What to do with O’Donnell Park?

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 i[...]

Pratt named interim county executive in Milwaukee

It will be Marvin Pratt and not acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway who will hold the county’s top spot until April 5. Holloway selected Pratt, a one-time acting Milwaukee […]

O’Donnell repairs on track despite museum plan (UPDATE)

By Joe Lanane Philanthropist Michael Cudahy wants until Feb. 24 to pull together concrete plans to replace O’Donnell Park with a new Milwaukee Public Museum. But Milwaukee County is planning […]

Innovation Park payment extension could stall Milwaukee-area projects (UPDATE)

By Joe Lanane Development could trump $5 million in maintenance projects if Milwaukee County agrees to delay payment on a $13.55 million land sale. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Real Estate […]

Philanthropist pushes lakefront public museum

By Joe Lanane The O’Donnell Park garage should be razed and replaced by a new Milwaukee Public Museum and parking structure, according to philanthropist Michael Cudahy. “O’Donnell Park is a […]

Proposed Oak Creek property swap could shape area’s future

By Joe Lanane Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Milwaukee, is leaving its comfort zone by trying to acquire land in a three-property swap across from the firm’s Franklin campus. But […]

Lawyer in O’Donnell lawsuit: ‘Many people had knowledge of the shoddy construction’ (UPDATE)

By Joe Lanane A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Wednesday stemming from a June 24 incident at the Milwaukee County-owned O’Donnell Park parking garage in which a concrete panel collapsed, […]

Roadwork presses New Berlin’s bottom line

By Joe Lanane New Berlin is caught at the crossroads of construction and debt. The city has a list of street improvement projects for the next five years totaling a […]

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

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 […]

Innovation Park awaits extension decision

By Joe Lanane The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Real Estate Foundation will not pay the first $5 million for 89 acres of Milwaukee County property until receiving a two-year extension for […]

Construction material costs rise in December

The price of nearly every major construction material increased last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December producer price index. The prices of four key construction materials increased […]

Greenfield alderman wants to give sculpture the boot

By Joe Lanane A Greenfield boot shop owner wants to place a 10-foot-tall boot sculpture in front of his store, prompting one alderman to wonder if it‘s the city’s first […]