Spurred by projected hiring goals, local unions are in a rush to certify members in Milwaukee’s Residents Preference Program before the first of three major projects breaks ground in fall.

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Milwaukee agency seeks money to spur resales Milwaukee has acquired 117 commercial properties through property tax foreclosure since 2010 but has found buyers for only 19 of those buildings. That resale rate is too low, said Martha Brown, deputy commissioner ...

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At a time when many developers are struggling to complete projects, Wangard Partners Inc. is growing its portfolio.

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Public Official of the year Rocky Marcoux, Milwaukee Department of City Development

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By Marie Rohde The old art deco Building 65 on Milwaukee’s 27th Street is at the center of a struggle between safety and preservation. Rocky Marcoux, Department of City Development commissioner, wants to rescue the former headquarters of the A.O. ...

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By Sean Ryan Milwaukee may lose money renovating a building for Talgo Inc. if the company leaves the city after a couple of years, warned Alderman Robert Bauman during Friday’s Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee meeting. The Milwaukee Department of ...

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Seven companies that renovated or built in Milwaukee’s central city received $12 million in tax credits from the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee. The money comes from a federal program that gives tax incentives to companies in certain ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Three Milwaukee aldermen are trying to push city researchers out of the development department to preserve the integrity of the historic designation process. The aldermen want Milwaukee’s two preservation staffers removed from Milwaukee’s Department of City Development ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Bay View residents want the skinny on development proposals submitted for a former Army Reserve property in their Milwaukee neighborhood. They’re not likely to get it before the project is awarded to a developer. The Milwaukee Department ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Milwaukee might miss its chance to use TIF money for road projects this year if a city department cannot quickly answer some questions. Milwaukee Alderman Jim Bohl wants to use money raised by tax-incremental finance districts to ...

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