By Chris Thompson

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court went 2-for-3 Friday in ruling on taxing vacant lots approved for condo developments.

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By Sean Ryan Developers holding vacant land approved for condo construction will pay for the privilege after the town of Pacific successfully defended taxing the properties. The Saddle Ridge Corp., a Portage-based developer, challenged the Columbia County town’s ability to ...

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By Sean Ryan Developers stand to lose no matter which way the state Supreme Court rules in a case prompted by a condominium project in the town of Pacific. The outcome of the lawsuit, which the court accepted Monday, will ...

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By Paul Snyder Chicago-based Invenergy LLC wants to finance its 100-turbine wind farm project near Green Bay with We Energies’ money and has put the decision in public service commissioners’ hands. “It would set a big precedent if they approve ...

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By Paul Snyder A condominium project up for approval from the city of Madison represents a developer’s resolve to finish a project more than a signal of a recovering market. “At the time these were first proposed, it was the ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee native Robert Baker, wearing a hard hat with union stickers from four states, went to City Hall on Tuesday to lobby for a job on the Moderne condo and apartment project. “The majority of the construction ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] A project to convert a farm into condos is at the crux of a dispute between Trenton and Newburg. A lawsuit involving both communities debates the village of Newburg’s authority to determine zoning for the project site, ...

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