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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A Milwaukee County supervisor is calling for a referendum to gauge voter support of the use of a sales tax to pay for the renovation of the existing BMO Harris Bradley Center or the construction of a new arena.

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