By James Briggs Madison has approved a housing and retail development that more than doubles the city’s guideline for maximum density. Madison-based Mullins Group LLC will build a 130-unit apartment building with 8,600 square feet of retail on University Avenue ...

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By Sean Ryan Plans for a new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus moved forward Tuesday amid protests from Wauwatosa city officials who pushed for more changes to the plan. The Wauwatosa Common Council has been considering the proposed UW-Milwaukee campus and ...

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By Sean Ryan The first public hearing on the Innovation Park plan showed the contrast between big-picture economic development and concerns about how development affects people’s daily lives. “We have to make sure that everybody gets a piece of the ...

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By Sean Ryan Wauwatosa residents hungry for information stand between a proposed $250 million engineering campus development and a planned 2010 construction start. The developers of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Innovation Park in Wauwatosa are ready to start answering questions. ...

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By Sean Ryan Progress trumped caution Thursday when the Milwaukee County Board took an official step toward selling a Wauwatosa property for development of a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering campus. Before the county can sell the land to the UWM ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] A state lawmaker’s attempt to distribute representation on the UW System board of regents based on geography might spark more competition among universities for project money. State Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, wants to change the composition ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will pursue its plan to build an engineering campus in Wauwatosa despite negative feedback from faculty. The university surveyed staff members (PDF) to get their opinion on the campus plan, and the mostly ...

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