The Daily Reporter - WI Construction News & Bids » Hot Topics http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Wed, 22 May 2013 21:18:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The debates: Voters weigh candidates’ demeanor and ‘likability’ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/15/the-debates-voters-weigh-candidates-demeanor-and-likability/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/15/the-debates-voters-weigh-candidates-demeanor-and-likability/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:46:09 +0000 John Stodder http://dailyreporter.com/?p=90824 After two of the four debates of the 2012 presidential season, what is most striking is how much of the response, as expressed in mainstream news coverage and social media, focuses on body language, demeanor, matters of etiquette, and whether a candidate was likable.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/15/the-debates-voters-weigh-candidates-demeanor-and-likability/feed/ 0 The mild winter: 2012′s economic powerhouse http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/21/the-mild-winter-2012%e2%80%99s-economic-powerhouse/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/21/the-mild-winter-2012%e2%80%99s-economic-powerhouse/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:21:01 +0000 John Stodder http://dailyreporter.com/?p=82988 What has had the biggest influence on business so far in 2012? One strong contender was the mild winter. ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/03/21/the-mild-winter-2012%e2%80%99s-economic-powerhouse/feed/ 0 Realtors hope $25B foreclosure settlement will spark housing revival http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/10/realtors-hope-25b-foreclosure-settlement-will-spark-housing-revival/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/10/realtors-hope-25b-foreclosure-settlement-will-spark-housing-revival/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:37 +0000 Dolan Media Newswires http://dailyreporter.com/?p=81243 With the residential real estate industry shell-shocked from years of a moribund market, its spokespeople can be forgiven for taking a cautious attitude toward Thursday’s announcement of a $25 billion settlement with five of the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over flawed and fraudulent foreclosure practices.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/10/realtors-hope-25b-foreclosure-settlement-will-spark-housing-revival/feed/ 0 Fracking debate begins to draw heat http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/25/fracking-debate-begins-to-draw-heat/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/25/fracking-debate-begins-to-draw-heat/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:42:45 +0000 Dolan Media Newswires http://dailyreporter.com/?p=80482 The spectacle of protesters descending on New York’s capitol to pressure Gov. Andrew Cuomo to support a ban on fracking earlier this week has prompted various interested parties to revisit the question of what lies ahead for the controversial natural gas drilling technique. ]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/01/25/fracking-debate-begins-to-draw-heat/feed/ 0 A new tool in the fight against pothole-pallooza http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/12/a-new-tool-in-the-fight-against-pothole-pallooza/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/12/a-new-tool-in-the-fight-against-pothole-pallooza/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:55:35 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=72802

By Joe Yovino

Web editor

Meet the Pothole Killer -- it can fill a hole in 60 seconds with a much smaller crew.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/08/12/a-new-tool-in-the-fight-against-pothole-pallooza/feed/ 1 Local rail focus a streetcar to nowhere http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/29/local-rail-focus-a-streetcar-to-nowhere/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/29/local-rail-focus-a-streetcar-to-nowhere/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:47:59 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=72156

By Joe Yovino

Web editor

This week's scorecard: Streetcar 1, common sense 0 (regional rail forfeited).

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By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Milwaukee developer William Orenstein would like to see policy makers move past catch phrases like “Open for Business” and have a meaningful discussion of what it takes to make Wisconsin attractive to business.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/09/open-for-business-doesnt-cut-it-for-milwaukee-developer/feed/ 2 Some brats, a couple six packs and White House admission http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/04/some-brats-a-couple-six-packs-and-white-house-admission/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/04/some-brats-a-couple-six-packs-and-white-house-admission/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:58:45 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=65128

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says jokingly that when he got his invitation to a Super Bowl party from the White House, he asked, “What should I bring? Some brats? A couple of six packs?”

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By Joe Yovino

Web editor

As one of apparently only eight people working Wednesday in Milwaukee, the trip into work on the morning of snowmaggedon (or the Ground Hog Day blizzard or snowpocalypse, or SnO-M-G or any other cool name a TV producer with too much time on his/her hands comes up with) was eerie.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/02/sno-m-g-state-weathers-snowmageddon/feed/ 0 Are urban areas at a development disadvantage? http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/are-urban-areas-at-a-development-disadvantage/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/are-urban-areas-at-a-development-disadvantage/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:19:00 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64878

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Eaton Corp., now located in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, is being wooed to move to the Milwaukee County Research Park in Wauwatosa using both tax incremental financing and $20 million in federal New Market Tax Credits designed to encourage business development in poor communities. This kind of poaching happens often, but is it fair?

