Joe Davis

Jan 7, 2016

Milwaukee may follow Madison’s path toward public broadband service

Milwaukee officials are closely watching their Madison counterparts as they consider offering a publicly owned fiber-optic service, although some local officials note that Milwaukee considered something similar about 10 years ago to little avail.

Nov 16, 2015

Milwaukee officials look to curtail residency exemptions for high-skill contractors

For contractors who are under an obligation to employ a certain percentage of Milwaukee residents on local projects, things could get a little more difficult in approaching years, especially when it comes to meeting quotas for highly skilled workers.

May 11, 2015

Groups call for SBE change in Milwaukee

A construction trade group and a chamber of commerce are calling for the elimination of disadvantage requirements in Milwaukee's Small Business Enterprise program. But the city's Office of Small Business Development and several aldermen said that the requirements are needed to ensure contractors who live within the city can get work.

Apr 2, 2015

Lowe’s location languishes in limbo

A Milwaukee alderman wants to push along negotiations to transform a long-vacant Lowes Home Improvement store into an entertainment complex with a theater and other attractions.

Mar 12, 2015

Rapid bus system might qualify for Milwaukee streetcar money

Contrary to the insistence of some Milwaukee officials that $54.9 million allocated for the downtown streetcar may not go to other types of transportation projects, the money might be able to be used for a bus rapid transit system instead.

Jul 30, 2014

Milwaukee examining set-asides

Milwaukee officials are seeking demographic breakdowns of small-business-enterprise owners nearly nine months after a federal court settlement forced the city to kill its race and gender contract set-asides.

Mar 19, 2014

Milwaukee aldermen eye clock in tenant search

Milwaukee aldermen warned the Department of City Development on Wednesday that they are running out of patience with a prolonged tenant search for a vacant downtown property.

Feb 13, 2014

New Milwaukee Common Council president shuffles assignments

Milwaukee Common Council President Michael Murphy has announced changes to committee assignments. Murphy, unanimously elected president Tuesday, had been chairman of the Finance and Personnel Committee and a member of […]

Jan 22, 2014

Council approves Milwaukee City Hall facade settlement

A settlement proposal that would end Milwaukee’s litigation over its crumbling City Hall facade is awaiting the mayor’s signature.

Sep 24, 2013

Milwaukee delays minority set-aside repeal (UPDATE)

The Milwaukee Common Council is not ready to officially repeal gender- and race-specific set-asides in its minority contracting program.

Jul 26, 2013

Questions surround pipe warranty royalties

Milwaukee’s logo on a letter pitching lateral pipe warranties was enough to prompt city resident Louis Green to buy the service.

Jun 21, 2013

Editorial: There still is time to fix set-asides

It took Milwaukee’s Common Council no more than 15 minutes to discuss and unanimously approve a lawsuit settlement that reverses the city’s most recent minority contracting set-asides.