DEVELOPER WILL PUSH FOR APPROVALS IN CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
Steve Brown, who owns about 11 percent of all properties in the historic district, wants to demolish the 1960s-era Highlander apartment building.
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DEVELOPERS SEEK TO CONTINUE BUILDOUT NEAR MONONA BAY
JH Findorff, Urban Land Interests want to add office space, more housing and parking off North shore Drive.
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OCCUPY MADISON, CITY PURSUE SITES TO HOST HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS
Occupy Madison eyes property for tiny houses while the city identifies site for permanent supported housing project.
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HOME SELLERS BENEFIT AS DANE COUNTY INVENTORY HITS 7-YEAR LOW
December saw just a 3.7-month supply of single-family homes for sale, and 5.1 months
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STATE CEOS WORRY ABOUT WEAK ECONOMY, LACK OF SKILLED LABOR BUT PREDICT MODERATE GROWTH IN COMING YEAR
Rising health care costs also identified among top concerns for 2014.
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DESPITE SOME RECENT GAINS, VENTURE CAPITAL STILL TRICKLES INTO WISCONSIN
The state counted $150 million in VC activity in 2013, but Massachusetts saw over three times that amount in June alone.
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EXECUTIVE Q&A: SAA DESIGN GROUP FOUNDER DAVID SCHREIBER HELPS REVITALIZE URBAN CENTERS
Veteran planner/landscape architect teases out intersecting relationships between people, place and economic opportunity.
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CITY REPORT BACKS 14-STORY APARTMENT NEXT TO LUXURY CONDOS ON EAST WILSON STREET
Madison's Urban Design Commission is set to review the proposal this week. Among the opponents are Marina condo owners concerned that the development will block views and harm property values.
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CONTENTIOUS PROJECT GAINS URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION APPROVAL
The committee unanimously approved the design for McGrath Property Group's mixed-use project, which would include 127 apartments, 9,100 square feet of first-floor retail and 129 underground parking spaces at 149 E. Wilson St.
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MADISON TO GET FEDERAL DESIGN ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE TRIANGLE AREA
The city is one of three state capitols to get green design assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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PARK STREET A BIG PART OF THE CHANGING FACE OF MADISON
Development is continuing up and down the once-blighted corridor, part of a larger building boom in the city as a whole.
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FITCHBURG MAYOR RAISES BUSINESS CONCERNS ABOUT VERONA ROAD PROJECT
The $175 million, six-year reconstruction is aimed at improving traffic flow from the Beltline to Highway PD.
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OREGON RESIDENTS RALLY TO PRESERVE PUMP HOUSE. YES, PUMP HOUSE
"In small-town America, these water towers are the skyline," said Arlan Kay, chairman of the Oregon Historic Preservation Commission. "Ours is very much tied to our downtown. It's an icon."
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