Report: Milwaukee’s Moderne project hits hiring goals 

Published: March 20, 2013
Tags: Barrett Visionary Development, DBE, EBE, Findorff & Son, J.H. Findorff & Son, Moderne, Rinka Chung Architecture

Nearly 26 percent of the construction budget for The Moderne high-rise project in Milwaukee went to disadvantaged businesses, according to a report compiled by Prism Technical Management & Marketing Services LLC, Milwaukee.

Findorff, Barrett meet EBE rules on Moderne project 

Published: May 14, 2012
Tags: Barrett Visionary Development, Community and Economic Development Committee, EBE, Emerging Business Enterprise, Findorff, J.H. Findorff & Son, Modern Continental Construction Co. Inc., Moderne, Resident Preference Program, RPP, The Moderne, The North End

Barrett Visionary Development and J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. met all Emerging Business Enterprise and Resident Preference Program set-asides on The Moderne in 2011, according to a Department of City Development report.


Editorial cartoon

Published: January 13, 2012
Tags: cartoon, EBE, minority contractors, SBE

Critics blast Milwaukee’s minority hiring change 

Published: January 5, 2012
Tags: A&L Ferrer Construction, D. Wilson Consulting Group, EBE, Francisco Jaramillo, Jaramillo Contractors, Jose Ferrer, MBE, minority contractors, Ossie Kendrix, SBE, Thomas A. Mason, Thomas Mason

Due to a new city law which went into effect Tuesday, Milwaukee law no longer recognizes Francisco Jaramillo, a Hispanic subcontractor, as a minority owner.

Housing authority reports emerging business success

Published: July 14, 2010
Tags: Atlas Iron and Wire Works, Biedenbender, business enterprise program, EBE, Louise Hutchins, Milwaukee Housing Authority, VJS Construction Services

By Scott Carlson Special to The Daily Reporter Atlas Iron and Wire Works Inc. represents a 2009 statistic in the Milwaukee Housing Authority’s emerging business enterprise program. But company President Dan Biedenbender said the work that might add a couple of percentage points to the city agency’s ledger means the difference between success and failure [...]

Milwaukee surpasses hiring, contracting goals

Contractors in 2008 surpassed the city of Milwaukee’s goals for hiring city residents and using small businesses on projects. The city’s Residents Preference Program requires unemployed workers from low-income areas of the city perform 25 percent of hours worked on each project. Based on the 62 contracts awarded last year that were completed as of [...]