Milwaukee officials told a committee on Wednesday that they remain confident the delayed Couture high-rise will ultimately be built — but that they may also have to pursue other options for the completion of a branch of the city's streetcar line that now depends on the construction of the Couture.

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The developer of downtown Milwaukee's Couture high-rise said it won't meet a deadline for a federal loan guarantee to finance the project, in another delay for the long-awaited tower.

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The president and CEO of Employ Milwaukee,the largest workforce board in the state, is stepping down for a new job.

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Barrett Lo Visionary Development announced Monday that it has selected J.H. Findorff & Son as the general contractor for the vertical construction of The Couture project on Milwaukee’s lakefront.

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Infrastructure work at the future site of the Couture high-rise project in downtown Milwaukee might become more costly.

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J.H. Findorff & Son has been tapped to oversee the construction of the 44-story Couture high-rise development along Milwaukee’s lakefront.

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Shortly before a panel of Milwaukee officials recommended approval for detailed plans for the 44-story Couture apartment and retail tower, the developer behind the project said he plans to name a general contractor within the next few weeks.

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Crews plan to begin demolition work Friday on a skywalk bridge that spans East Michigan Street and links the O’Donnell Park parking garage in downtown Milwaukee to the former Milwaukee County Transit Center.

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Perhaps fittingly for a structure whose time was nearly up, the minute hand on one face of the clock tower at Milwaukee County’s old Downtown Transit Center could be seen spinning rapidly round and round on Friday morning.

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People can now get a good look at the new Couture building in downtown Milwaukee — well, a small-scale version of it anyway.

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