Crews formally broke ground on Tuesday on the Couture high-rise project, a 44-story tower that will eventually overlook Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee after being in the works for nearly a decade.

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Developer Rick Barrett said Friday that he’s secured financing needed to advance the $122 million Couture high-rise on Milwaukee’s lakefront, a step that could signal the start of construction after years of delays.

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Milwaukee city officials said Wednesday that they'll soon have some good news about the long-stalled Couture high-rise planned for a site overlooking the city's lakefront.

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Could Milwaukee' long-delayed Couture project finally be moving forward? According to a talk radio host, the project has the cash it needs to get out of the ground. The project's developer, however, isn't saying either way.

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The 44-story Couture high-rise along Milwaukee's lakefront is scheduled to break ground in October, the city development director told a committee Tuesday.

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Milwaukee's commercial building boom is expected to get a little louder, thanks to an investment from the AFL-CIO.

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Shortly before a panel of Milwaukee officials recommended approval for detailed plans for the 44-story Couture apartment and retail tower, the developer behind the project said he plans to name a general contractor within the next few weeks.

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The sale of the Downtown Transit Center by Milwaukee County to developer Rick Barrett is final.

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A proposed extension of a public loan to the developer of the Moderne high-rise in downtown Milwaukee has won the approval of a board charged with redeveloping blighted parts of the city.

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Federal officials have decided to let Milwaukee County sell land near Milwaukee’s lakefront to serve as the site of the Couture high-rise project.

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