The battle over the proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter line is as much about the future of development as it is about construction of a railroad.

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The state’s construction industry, pummeled by frozen lending markets and skittish investors, is uncertain that Wall Street reform will trickle down to Wisconsin.

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By Sean Ryan Wauwatosa residents want the economic boost of a university campus without changing a prized parcel of green space. But the developer of the proposed University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus and preserve says they can’t have both. “If we ...

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By Sean Ryan A four-month redesign of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering campus in Wauwatosa has delayed the project but calmed environmental opposition. The most vocal opponents of the campus plan have been environmentalists trying to protect a butterfly habitat ...

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By Sean Ryan New property taxes generated by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus must be large enough to outweigh the loss of undeveloped land the community prizes, according to one Wauwatosa alderman. Alderman Peter Donegan said he wants to know ...

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By Sean Ryan Wauwatosa residents hungry for information stand between a proposed $250 million engineering campus development and a planned 2010 construction start. The developers of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Innovation Park in Wauwatosa are ready to start answering questions. ...

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By Paul Snyder A looming change in state licensing-exam requirements for architects may wipe out the value of Wisconsin colleges’ two-year architecture-training programs. The rule change would be “a step in the direction of requiring an accredited degree,” said Josh ...

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By Sean Ryan Instinct has nothing to do with engineering diagrams. That’s the rub for engineers who have struck upon a potentially cheaper, safer and more efficient highway interchange design that would force Americans to drive on the “wrong” side ...

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By Sean Ryan Cleanliness comes before construction for those planning a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences project. But money comes first. “We have to find the money,” said state Rep. Pedro Colon, D-Milwaukee, “and we have to make ...

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By Sean Ryan The construction industry is falling from a sustained boom that peaked in 2007 and 2008, resulting in a plummeting number of jobs this year. There are two ways to interpret the dramatic shift in the industry, said ...

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