The developer of Milwaukee's Couture high-rise offered the city a $1.4 million guarantee after it missed a deadline to start construction this month.

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When it started, 2020 looked to be off to as good a start as any year in recent memory.

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A Milwaukee committee on Tuesday approved a revised deal with the developer of the Couture high-rise to require work on the project to begin by Feb. 1.

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A federal deadline is close to being extended for a transit plaza tied to the delayed Couture high-rise on downtown Milwaukee's lakeshore.

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The long-delayed Couture apartment high-rise on downtown Milwaukee's lakefront is taking another step forward.

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Developer Rick Barrett said Friday that he’s secured financing needed to advance the $122 million Couture high-rise on Milwaukee’s lakefront, a step that could signal the start of construction after years of delays.

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Milwaukee city officials said Wednesday that they'll soon have some good news about the long-stalled Couture high-rise planned for a site overlooking the city's lakefront.

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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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