Many members of the new Park East Advisory Group agree streamlining guidelines for projects could hasten development of the vacant land north of downtown Milwaukee.

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Interim County Executive Marvin Pratt on Wednesday appointed Frederick J. Bau as interim Milwaukee County Director of Labor Relations. Bau, a Milwaukee County labor relations specialist since 2007, has 30 years experience in labor relations. Prior to his position at ...

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The Milwaukee County Board on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Marvin Pratt as interim county executive by a 14-2 vote. Pratt will hold the post until the April 5 election. Pratt, a longtime Milwaukee alderman, served as the city’s acting ...

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It will be Marvin Pratt and not acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway who will hold the county’s top spot until April 5. Holloway selected Pratt, a one-time acting Milwaukee mayor and long-time alderman. Pratt eventually lost the mayoral post ...

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By Marie Rohde Milwaukee is cautiously building toward a law that would direct more public contract money toward women- and minority-owned companies. The caution stems from a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established lawmakers must prove past or present ...

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