By an 11-3 vote, Milwaukee aldermen voted Tuesday to reject a move to hold a referendum on a proposed $64.6 million modern streetcar line.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, on Tuesday issued a request for an audit of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority's (WHEDA) allocation of $43.5 million Midwest Disaster Area bonds for Jackson Street Management.
-Milwaukee Biz TImes
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s plans for a new office building to replace the 16-story, 451,964-square-foot East Building on its downtown campus appear to be focused downtown, rather than at its Franklin campus.
-Milwaukee Biz Times
A development group led by Related Cos. has landed a loan to resume construction of Waterview Tower, the 27-story concrete structure on Wacker Drive that has sat unfinished since its prior developer ran out of money in 2008.
-Milwaukee Biz Times
MAZOLA AGREES TO HAND OVER FAILED SOUTH LOOP CONDO PROJECT
Developer Ted Mazola has agreed to end a bitter bankruptcy fight over a failed South Loop condominium project by handing the property over to its lender.
-Milwaukee Biz Times
THE CORNERS FINANCING PROPOSAL GETS FIRST HEARING
A proposal for the Town of Brookfield to help finance The Corners retail and apartments development had its first public hearing Wednesday night.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
STATE BACKS 'IN WISCONSIN' MARKETING CAMPAIGN
The state will spend $2 million this year on a branding campaign to promote the benefits of starting, expanding or locating a business in the state.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
LANNON CONDO DEVELOPMENT HIT WITH FORECLOSURE SUIT
A condo development in Lannon has been hit with a foreclosure suit.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
ELEMENT HOTEL PROPOSED FOR PARK EAST GETS BOOST
A 110-room Element hotel proposed for downtown Milwaukee's Park East area got a boost Wednesday, with a County Board committee recommending negotiations to sell a county-owned parcel for the project.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
LIBRARY APARTMENTS WIN PRELIMINARY FINANCING OK
A proposal to build apartments above a new library on Milwaukee's east side has won preliminary approval for a federal loan guarantee.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
OCONOMOWOC MANUFACTURER DOUBLING ITS SPACE
Premold Corp., which makes plastic parts for medical device manufacturers, is more than doubling the size of its Oconomowoc facility.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
