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Hines named first Black leader at HACM
The Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee has appointed Willie Hines Jr. as its secretary-executive director.
HACM secretary-executive director resigns
Antonio Pérez has resigned from his role as secretary-executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee.
Bill would prod housing authorities toward mixed-use projects
A bill introduced this week would bring Wisconsin law in-line with federal standards that encourage housing authorities to develop projects that offer affordable units along with commercial and market-rate space.
OLD GLORY (PHOTOS)
A crowd gathers Friday outside the Milwaukee Soldiers Home as The Alexander Co. and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee celebrate the start of work restoring the historic site.
Housing authority contractor fair slated for Wednesday
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee will hold a contractor fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at ManPowerGroup in Milwaukee.
Full house: Foreclosures decreasing in greater Milwaukee area
Recent real-estate data show a decrease in foreclosures in the greater Milwaukee area, yet members of the Milwaukee Common Council are not taking the good news as reason to rest on their laurels.
Hines to step down as Milwaukee Common Council president (UPDATE)
City of Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr. will resign Saturday as president and 15th District alderman.
HUD finds Milwaukee partially noncompliant on Westlawn project
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee failed to meet federal requirements when hiring and contracting for the first phase of its Westlawn revitalization project, according to a letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD reviewing Westlawn project
The first phase of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee’s Westlawn Neighborhood Revitalization is under review by a federal agency after a local group alleged the city department violated federal hiring requirements.
Milwaukee’s Convent Hill lawsuit expands
A lawsuit over the construction of Convent Hill, a low-income housing building in Milwaukee, has expanded to include five architects and two manufacturers as defendants and four new plaintiffs.
Senior housing gets a refresher
Milwaukee’s Lapham Park senior-housing program has won national awards for providing innovative care to some of the city’s senior residents.
Construction team rebuilds Westlawn from the ground up
The Westlawn Gardens construction team proved that, sometimes, the best way to revive a struggling neighborhood is to knock it down and start over.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin lawmaker accepts award for helping pass DACA bill
- Plans for $107M Wauwatosa library gain momentum
- Trump signs additional tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 27, 2026
- Feds commit $5B to AI-powered research for construction
- Worker files NLRB complaint against Wisconsin painters union
- Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Sheboygan TID proposal targets public incentives of $5M or more
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 21
- State warns of workers’ compensation scam targeting victims
- Washington County housing initiative brings back young homeowners
- South Milwaukee apartment project canceled after financing shortfall
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)