http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Sun, 19 May 2013 14:56:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/27/millions-at-stake-with-no-bid-work-in-milwaukee/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/27/millions-at-stake-with-no-bid-work-in-milwaukee/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:17:26 +0000 Kirsten Klahn http://dailyreporter.com/?p=81902 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> A looming deadline to file an assessment report is pressuring the city of Milwaukee to approve two no-bid contracts.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/27/millions-at-stake-with-no-bid-work-in-milwaukee/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/08/27/village-of-warrens-deals-with-tif-distress/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/08/27/village-of-warrens-deals-with-tif-distress/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:44:12 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=57772 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> By Marie Rohde Property taxes in the tiny central Wisconsin village of Warrens soared by 40 percent last year and things don’t look much better for this year. Warrens is a victim of a development district that’s in distress and the community’s experience could be a warning sign for municipalities that have used public dollars [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/08/27/village-of-warrens-deals-with-tif-distress/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/08/13/wisconsin-property-overall-values-plummet-by-313/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/08/13/wisconsin-property-overall-values-plummet-by-313/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:02:03 +0000 admin http://dailyreporter.com/?p=57218 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> The value of state property dropped by more than $16 billion in the past year, according the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, but assessors warn that property owners should not expect a decrease in their upcoming tax bills.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/08/13/wisconsin-property-overall-values-plummet-by-313/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/03/bill-aims-to-reduce-state%e2%80%99s-individual-tif-district-exemptions/ http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/03/bill-aims-to-reduce-state%e2%80%99s-individual-tif-district-exemptions/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:57:30 +0000 http://dailyreporter.com/?p=36233 By Paul Snyder State lawmakers, tired of dealing with every tax-incremental financing hiccup from every city, village and town in the state, just want to make it easier to create TIF districts. “Usually what happens when municipalities run into problems creating a TIF district is they come to the Legislature seeking some kind of exemption,” [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/03/bill-aims-to-reduce-state%e2%80%99s-individual-tif-district-exemptions/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2009/08/14/villages%e2%80%99-tifs-take-a-hit/ http://dailyreporter.com/2009/08/14/villages%e2%80%99-tifs-take-a-hit/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:44:16 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=5799 Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Plummeting property values in the past year have left Wisconsin villages with dull and, at times, ineffective development tools. The tax-incremental financing district created around the village of Muscoda’s downtown, for example, lost 3 percent of its value, or $93,600, between 2008 and 2009. The shops in the downtown area are folding, [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2009/08/14/villages%e2%80%99-tifs-take-a-hit/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2009/03/09/state-forces-contractor-registration/ http://dailyreporter.com/2009/03/09/state-forces-contractor-registration/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:34:25 +0000 Rick Benedict http://dailyreporter.com/?p=598 Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Groups representing Wisconsin builders worry the Department of Commerce’s mandatory contractor registration rule is just the start of state efforts to track construction companies. “I understand the state is trying to go after the bad actors,” said Brad Boycks, director of government and political affairs for the Wisconsin Builders Association. “But that’s [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2009/03/09/state-forces-contractor-registration/feed/ 0