Hoping to rebound from financial troubles and a legal battle with its former lender Sunrise Bank, the Minneapolis builder and developer Thor Cos. has hired Manchester Cos. as its chief reorganization officer.

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Even though the largest minority-owned contractor in Minnesota is struggling with cash-flow troubles, the founder and chairman of the company says he’s “bullish” about the future, hinting that now might be time for a new business plan.

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A judge has tossed out an attempt to cast doubt on the credibility of a confidential source authorities used to build a case against the indicted Milwaukee contractor Brian Ganos.

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Milwaukee Bucks officials say they are beating most of their goals for hiring residents and small businesses for the construction of the Fiserv Forum and related projects, according to a second-quarter report.

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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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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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Three more people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a Milwaukee-area contractor's scheme that bilked the federal government of more than $200 million by exploiting a program set up to help minority- and disabled-veteran-owned contractors.

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A Milwaukee-area construction firm and its officials are accused of cheating the federal government out of more than $200 million by exploiting a program set up to help minority- and disabled-veteran-owned contractors.

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Four years after being forced by a lawsuit to abandon goals meant to direct public works contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses, local officials took a step toward re-establishing the program. Deliberating on Friday on the city’s 2018 budget plan, ...

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Milwaukee’s 2018 budget may move the city closer to once again having policies meant to give minority- and women-owned businesses an advantage when bidding for public contracts. A proposed amendment to next year’s city budget would set aside $500,000 to hire ...

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