The first phase of the project is to entail the construction of a tower with as many as 70 condominium units. The structure would stand near the Milwaukee River and have boat slips and boathouses. Two subsequent phases of the project could bring the unit count at the site as high as 250.

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A new report finds that construction costs increased at a slightly faster pace in Milwaukee than in five other big U.S. cities last year.

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A blast of polar air enveloped much of the Midwest on Wednesday, cracking train rails, breaking water pipes and straining electrical systems. But in Wisconsin’s two largest cities, city officials were saying the cold snap hadn’t caused as much damage to infrastructure as had the previous deep freeze five years ago.

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Former President Barack Obama's campaign stop in Wisconsin on Friday will be at a Milwaukee high school.

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Milwaukee leaders hope economic development will be spurred by a new commercial center built at the site of a bank that was burned down two years ago during unrest over the fatal police shooting of a black man.

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Elizabeth Brown, a lifelong Milwaukee resident, currently lives in the Amani neighborhood with four of her nine children in a three-bedroom house she rents for $775 a month. She said it's too much, given the rundown condition of the property and the fact that she doesn't have a paid job.

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Michels Corp. rolled out plans on Monday for a $100 million riverfront development in Milwaukee's Harbor District — a project that could keep crews working through 2020.

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Tim Hansmann knew he was in for a challenge.

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During a recent renovation of downtown Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel, Tri-North Builders officials found themselves having to oversee heavy demolition that was taking place both above and below guests who expected to enjoy everything the luxury hotel has to offer without disturbance.

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Rising above the western Milwaukee skyline, the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino’s new 19-story hotel is meant to get your attention.

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