The Wisconsin Center District is seeking subcontractors to work on the organization's $420 million build-out of the expo center in downtown Milwaukee.
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The Wisconsin Center District is seeking subcontractors to work on the organization's $420 million build-out of the expo center in downtown Milwaukee.
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The downtown Milwaukee Wisconsin Center convention center expansion is proceeding with a $420 million taxpayer-financed project even as the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the travel industry.
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Wisconsin Center District officials are weighing their option for advancing a $400 million expansion of their organization's downtown Milwaukee event center in April, amid fears that COVID-19 could derail the project.
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The Wisconsin Center District board has picked the contractors Gilbane Construction and C.D. Smith to manage a $300 million overhaul of the downtown Milwaukee convention center.
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Work is scheduled to begin soon on a new conference center and hotel in Brookfield, a project that could both bolster the city's mall even as big-box stores flee and keep visitors coming to the region.
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Consultants are saying it will take between $247 million and $277 million to expand Milwaukee’s convention center, up from a previous estimate of $225 million to $275 million.
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Officials from the Wisconsin Center District, dismayed at being left out of Bucks arena discussions at a meeting of the state's budget committee on Monday, say they have an alternative financing plan that would allow both an expansion of the convention center and the construction of a new Bucks arena.
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The Wisconsin Center plays a crucial role in the $500 million financing plan for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena, but its officials were not consulted on the financial aspects and were left out of testimony on the project received by Wisconsin lawmakers Monday.
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What's better for Milwaukee: a new basketball arena or an expansion of the convention center?
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Milwaukee Alderman Terry Witkowski wants collaboration between the governing boards of the BMO Harris Bradley Center and the Wisconsin Center District to develop a cohesive plan for downtown entertainment development.
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