Milwaukee officials told a committee on Wednesday that they remain confident the delayed Couture high-rise will ultimately be built — but that they may also have to pursue other options for the completion of a branch of the city's streetcar line that now depends on the construction of the Couture.

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The city of Milwaukee has missed out on a federal transportation grant to extend its streetcar line to the recently completed Fiserv Forum.

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Another round of work to restore Milwaukee's slouching City Hall foundation is up for bid as part of a years-long project to prop up the historic landmark.

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American Sewer Services has signed an agreement with Milwaukee officials that effectively removes the contractor from two public-works jobs in the city.

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Milwaukee police are investigating an explosion that occurred Tuesday afternoon at a Department of Public Works facility on Milwaukee's near-southwest side.

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A downtown Milwaukee intersection will be closed and traffic rerouted Thursday morning.

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A third investigation of Milwaukee's City Hall terra cotta is scheduled to begin Monday, according to a Milwaukee Department of Public Works news release.

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By Marie Rohde Milwaukee has rejected at least one contractor’s request to appeal a project award based on an ordinance that gives 5 percent bid preferences to city-based companies. D.C. Burbach Inc., Waukesha, protested Aug. 6 after losing a bid ...

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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 The tools are available to find areas where roads may collapse into sinkholes, but not the money. As a result, sinkholes such as the one in Milwaukee on Thursday that swallowed a utility truck will remain an ...

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