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Affordable apartments rising in Bay View, near west side Milwaukee
By TOM DAYKIN USA Today Network via Reuters Connect Two Milwaukee affordable apartment developments, one redeveloping a former hospital and another in the Bay View neighborhood, are to open by […]
Doubled residential space critical for new Meta House project
The new Meta House location, dubbed Project Horizon, will offer crucial residential space as the Milwaukee shelter's wait list grows.
Long-delayed Milwaukee boutique hotel plans show signs of life
Long-delayed plans to develop a boutique hotel just north of downtown Milwaukee might be proceeding with financing that includes federal tax credits.
Milwaukee to Madison train line to cost $200M with state help
A planned Milwaukee-Madison passenger rail service would cost more than $200 million to build, with Wisconsin taxpayers providing a share of that amount and an annual operating subsidy.
I-794 removal could see $500M in development, but more crashes
Interstate 794's possible removal in downtown Milwaukee would create nearly $500 million in potential development opportunities but increase crashes and congestion.
Manitowoc port development gets $20 million boost
By COLLEEN KOTTKE and BRANDON REID USA Today Network via Reuters Connect MANITOWOC – The Port of Manitowoc will receive $20 million for infrastructure upgrades, according to an announcement from […]
Mark Hammond, Wauwatosa development director, will leave for nonprofit job
Less than two years since he started as Wauwatosa development director, Mark Hammond is leaving the city to take a new leadership role at a Wisconsin nonprofit focused on expanding affordable housing.
Former Milwaukee Walmart to be redeveloped with mixed uses
The former Walmart at Midtown Center in Milwaukee is set for redevelopment with mixed uses led by Gorman & Co.
Appleton secures $25M transit center funding two years after announcement
Nearly two years after the announcement of a $25 million federal grant to build a new $26.8 million downtown Appleton Transit Center, the City of Appleton and Valley Transit have, finally, secured the money.
Hartland reviews downtown boutique hotel plans
Hartland officials review conceptual plans for a four-story boutique hotel in the village's downtown, aiming to boost local economic development.
Critics fume over diesel generator health concerns at AI data center
While DNR readies a final report on emissions from backup generators at the Port Washington data center, environmental groups hold different views on health and environmental benchmarks.
Median home assessments rose in Milwaukee in 2025
Milwaukee's median home assessed value increased 7.6% to $207,400 in 2026, with rises also seen in apartment and commercial property values.
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- Worker hospitalized after 30-foot fall at Madison construction site
- Wisconsin announces $248M for essential projects statewide
- Inside the $255M Milwaukee Public Museum project
- Wangard Partners plans 200,000-square-foot food and beverage facility in Jefferson
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of May 18, 2026
- Milwaukee County, State of Wisconsin pays $219M for space in new forensic lab
- Wrightstown tensions high amid data center proposal
- Milwaukee’s King Park near Pabst site could get $20 million for housing
- David Kahler dies at 89
- Construction to begin this summer on two downtown Milwaukee hotels
- Citing economic uncertainty, Uline asks to pause warehouse development
- West Bend apartment complex sold for $26M
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)