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Supervisors denounce O’Donnell sale to Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee County Supervisors Gerry Broderick, Willie Johnson Jr. and Pat Jursik say they will vote against a proposed $14 million sale of O’Donnell Park to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Inc., calling the deal inadequate and against public interest.
Developers seek more Milwaukee County money
The developers of a Brown Deer housing project are citing site problems and rising material costs as the reasons for asking Milwaukee County for an $810,000 construction loan increase.
Future unknown for DBE department leadership
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and the Board of Supervisors are at odds over the leadership of a department designed to help disadvantaged-business enterprises.
Milwaukee County considering no-bid contract
Milwaukee County might hand Milwaukee-based CBRE Inc. $200,000 to start implementing space-use recommendations the firm made in February.
Milwaukee County facade repairs a year overdue
Cracked and crumbling panels and failing sealant joints on two Milwaukee County buildings’ facades are more than a year overdue for repair, and construction contracts aren’t expected to be sought until next spring.
Milwaukee County supervisors to consider hotel proposal for Park East
A committee of Milwaukee County supervisors will consider a proposal to negotiate with MRH West LLC, Milwaukee, to develop an extended-stay hotel on a Park East parcel across Old World Third Street from the Aloft Hotel.
War memorial, art museum seek repair money
Negotiations over building maintenance are not complete between the War Memorial and Art Museum, but there is one point of agreement: Milwaukee County should pay the $10 million repair bill.
County committee OKs Milwaukee’s Park East deal (UPDATE)
A county committee’s decision to let Wangard Partners Inc. team up on a Park East project left county and construction union representatives predicting a quicker development pace on the Milwaukee property.
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- Milwaukee Mayor’s $1.9B budget proposal has infrastructure boost
- As employers face labor shortages, Biden administration rolls out playbook for training workers
- Wisconsin Senate committee votes against confirmation for four DNR policy board appointees
- October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
- Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of October 2, 2023
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
