Looking at their construction spending through last spring, Milwaukee Bucks officials say they are on-track to beat the hiring goals set on a trio of development projects related to the recently completed Fiserv Forum. Deer District LLC, the firm developing ...

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Developers of the new Milwaukee Bucks arena and two other related projects say they are on track to beat goals for hiring residents and contractors owned by minorities, women and veterans.

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Milwaukee officials are making it clear that it’s not enough for developers and contractors to simply meet the various hiring targets that have been attached to projects that receive city money.

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The city of Milwaukee is close to officially repealing from its city contracts a series of set-asides for specific minorities.

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The city of Milwaukee reached a settlement Monday in a federal lawsuit concerning its minority contracting practices.

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Two chambers of commerce and the city of Milwaukee have requested another month to settle a dispute over 2012 changes to minority contracting practices.

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The city of Milwaukee, two minority-based chambers of commerce and others have until April 1 to settle a minority contracting lawsuit on their own before a judge imposes mediation.

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Wisconsin's 5 percent minority contractor participation goal has stood for nearly 30 years with no adjustments, no review and no justification.

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A construction industry group is questioning the methodology used by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to triple the goals for hiring minority workers for state projects in Hennepin and Ramsey counties.

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