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/31/are-urban-areas-at-a-development-disadvantage/feed/ 0 What to do with O’Donnell Park? http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/what-to-do-with-o%e2%80%99donnell-park/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/26/what-to-do-with-o%e2%80%99donnell-park/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:47:30 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=64650

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

Proposals to demolish O’Donnell Park came and went last year. Milwaukee County officials initially praised the suggestion to redevelop the valuable lakefront property, but once budget season came, the focus instead shifted toward $6.6 million repair plans.

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By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Everybody wants to be paid promptly. For some subcontractors, especially smaller businesses, it can be a life or death issue.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/24/contractor-quick-pay-will-it-compute/feed/ 0 Acting county executive coming to Franklin, and he’s got some ideas http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/18/acting-county-executive-coming-to-franklin-and-hes-bringing-cost-saving-ideas/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/18/acting-county-executive-coming-to-franklin-and-hes-bringing-cost-saving-ideas/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:07:42 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=63942 By Joe Lanane Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway will meet with Franklin Common Council members Tuesday night to discuss possible cost-saving services the county can provide the city. The visit is an attempt to reach possible cooperation agreements between area governments, or so suspects Franklin Mayor Tom Taylor. If that is the case, Taylor [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/18/acting-county-executive-coming-to-franklin-and-hes-bringing-cost-saving-ideas/feed/ 0 Marriott debate raises questions about Preservation Commission http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/17/marriott-debate-raises-questions-about-preservation-commission/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/17/marriott-debate-raises-questions-about-preservation-commission/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:52:46 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=63822

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

The hullabaloo surrounding the proposed $50 million Marriott hotel has caused the Historic Preservation Commission to do some soul searching.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/17/marriott-debate-raises-questions-about-preservation-commission/feed/ 0 A year after quake, Haiti can’t shake debris http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/12/a-year-after-quake-haiti-is-still-waiting-to-be-rebuilt/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/12/a-year-after-quake-haiti-is-still-waiting-to-be-rebuilt/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:06:11 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=63557

By Joe Yovino

Web editor

Today marks one year since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. The fact that bodies are still being pulled from the destruction shows how far the Caribbean nation has to go in its recovery.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/12/a-year-after-quake-haiti-is-still-waiting-to-be-rebuilt/feed/ 0 Sound familiar? Any news is good news for housing market http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/11/sound-familar-any-news-is-good-news-for-housing-market/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/11/sound-familar-any-news-is-good-news-for-housing-market/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:44:12 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=63522

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

The Milwaukee metro residential market is a long way from returning to pre-recession status, but there are isolated instances of success worth noting.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/11/sound-familar-any-news-is-good-news-for-housing-market/feed/ 0 Less is more when it comes to construction http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/06/less-is-more-when-it-comes-to-construction/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/06/less-is-more-when-it-comes-to-construction/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:52:13 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=63136

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Eric Uram, the chairman of the left-leaning John Muir Chapter of the Sierra Club, has found something to like in the recent Republican electoral landslide.

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By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Last week, industry representatives offered advice to Gov. Scott Walker on regulations that need to be ditched as he considers all that are enforced by the soon-to-be-abandoned Department of Commerce.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/01/04/the-abcs-of-executive-order-108/feed/ 7 Whoever is running Milwaukee County government, issues remain the same http://dailyreporter.com/2010/12/29/whoever-is-running-milwaukee-county-government-issues-remain-the-same/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/12/29/whoever-is-running-milwaukee-county-government-issues-remain-the-same/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:03:29 +0000 Joe Lanane http://dailyreporter.com/?p=62825

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

Milwaukee County is in transition following Monday’s resignation of County Executive Scott Walker. The governor-elect takes office Monday in Madison, starting a new chapter of Milwaukee County government.

]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/12/29/whoever-is-running-milwaukee-county-government-issues-remain-the-same/feed/ 1 UWM bounces around ideas for Klotsche Center http://dailyreporter.com/2010/12/28/uwm-bounces-around-ideas-for-klotsche-center/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/12/28/uwm-bounces-around-ideas-for-klotsche-center/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:41:46 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=62782

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

Has the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tapped out its deep-pocket donor base or can it raise money for a new arena on campus?

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