A bill meant to rein in the use of an incentive Wisconsin cities use to advance new development will most likely get a public hearing before a state Senate committee next week.

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An Eau Claire County judge last week tossed out two lawsuits challenging the city of Eau Claire's use of a common incentive to encourage redevelopment projects in its central city.

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Eau Claire is faced with yet another legal challenge from familiar plaintiffs over its use of a development district after the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld its right to pay developers cash incentives last summer.

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In an age when brick-and-mortar shops are closing left and right and online shopping is becoming ever more popular, why would one man decide to tear down an old factory and put up his own 100,000-square-foot store?

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The city of Sheboygan is seeking to spur the redevelopment of a 108-acre site in its central city using a plan that’s scheduled to go before local officials next month. The plan aims to anchor development in the city’s downtown ...

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State lawmakers are moving to take up a bill that would make a series of big changes to what restrictions local governments can impose on residential-property developments.

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The state Senate is scheduled Tuesday to take up a proposal to double the state’s historic preservation tax credit for the second time this year.

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The Wisconsin Counties Association is urging state lawmakers to let governments reset the values of failing tax increment finance districts, but only if it means they will close sooner.

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Wisconsin’s lawmakers have spent nearly 40 years repeatedly twisting the tax increment financing law to accommodate local officials’ whims.

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A $56 million, 22-story office building that will house the Godfrey & Kahn SC law firm has been proposed for the east side of downtown Milwaukee. Joel Lee, president of Van Buren Management Inc., said the location is ideal for ...

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