Published: February 15, 2011
Tags: Bruce Rogers, Century City, Champion Environmental Services, Gerald Blomberg, John Bode, Marcoux, Midwest Rail & Dismantling, Mike Duffek, Milwaukee Gray Iron, Milwaukee Industrial Trade Center, Mykonos, Stibal, Tower Automotive, West Allis
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 [...]
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 [...]
Published: July 8, 2009
Tags: Milwaukee, Milwaukee Industrial Trade Center, Tower Automotive
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 [...]