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Willie Wade has been nominated to lead the workforce-development agency Employ Milwaukee.
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Read More »Lawsuit accuses paint industry for Milwaukee lead poisoning (UPDATE)
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and an attorney for nearly 170 lead-poisoned children allege the paint industry is trying to shift blame to contaminated water.
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Read More »Barrett challenger promises no more streetcar extensions ‘whatsoever’
In announcing his plans to challenge Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in 2020, Tony Zielinski slammed the city's new streetcar line and vowed the system would not be extended under his watch.
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Read More »Milwaukee area officials make pitch for Amazon (UPDATE)
Southeast Wisconsin may be rarely, if ever, mentioned by national pundits as a possible location for Amazon’s planned second headquarters. Still, a group of local officials say the region has exactly what the gi-ant tech company is seeking.
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Read More »Foxconn poses next great workforce challenge for industry
Already in the grips of a labor shortage, Wisconsin's construction industry will soon be brought under even more pressure to recruit good workers by the $10 billion factory the Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn plans to build in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Need for skilled labor on display in Milwaukee
Milwaukee resident Jose Garcia’s dream is about to come true.
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Read More »Milwaukee mayor says ‘thriving’ city a source of construction opportunity
Milwaukee’s growth in real-estate development has made it a premier source of jobs in the construction industry.
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Read More »Manitowoc crane performs first heavy lifting duty
The Port of Milwaukee's new $2.7 million crane is scheduled to make its first heavy lift on Monday afternoon.
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Read More »Work to begin on replacing lead pipes in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Tuesday put his signature on a new city ordinance that creates a systematic method of replacing its more than 70,000 lead service lines.
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Read More »Milwaukee officials upping investment in affordable-housing construction grants
Building affordable-housing projects got just a little more affordable.
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