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City officials are moving forward with plans to clean up various contaminated sites in the hopes of spurring redevelopment.
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Read More »Contractors sought to remove soil from old Niphos Coatings site in Slinger
Roughly five years after thousands of gallons of hazardous chemicals were removed from an abandoned metal-plating factory in Washington County, government officials are looking for a contractor to remove the remaining contaminated material in the hope of redeveloping the long-vacant site. On ...
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Read More »Reich Brothers buying former Oscar Mayer property
A company that buys shuttered plants and sells their assets has plans to acquire the former Oscar Mayer headquarters in Madison.
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Read More »Homes near brownfields see values rebound after cleanup
It’s no surprise that when contaminated land is cleaned up, home values around the site tend to increase over time. But a new study of Minnesota's Twin Cities area shows that property values rebound faster and to a greater extent than many researchers had previously thought.
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Read More »Milwaukee targets more brownfield sites in industrial corridor
As Milwaukee officials work to draw businesses back to areas abandoned by manufacturers, they are planning to apply for grants to clean up brownfield sites throughout the city.
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Read More »Barrett touts redevelopment in State of the City
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced a shortened timeline for the inner harbor phase of his Refresh Milwaukee Plan during his State of the City speech Monday.
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Read More »Panel approves designating 3 Milwaukee properties as blighted
The Milwaukee Common Council unanimously backed a proposal Wednesday to designate three city-owned properties as blighted.
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Read More »Milwaukee panel designates 3 properties as blighted
A Milwaukee panel voted unanimously Tuesday to designate three city-owned properties as blighted.
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Read More »DNR trying to be more business-friendly
An official with the state Department of Natural Resources says the agency is trying to be more business-friendly even as it works to protect the environment.
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Read More »Wausau gets $400,000 from EPA for riverfront
The federal government is giving the city of Wausau $400,000 in grants to help clean up its riverfront.
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