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Business

County lays out financing options for $897 million courthouse project

Elizabeth Morin July 21, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee County officials are beginning to sketch out how they could finance a nearly $900 million new criminal courthouse, outlining several borrowing scenarios that would raise property taxes while preserving varying levels of funding...

3 Minutes

Finance

Plan Commission holds redevelopment proposal for former Midtown Center Walmart store following tense public hearing

Elizabeth Morin June 30, 2026 0 Comment

A proposal to redevelop the former Walmart store at Midtown Center on Milwaukee’s northwest side was held following a tense, seven-hour Plan Commission meeting Monday night, as commissioners said the proposal warranted further discussion....

5 Minutes

Business

Milwaukee holds first hearing on proposal to create city-owned electric utility

Elizabeth Morin June 25, 2026 0 Comment

An energized group of more than 100 people packed Milwaukee’s City Hall Wednesday morning as officials took up a proposal that, if ever realized, would shift control of the city’s electric system from We...

2 Minutes

Finance

Plans for Rockwell Automation plant in New Berlin draws concerns and pushback from nearby residents

Elizabeth Morin June 2, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee-based industrial automation company Rockwell Automation‘s for a 1 million-square-foot plant on a 100-acre site in New Berlin is drawing concerns and opposition from residents who say the development may negatively impact the community....

3 Minutes

Business

KG Development Group chosen to develop King Drive site

Elizabeth Morin June 1, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Advisory Committee on Monday chose Milwaukee-based real estate development firm KG Development Group‘s plans to construct a mixed-use development at 2601 and 2615 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The $15.6 million...

4 Minutes

Business

Regents say Rothman lacked urgency as UW System president

Elizabeth Morin April 9, 2026 0 Comment

Two members of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents are pushing back against claims that their firing of UW System President Jay Rothman came without warning, and said Rothman’s leadership style lacked the decisiveness...

4 Minutes

Business

Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents fires president Jay Rothman, but won’t say why

Elizabeth Morin April 7, 2026 0 Comment

The Universities of Wisconsin president Jay Rothman has been fired by the UW Board of Regents, which voted unanimously Tuesday to remove Rothman from his position, ending his tenure immediately after a brief closed-door...

5 Minutes

Business

Milwaukee hospitality leaders say convention center hotel study is flawed

Elizabeth Morin March 12, 2026 0 Comment

Leaders from three prominent companies in Milwaukee’s hospitality and entertainment industries say a study recommending a new convention center hotel in Milwaukee is flawed and its recommendation would hurt the city’s already struggling hotel...

2 Minutes

Business

Public works move may clear way for future Menomonee Valley redevelopment

Elizabeth Morin February 3, 2026 0 Comment

Milwaukee officials are moving forward with plans for a new public works facility on the city’s north side, a project that could ultimately open up two riverfront sites in the Menomonee Valley for redevelopment....