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A report released Wednesday finds development projects that rely on Wisconsin's commonly used Tax Increment Financing incentives created more than $4 in tax revenue for every $1 that local governments spend on-average.

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Foxconn Technology Group promised to make a splash in Wisconsin beyond the sprawling manufacturing facility it is building in the southeast of the state, but there's little evidence that plans to build the so-called "innovation centers" are moving forward.

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A bill being circulated in the state Legislature would impose new restrictions on a key tool Wisconsin cities use to encourage new construction projects.

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Gary Grunau, the Milwaukee developer perhaps best known for his work along the city’s riverfront and at Schlitz Park, has died following a battle with brain cancer.

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A worker who was electrocuted at Milwaukee's abandoned Northridge Mall this summer was apparently unaware the mall's owners hadn't shut off power to the property — a tactic city attorneys argue was a cost-saving measure.

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Minor flooding is expected this week in Iowa communities along the Mississippi River.

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The roof has been repaired but it's still uncertain what business will ultimately reside in the historic train depot in Belleville.

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Franklin meat processor Strauss Brands is moving its headquarters to Milwaukee's city-owned Century City business park with plans to build a facility that could employ 250.

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Paul Hildreth peered at a display of dozens of images from security cameras surveying his Atlanta school district and settled on one showing a woman in a bright yellow shirt walking a hallway.

ROC Ventures of Franklin has been selected as a finalist for the Wisconsin Economic Development Association's Public Private Partnership economic development award for its Ballpark Commons project.

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