The Wisconsin Center District is seeking subcontractors to work on the organization's $420 million build-out of the expo center in downtown Milwaukee.

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The long-planned $420 million expansion of Milwaukee's downtown convention center is moving ahead again after officials approved a plan allowing money to be borrowed for the project once markets recover following the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Wisconsin Center District officials released plans on Friday for the long-proposed expansion of the downtown Milwaukee convention center, a project that could create more than 1,000 construction jobs and cost as much as $425 million.

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The new chief executive of the Wisconsin Center District says he would love to have a hand in expanding downtown Milwaukee's convention center, though he's not ready to say for certain the project is needed.

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To attract more conventions to Milwaukee and better compete with other cities, the Wisconsin Center needs up to 300,000 square feet of exhibit space in total. Also helpful would be an additional 1,000 hotel rooms within walking distance of the ...

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Work on the Bucks arena and related projects is chugging along, with the structural steel nearly finished on the arena and a nearby parking garage "substantially complete."

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