A county proposal to develop a land sale law is being redesigned after a veto from Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, who alleged it would have made future sales more difficult.

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Milwaukee’s Common Council on Tuesday voted to hold the reappointment of Rocky Marcoux as the commissioner of the Department of City Development.

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A proposed bike and pedestrian path isn't the only big-ticket item Milwaukee city officials want included in the Hoan Bridge reconstruction.

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More construction crews soon could descend on Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley Industrial Center, a once-dilapidated landscape that has undergone a decade-long revival.

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The city of Milwaukee has completed, or is nearing completion on, rehabs of 16 dilapidated houses, construction work that will total about $650,000 by the end of the year.

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Milwaukee took a step toward a financial settlement Tuesday to release the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. from an obligation to build a 100,000-square-foot structure on the site of the company's south-side museum.

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By James Briggs A Milwaukee panel on Tuesday circumvented a new state law that bans local prevailing wage ordinances. But, city officials said, it’s too soon to tell whether Milwaukee can cling to its prevailing wage preference on future projects. ...

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By James Briggs If talk could erect buildings, construction cranes would rise in legions around Milwaukee‘s General Mitchell International Airport. City, county and business leaders say they’re more unified than ever as they draft plans for an aerotropolis — a ...

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A $9.3 million Milwaukee loan will help the Moderne high-rise grow at the corner of Old World Third Street and Juneau Avenue.

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The city of Milwaukee, in an effort to get more residents trained for construction work, is requiring that at least 20 trainees get jobs on a contract for the Talgo Inc. building renovation project. The Redevelopment Authority of the City ...

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