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In one of the largest economic development packages ever put forward by the state, Wisconsin has agreed to provide Kohl's Department Stores up to $62.5 million in tax credits to expand its corporate headquarters in Menomonee Falls.
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Billboards began appearing this month near O'Hare International Airport and at Metra train stations, and CTA buses circling the Loop business district are wrapped with advertisements conveying the message: "Rock County is ready."
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Builders are putting up more houses than they have in nearly four years, a long-awaited recovery that could help energize the U.S. economy.
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The global economy will grow more slowly over the next two years, according to the International Monetary Fund's latest forecast.
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The greater London area needs only 34 government entities to oversee all its public safety, services, transportation, zoning and schools. Greater Toronto gets by with only 28. -Wisconsin State Journal
In this Wednesday, June 20, 2012, photo, a worker stands in the early-morning sunlight on a home construction project in Newtown, Pa., Wednesday, June 20, 2012. U.S. builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years last month. -Wisconsin State Journal U.S. builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years last month, the latest evidence that the housing market is recovering. -Wisconsin State Journal Confidence among U.S. homebuilders is swelling to a five-year high, with many now anticipating that sales of new homes will strengthen this year even as signs point to a slowing economy. -Wisconsin State Journal
The team is planning to update the 10-year-old facility in an attempt to increase revenue. -Wisconsin State Journal MARCOUX RECOMMENDED FOR 3RD TERM AS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER Rocky Marcoux should serve a third four-year term as Milwaukee's development commissioner, according to a Common Council committee. The Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday to recommend confirming a new term for Marcoux, who was first appointed by Mayor Tom Barrett in 2004. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel OAK CREEK COMPLETES LAKEFRONT LAND BUY FOR PARK, DEVELOPMENT The City of Oak Creek has completed its purchase of lakefront property to use for a future park and to help develop the surrounding area. The city bought around 30 acres for $600,000, said Doug Seymour, community development director. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel OAK CREEK EXTENDS HOTEL DEVELOPER'S STAY - FOR NOW The Common Council on Tuesday voted 4-2 to give the developer of a proposed Four Points Sheraton Hotel and parking structure until Sept. 4 to satisfy the city's need to protect its investment of a $4.5 million tax incremental financing district. -Oak Creek Now OCONOMOWOC COUNCIL SUPPORT BEHIND ROCKWELL PLAN Discussions and planning will continue on the new proposal for the mixed-use Rockwell Development downtown. The majority of City of Oconomowoc Common Council voted to approve a preliminary agreement for the city to finance $6 million to get the long-delayed project off the ground. -Living Lake Country WAUKESHA REJECTS HOMEOWNERS' PLAN TO ANNEX TOWN LAND The Waukesha Common Council on Tuesday followed the recommendation of its Plan Commission and rejected an annexation request that would have made way for a new Aldi grocery store and Walgreens pharmacy on the city's southwest side. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel OCONOMOWOC OFFICIALS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT DOWNTOWN APARTMENT PROJECT A request for support of a deal to swap city owned property in downtown Oconomowoc with commercial property along North Main Street received strong support from Common Council Tuesday night. Officials approved support of drafting an agreement with developer and property owner -Living Lake Country COUNTY BOARD PANEL OKS CRYSTAL RIDGE EXPANSION A planned $3 million expansion of Franklin's Crystal Ridge ski hill into a sports complex was endorsed Monday by a County Board panel, which recommended a new long-term lease with the developer. A planned $3 million expansion of Franklin's Crystal Ridge ski hill into a sports complex was endorsed Monday. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel BOY COMMISSION OKS MANDEL PROJECT | CONCERNS RAISED OVER PARKING IN DOWNTOWN AREA Whitefish Bay - The Plan Commission gave the go ahead Tuesday night to Mandel Group's proposed four-story development in the Silver Spring business district. A joint public hearing before the Village Board and Community Development Authority will take place on July 30. -Whitefish Bay Now ZONING PANEL APPROVES JACKSON ST. APARTMENTS A 20-unit apartment building proposed for Milwaukee's Jackson St. - the third apartment project planned for that neighborhood - was recommended for approval Tuesday. A 20-unit apartment building proposed for Milwaukee's Jackson St. - the third apartment project planned for that neighborhood. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel WHITEFISH BAY APARTMENTS WIN PLAN COMMISSION APPROVAL Mandel Group Inc's proposal to build 103 upscale apartments in Whitefish Bay has been recommended for approval by the village Plan Commission. The development would be on parking lots behind the Fox Bay Cinema building, 302-334 E. Silver Spring Drive, and other neighboring retail properties, in three separate buildings. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel COUNTY SUPERVISORS BACK GREATER ROLE IN LAND SALES The County Board will be involved earlier in proposed Milwaukee County land sales under a new policy endorsed Monday. The County Board will be involved earlier in proposed Milwaukee County land sales under a new policy endorsed Monday. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE TO BUY COUNTY LAND FOR EXPANSION The Ronald McDonald House will buy 3.5 acres from Milwaukee County for $675,500 under a proposal unanimously recommended for approval Monday by the County Board's Committee on Economic and Community Development. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel BROOKFIELD APPROVES MEMORY CARE FACILITY | $14 MILLION PROJECT WILL HAVE 100 BEDS After a contentious two weeks of debate, the Brookfield Common Council approved a 100-bed memory facility on the lot behind St. Luke's Church. -Brookfield Now KOHL'S CONFIRMS WOODLAND PRIME AS NEW CORPORATE OFFICES Kohl's Corp. has made official what we've surmised for months: it will build its new corporate campus at the Woodland Prime office park in Menomonee Falls. The $250 million development, announced Thursday, includes over $70 million in state and local financing. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel JACKSON ST. ATTRACTING HIGH-END APARTMENT PROPOSALS | BUILDINGS DRAW MIXED REVIEWS FROM NEIGHBORS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DENSITY, HEIGHT Some neighbors objected after the Milwaukee Plan Commission recommended approval for the third apartment development on a two-block stretch of N. Jackson St. since last fall. Those three developments will create 70 higher-end apartments. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ABELE, WALKER AND THE COUTURE PROJECT PLAN FOR THE LAKEFRONT If Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele pulls off the Couture tower development where the irrelevant eyesore known as the Downtown Transit sits at the Lakefront and Michigan St., he will have created more jobs and tax base than did Scott Walker in eight years. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel CHICAGO-MILWAUKEE MEGACITY EMBRACED Wisconsin economic leaders were unapologetic Tuesday in rebutting criticism of one of their best-known job-attraction strategies: recruitment of northern Illinois businesses. Wisconsin economic leaders were unapologetic Tuesday in rebutting criticism of one of their best-known job-attraction strategies: recruitment of northern Illinois businesses. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Barrett Visionary Development is not seeking a public subsidy for its 44-story The Couture development that it has proposed along the downtown. -Milwaukee Business News Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics leader hhgregg today announced it will hire about 180 people to fill jobs at three new stores it plans to open in the Milwaukee area this fall. -Milwaukee Business News NEW BERLIN TAKES ANOTHER 'FAIR' STEP TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING New Berlin - The city has taken another step to end a federal lawsuit tied to a workforce housing development in the New Berlin City Center. -New Berlin Now | 
