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Midwest Rail turns demo bid upside-down (access required)

Published: February 15, 2011
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By Marie Rohde There was a surprise waiting for John Stibal when West Allis opened the bids for the demolition of a long abandoned foundry and nearby restaurant: Midwest Rail & Dismantling Inc. offered to pay the city $6 for the job. The other bids, all seeking money from the city, ranged from the highest [...]

Milwaukee gets grant for Tower Auto cleanup

The state on Friday awarded an $800,000 grant to the city of Milwaukee’s plan to clean contamination from the former A.O. Smith and Tower Automotive site. The grant is from a Wisconsin Department of Commerce program that targets blighted properties. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee completed the purchase of the 84-acre property [...]

Milwaukee and Tower owners strike a deal

Published: July 8, 2009
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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com After wrangling with the owners of the Tower Automotive property for more than a year, the city of Milwaukee on Wednesday announced plans to buy the site for $3.5 million. Milwaukee has been negotiating with Milwaukee Industrial Trade Center, the owner of the 84-acre site at 3533 N. 27th St., since at [...]