Minority-owned contractors working in Milwaukee will be able to tap a new reservoir of money following the city's decision last week to set up a new revolving-loan fund.

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Foxconn Technology Group announced Friday that it has bought a building in downtown Milwaukee to serve as its North American headquarters.

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The Democratic field for governor in Wisconsin is starting to become settled, as Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on Tuesday he will not make a fourth bid for the office, while 10 others appear poised to run in the primary election scheduled for Aug. 14.

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Milwaukee has tweaked its rules for city contractors to bar offensive conduct after a company's employees were caught carrying guns and a cooler bearing a Klu Klux Klan sticker on the job.

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The Milwaukee School of Engineering broke ground on Monday on a $34 million building in the city's downtown, starting work on what will eventually be a hub for the study of high-tech fields like artificial intelligence.

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The already large number of Democratic candidates for governor increased by one on Tuesday, even as Milwaukee mayor and three-time former nominee Tom Barrett was also reported to be considering running for a ...

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The Milwaukee Common Council has overridden mayoral vetoes that would have changed how the city pays for a so-called disparity study meant to justify policies giving minority- and women-owned companies a leg up when bidding on public work. The city’s 2018 budget plan would ...

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Milwaukee leaders are calling on residents looking for work to consider helping build hundreds of new apartments and homes in the city. Mayor Tom Barrett and the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee announced a job fair will be held ...

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants to replace even more lead water-service lines next year than in 2017.

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To take the 21st century jobs that will be on offer at the plant that the technology giant Foxconn proposes building in Southeast Wisconsin, workers will need a 21st century means of commuting.

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