The tax bill on fair market value homes rose an average 4.3 percent in cites, 3.5 percent in villages, and 3.8 percent in towns, according to new data provided by Dane County Treasurer Dave Worzala.
The city and a developer have a tentative deal on $3.4 million in public support for a proposed $60.6 million, 14-story mixed-use project with new Madison Fire Department offices near Overture Center.
The state's top jobs agency will no longer oversee a key community development block grant program after federal officials raised concerns about whether it was following the law.
Those who follow the economic development game say Wisconsin's problems have less to do with who is governor and more to do with a changing global economy.
Business park land in Janesville and Beloit was certified as development-ready by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.'s new Certified in Wisconsin program.
Milwaukee Public Schools can avoid going off its own fiscal cliff in the next few years because of employee benefit changes taking effect in 2013, but its long-term financial picture remains untenable largely because of factors outside its control. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An apartment building for female military veterans is being proposed for Milwaukee's north side - the first of its kind in Wisconsin. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Brian Taffora, Milwaukee County's economic development director, said Thursday he decided to leave his post rather than go through another confirmation fight with the County Board. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The city of St. Francis is pursuing plans to buy some Layton Ave. residential properties and eventually convert that land into a retail development--possibly a new supermarket.
Changes in how Milwaukee buildings are designated as historic, including a provision to allow economic hardship claims to try to avoid preservation work, were unanimously approved Tuesday by the Common Council.