The developer of downtown Milwaukee's Couture high-rise said it won't meet a deadline for a federal loan guarantee to finance the project, in another delay for the long-awaited tower.

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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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The builders of the Couture, a $122 million apartment and retail tower near Milwaukee’s lakefront, are looking to purchase construction materials. The general contractor for the project, J.H. Findorff & Son, of Madison, is seeking bidders who can supply some ...

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Milwaukee County wants the state Supreme Court to weigh in on its proposed sale of land for The Couture high-rise development, but the court first has to determine if it has jurisdiction over the matter.

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Spurred by projected hiring goals, local unions are in a rush to certify members in Milwaukee’s Residents Preference Program before the first of three major projects breaks ground in fall.

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The state Senate voted 24-9 across party lines Tuesday in favor of a bill that would establish Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Milwaukee and pave the way for the high-rise Couture project.

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The state Assembly approved legislation Thursday that would establish Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Milwaukee and pave the way for the high-rise Couture project.

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A day after a companion bill won approval from an Assembly committee, Senate lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would establish Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Milwaukee and pave the way for The Couture.

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Going through archives while waiting for a public hearing to begin, I was struck by the last sentence of the first story I ever wrote about The Couture.

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Critics and supporters of The Couture development agreed Wednesday that the proposed site of the Milwaukee project once was underwater.

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