The city of Oak Creek is working to free up millions of dollars for road work and incentives to prod along development near the newly opened Ikea near Interstate 94.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court found on Wednesday that local governments are within their rights to encourage projects by providing developers with direct cash incentives, a decision that upholds a financing method used throughout the state.

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice's solicitor general says a lawsuit challenging an economic development project could "imperil" the $10 billion Foxconn complex and other ventures in the state.

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Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law the first bill to pass the Legislature this session, a measure designed to help Wisconsin's cheese industry.

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The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill extending tax incentives to help a cheese distributor.

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When it comes to encouraging redevelopment along a well-traveled roadway, the village of Menomonee Falls is hoping the second time will be the charm.

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Several Milwaukee Common Council members, in opposing both spending city money on a proposed extension of the city's streetcar line and the reappointment of the Department of City Development commissioner, say they are not satisfied with what they see as a lack of development outside downtown.

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In the world of government, there are many acronyms, and more and more we are hearing the acronym "TIF."

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Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman's proposal to add a penny to Milwaukee County’s sales tax in order to finance a new Bucks arena came as a result of his argument that the city will be unusually limited in using a tax increment finance district to contribute to the project.

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Nearly 60 companies from Milwaukee and other parts of Wisconsin have joined the construction team assembled to put up Northwestern Mutual’s new headquarters building, according to a company news release Wednesday.

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