Closed-door rail deal might not shut down Walker’s promise

What to do with O’Donnell Park?

Published: January 26, 2011
Tags: blog, Gerry Broderick, Hot Topics, Lanane, Michael Cudahy, Milwaukee Public Museum, O'Donnell Park, O'Donnell Park parking garage

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.

Acting county executive coming to Franklin, and he’s got some ideas

Published: January 18, 2011
Tags: blog, Franklin, Hot Topics, Lanane, Lee Holloway, Tom Taylor

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 [...]

Sound familiar? Any news is good news for housing market

Published: January 11, 2011
Tags: blog, Deer Creek Parkway Homes, Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors, Hot Topics, Lanane, Ruzicka

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.

Whoever is running Milwaukee County government, issues remain the same

Published: December 29, 2010
Tags: blog, Hot Topics, Lanane, Lee Holloway
Comments: 1

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.

Inside the census: No population growth = no construction growth

Published: December 21, 2010
Tags: blog, Census, Hot Topics, Lanane

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

Tuesday’s numerical overload probably did not mean a lot to most construction veterans, but the 2010 U.S. Census figures reveal a lot about the industry’s future.

Milwaukee airport seeing record traffic, but don’t grab your shovels just yet

Published: December 15, 2010
Tags: airport, Barry Bateman, blog, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, General Mitchell International Airport, Hot Topics, Lanane, Milwaukee, Mitchell airport, Petri, Scott Walker

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

More passengers may not necessarily equal more money for construction projects at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

Companies about to get chance to fix O’Donnell, but will they bite?

Published: December 9, 2010
Tags: AGC, Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee, blog, Hot Topics, Lanane, O'Donnell, O'Donnell Park parking garage, O’Donnell Park

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

Engineers and architects have their turns now, but soon it will be construction companies that will bid on O’Donnell Park parking garage repairs.

O’Donnell partial facade collapse moving into legal phase

Published: December 1, 2010
Tags: Advance Cast Stone, blog, collapse, Hot Topics, J.H. Findorff & Son, Judiciary, Lanane, lawsuit, Milwaukee County, O'Donnell, O'Donnell Park parking garage, Safety and General Services committee, Schoewe

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

On Thursday, the Milwaukee County Judiciary, Safety and General Services committee will consider hiring legal representation if/when lawsuits are filed stemming from the June 24 accident in which a 34-foot piece of facade collapsed and killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two others.

Stormy chapter about to come to a close

Published: November 16, 2010
Tags: blog, Doyle, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, floods, Hot Topics, Lanane, storms

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

The effects from late-July’s flooding persist months later, but after Wednesday residents from Milwaukee and Grant counties will no longer qualify for financial aid.