By Sean Ryan A state law preventing utilities from discriminating when setting water rates is hamstringing Milwaukee’s attempt to use Lake Michigan to attract businesses. Milwaukee aldermen are floating a plan to cut rates for companies that use a lot ...

Tagged with: Brown common council Menomonee Valley Industrial Center Milwaukee Murphy PSC Public Service Commission of Wisconsin water water rate

By Sean Ryan The soggy furniture and waterlogged photo albums are long gone from basements swamped in 2008, but the threat of more flooding remains. Dennis Heling, executive director of the Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium, said there is a ...

Tagged with: Dudzik flood Hozeny Murphy Wisconsin Department of Commerce

By Paul Snyder A traffic count by Middleton-based Livesey Co. will determine if the developer’s nine-building Madison project wins over city planners and engineers. For the second time in as many years, Livesey is requesting city approval for a multibuilding, ...

Tagged with: development Fitchburg Madison Madison Urban Design Commission Murphy traffic

By Sean Ryan [email protected] The Milwaukee Common Council signed off on a $9.3 million loan for construction of the Moderne high-rise. But as project supporters celebrated the promise of new construction jobs, a Milwaukee alderman called the deal a missed ...

Tagged with: Barrett common council Moderne Murphy Neighborhoods and Development Committee