Milwaukee Public Works Commissioner Ghassan Korban will retire at the end of August after three decades in city government, officials announced on Wednesday.

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The owner of a cooler decorated with a Ku Klux Klan logo and Confederate flag spotted recently on a public job site in Milwaukee has been fired by his employer. Officials in the city’s Department of Public Works were made aware ...

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Contractors may be able to expect even more work on Milwaukee’s bridges and streets in the near future, if the preliminary capital-budget requests made by individual departments are any sign.

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Milwaukee is seeking contractors to supply streetcars for the city's recently approved downtown streetcar project.

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The possible termination of Milwaukee’s no-bid contract with a pipe warranty company also could renew a debate over whether the city should trade its logo for royalties.

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A Kenosha construction company will build the village of Whitefish Bay’s new Department of Public Works building.

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A public works employee killed on the job in Walworth County has been identified.

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The Highland Pedestrian Bridge in Milwaukee has re-opened to pedestrian traffic for the first time since Feb. 15.

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The Highland Pedestrian Bridge in Milwaukee remains closed to pedestrians.

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The repeated renewal of no-bid contracts for two retired Milwaukee assessors has raised a call to audit the city's sole-source records.

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