Milwaukee’s $18 million share in the reconstruction of Lincoln Memorial Drive, Clybourn Street and two Interstate 794 ramps near the city’s lakefront hinges on approval of an incentive package for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

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A green light from the state attorney general’s office has emboldened a Milwaukee alderman to renew his request to extend TIF districts to pay for roadwork in the city.

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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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The future of Boston Store at The Shops of Grand Avenue in Milwaukee may be short-lived, according to a news release by Alderman Jim Bohl.

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Opponents and proponents of a planned $64.6 million, 2.1-mile streetcar project in downtown Milwaukee agree on one thing: It's time to determine who will pay to move utilities that are in the way of the project.

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Alderman Robert Bauman on Tuesday failed for the second time to persuade his colleagues to extend -- rather than rescind -- Harley-Davidson Inc.'s obligation to build a 100,000-square-foot office building in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.

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By James Briggs The Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday capped two decades of public transit debate by approving construction of a $64.6 million, 2.1-mile streetcar line. It remains to be seen, though, whether the rail line can develop into a ...

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A Milwaukee committee wants to increase the appeal of City Hall as a destination for residents and visitors.

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A Milwaukee lobbyist is accusing the city of violating the spirit of a new state law that bans local bid preferences.

Tagged with: Ashanti Hamilton bid preference Grant Langley Jim Bohl local preference Richard Wanta Robin Vos Scott Maly Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association

Milwaukee officials plan to continue enforcing local bid preferences on some contracts despite a new state law that bans the policy.

Tagged with: Ashanti Hamilton bid preference Jim Bohl Joe Dudzik local preference Milwaukee Rhonda Kelsey