News & Notes


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Development News for the Week of: 9/14/2013 - 9/20/2013   

UW STUDENTS SEEK LANGDON-AREA HISTORIC DISTRICT 

 

Concerned about increasing pressure for development, a group of UW-Madison students is asking the city to consider creating a local historic district in the Langdon neighborhood near campus.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

NEW STATE LAW PROTECTING PRIVACY COULD COMPLICATE HOME-SALE CLOSINGS 

 

Title companies will need written permission from sellers to get final water bill now.   

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

EXECUTIVE Q&A: LOCAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AIMS FOR QUALITY, AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING 

 

Milo Pinkerton's own parents are clients at Heritage Monona, one of his developments.

-Wisconsin State Journal  

 

'STICKER PRICES' ONLY ONE FACTOR IN INSURANCE COST ON EXCHANGES 

 

What will health insurance cost next year on the exchanges, government-run marketplaces for private insurance that open for enrollment Oct. 1 under the Affordable Care Act?

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

PAUL SOGLIN CALLS ERDMAN PLAN FOR MIDDLETON DEVELOPMENT A 'HORRENDOUS' LAND USE

 

Soglin says the proposal to site 104 homes adjacent to Pleasant View Golf Course is environmentally unsound and sets a bad precedent for local municipalities.

-The Cap Times

 

EPIC SYSTEMS SHOWS OFF ITS NEW DEEP SPACE AUDITORIUM AS CUSTOMERS GATHER FOR ANNUAL MEETING

 

CEO Judy Faulkner says Epic's electronic medical records now serve more than half the U.S. population.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

LONGFELLOW SCHOOL RENOVATION PASSES MADISON CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY

 

once-contentious plan to renovate a historic school building into apartments and build more housing next door gained unanimous City Council support after questions about parking were resolved Tuesday night.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

 

Around the State and Points Elsewhere  
 
SCOTT WALKER: STATE TO GIVE CITY $2 MILLION TO RAZE BLIGHTED HOMES

Gov. Scott Walker announced on Tuesday a $2 million program to help Milwaukee eliminate blighted properties, the number of which has grown dramatically in recent years.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

   

HOMEOWNERS READY TO SPEND ON REMODELING, BUILDERS SAY 

 

After years of reluctance to spend money on home improvements other than bathroom or kitchen remodeling, homeowners again are planning bigger projects, an industry leader says.

 

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel     

EAST SIDE APARTMENT BUILDING BACK IN THE WORKS

A 20-unit apartment building planned for Milwaukee's east side is proceeding after a delayed start.
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