and state officials announced the settlements Wednesday. UBS [...]

Dane County encourages bond use for businesses

Published: April 12, 2010
Tags: bonds, Dane County, Industrial Revenue Bonds, Kathleen Falk, Midwestern Disaster Area Bonds, Recovery Zone Facility Bonds

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced Monday she is urging businesses to take advantage of three bond programs to help develop and expand their operations and create new jobs in the county. Through different federal and state funding sources, tens of millions of dollars in low-interest financing is available to Dane County businesses. No county [...]

Opposition heats up against coffee roaster’s bakery

Published: April 6, 2010
Tags: Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc., bakery, bonds, Fowler, Grafton, Kinnickinnic Avenue, Maierhafer, Mertens, Milwaukee, Shorewood
Comments: 2

By Sean Ryan Neighborhood opposition to an Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc. bakery in the middle of a Milwaukee retail area could hamstring three other company projects. Milwaukee-based Alterra is seeking city support to borrow $7.8 million for the four projects. The city would not loan money to the company, but with Milwaukee’s backing, Alterra could [...]

Schools eye stimulus for referendum projects (UPDATE)

Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Bangor School District, bonds, Department of Public Instruction, DPI, Foegen, Hilbert School District, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Market & Johnson, referendum, Rew, Seichter, stimulus, Sweere
Comments: 1

By Sean Ryan A few guys looking for work dropped by Market & Johnson Inc. project manager Mike Seichter’s office Friday morning in La Crosse. Rhinelander/School District Building Plan Hilbert/Addition and Renovations to Schools Edgar/School District Building Plan Bangor/School Renovation and Demolition Projects That happens often, said Seichter. Some are former employees of Market & [...]

Wisconsin Business Council celebrates passage of Recovery Zone bonds bill

Published: January 29, 2010
Tags: bond limits, bonds, Department of Commerce, recovery zone, Wisconsin Business Council

The Wisconsin Business Council on Thursday congratulated the state Legislature for taking quick action on a bill to improve access to federal Recovery Zone bonds. The Senate and Assembly on Thursday both approved a measure to waive federal bond limits allocated to cities and counties and allow the Wisconsin Department of Commerce to redistribute lending [...]

Dane County secures $12.8 million in Recovery Zone Facility bonds

Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, bonds, Dane County, Falk, recovery zone, stimulus

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk on Monday announced that the county was awarded $12.8 million of Recovery Zone Facility bonds that will help companies considering locating to or expanding in Dane County. The federal government, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus program, created an incentive for projects in communities experiencing economic and [...]

State rules put disaster bond use in question

By Paul Snyder A victim of the 2008 floods in southern Wisconsin, Steve Mickelson says the state’s proposed policy allowing anyone in the damaged region to apply for federal disaster-recovery bonds is wrong. “They should prioritize it for those that were directly affected,” said Mickelson, the owner of Mickelson’s Market in Gays Mills. The flood [...]