WisDOT opens fourth round of bids for federal stimulus project The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Tuesday opened bids for the fourth round of federal stimulus-financed road projects in Wisconsin. Companies submitted offers for 18 projects amounting in more than ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] A Milwaukee committee’s decision to protect some of the Hide House building while leaving other parts open for demolition drew criticism the city is improperly using its historic designation process. The city’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Three Milwaukee aldermen are trying to push city researchers out of the development department to preserve the integrity of the historic designation process. The aldermen want Milwaukee’s two preservation staffers removed from Milwaukee’s Department of City Development ...

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Sean Ryan sean.rya[email protected] A developer is trying to gain the trust of people who say the Hide House project threatens the neighborhood’s peace but is getting rammed through Milwaukee City Hall anyway. General Capital Group LLP, Milwaukee, wants to tear ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] State and Milwaukee preservation experts disagree over whether the Hide House in Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood has any historic significance. The Hide House is a 200,000-square-foot complex that started out as a metal stove and bed factory ...

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Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee could stymie an affordable housing project at the Hide House if the city awards the former tannery in Bay View historic status. The Hide House buildings at 2625 S. Greeley St. were built for the J. ...

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