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Milwaukee Public Museum is offering a first look at the design of the new downtown museum — which is inspired by a well-known Wisconsin state park.

The five-story museum, to open in 2026 at West McKinley Avenue and North Sixth Street, will be a primarily concrete and glass structure.

Its exterior design is reminiscent of the geological formations in Mill Bluff State Park, which overlooks Interstate 90 near Camp Douglas, in central Wisconsin.

The building`s exterior texture will mimic Mill Bluff`s ancient rock columns, with its rounded corners portraying the erosion and weathering that happens as landscapes evolve...

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Ken Notes: WOW Milwaukee is hitting on all cylinders.

A labor shortage in the state is expected to last for years as thousands of jobs in trucking, maintenance and nursing are not being filled, even as the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

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For nearly a decade, the Discovery Center Fab Lab at UW-Stout has been a cutting-edge center to help bring innovative ideas to life.

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Ken Notes: I would love to work with any community or economic development org to develop a version of this for their community. There are grants and funding available and companies in your area will benefit from the added access to talent and support.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (August 3, 2022) – People who want to build their new dream homes throughout the state of Wisconsin including the Milwaukee metropolitan area are now facing a new obstacle that is stretching the home building industry: an acute shortage of available lots. As seen in the graphic below, the number of available lots dropped from 13,601 in 1994 to a mere 2,491 this year.

“Over the last 20+ years we have seen a drastic change in the number of new lots created for the housing market.” Said Toby Van Sistine, Director of Government Affairs for the Metropolitan Builders Association of Greater Milwaukee. “Even after the 2008 housing downturn, the development side of new homes construction never really recovered.”...

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Ken Notes: Communities need to strongly consider partnering with the development community, buying land, developing infrastructure and then making land/lots available to builders. The community can then control the type of housing and supporting development they need. Think Industrial Park for workforce housing. We could even request TIF rules to support this type of investment.

Six Wisconsin cities make top 100 in Best Places to Live rankings

MADISON, WI. JULY 25, 2022 – New national rankings prove something that Wisconsinites already know – Wisconsin is a great place to live and work.

Six Wisconsin cities made Livability.com’s 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. list with Madison securing the top spot for the second year in a row.

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Ken Notes: I agree and Missy has clearly turned the focus back to community. Now we need to ensure our best places to live also include places to live for all the people who make them so special.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – There are dozens of properties in Wisconsin Rapids and the surrounding area that are for sale, available for lease or empty lots ready for development. So, what is Wisconsin Rapids missing, and what types of development does the city need?

Does the area need more housing options? Or, even more specifically, more senior or affordable housing? Do families need more choices for entertainment? What about retail stores? Are there types of restaurants that are missing from the area?

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Ken Notes: the Farm and Fleet in Monroe Wisconsin in the old Shopko is one of the best adaptive reuses I have seen in awhile.

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Ken Notes: I wonder if we should have a statewide housing conference that could discuss how we can build affordable non-subsidized housing for our workers and seniors.

M&R Development has begun construction on 258-unit luxury apartment building 2929 on Mayfair, just west of Milwaukee. Located at 2929 N. Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, the new community’s first move-ins are expected to take place in August of 2023.

M&R is co-developing the project with Campbell Capital Group.

A five-story building, 2929 on Mayfair will feature studio, convertible, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. All residences will feature kitchens with upgraded countertops, contemporary tile backsplash, modern two-tone cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, including a backless range and French door refrigerator.
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he dairy farmer owners and cheesemakers of Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery opened their new $26 million creamery in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The $26.1 million project is expected to create 42 jobs.

The 60,000 square foot specialty cheesemaking facility began production in February with the retail store opening in April. The creamery replaced the cooperative’s aging Comstock Creamery.

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A Wisconsin tribe will, in partnership with Hard Rock International, “relaunch” an effort to open a casino in Kenosha.

The Menominee Indian Tribe will embark on a renewed development which it said will provide “necessary resources” for members.

It is one of the Badger State’s largest and poorest tribes, regularly reporting high poverty rates while simultaneously ranking low for health outcomes.

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MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for June 2022.

In brief, the non-seasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows:

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary June 2022 unemployment rates decreased in all 12 of Wisconsin’s metro areas over the year. Over the month, unemployment rates in Wisconsin’s 12 metro areas increased.
  
  
• Municipalities: Preliminary June 2022 unemployment rates declined in all of Wisconsin’s 35 largest cities over the year and decreased in one of Wisconsin’s 35 cities over the month.
  
  
• Counties: Preliminary June 2022 unemployment rates declined in all 72 Wisconsin counties over the year and decreased or stayed the same in three of 72 Wisconsin counties over the month.

The data included in today’s release can be accessed at WisConomy.com.
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Create Wisconsin knows art can drive boost an economy.

It’s why the organization brought state and regional business and economic development leaders to Rhinelander Monday.

The “Creative Economy Tour” consisted of two roundtable discussions and visits to local businesses.

The focus of the visit was focused on how the Northwoods tourism and entertainment industry has recovered from the pandemic...
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Ken Notes: Great read. Business is tough and putting ED leaders in the same forum as new and existing businesses is so important! Especially when those businesses are in tourism and entertainment. We tend to focus on the EPIC`s and FOXCONN`s and forget that most of our jobs come from smaller employers or even sole proprietors. Also service and retail workers afford us the lifestyles we desire if you can`t live near your barista you may need to make your own coffee...

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Ken Notes: Clearly not on the minds of most highschoolers!

MADISON, WI. JULY 20, 2022 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) invites Wisconsin companies and organizations that have achieved exporting success to apply for a 2022 Governor’s Export Achievement Award.

Three awards will be presented this year to Wisconsin exporters of products, services and agriculture. They are open to companies of all sizes as well as to organizations that have contributed to the state’s ability to compete in the global economy.

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After years of proposals and uncertainty, answers may have been found for the remote property of a once-renowned resort in northwestern Wisconsin.

Resorts of the Northwoods has announced a two-phase, $193 million development project designed to bring more year-round housing and visitors to the Cable area in southwestern Bayfield County. The 496-acre, $92.6 million first phase of the development would be constructed on the now-closed golf course of the former Telemark Resort and include hotels, private and vacation homes, villas, condominiums, workforce housing and a free-standing pub featuring regional cuisine from local and national chefs and live entertainment.

A $100 million, 200-acre second phase, located nine miles to the southeast on Clear Lake in Sawyer County, would add another resort and residential units...
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Ken Notes: I really hope this works because tourism will actually save our woods.

GREEN BAY - An Indiana developer will use affordable housing tax credits to resume construction of a 233-unit Broadway District apartment building after a two-year delay.

TWG Development started construction on The Fort at the Rail Yard in fall 2020, but only got as far as erecting the stairwell shafts before an investor pulled millions of dollars in funding from the project, forcing work to halt...
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Ken Notes: I am guessing Neil Stechschulte is behind this because he is beyond good! I hope Green Bay realizes what they got in Neil.

A 389 kW solar array installed on the rooftop of Wauwatosa City Hall, Wisconsin’s is providing energy equivalent to 55% of the city complex’s total annual use, reducing carbon emissions by 358 tons.

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MILWAUKEE, WI – The Veteran Loan Fund announced this week that it has raised $15 million to support current and aspiring veteran entrepreneurs, including seed funding from Wells Fargo. The Veteran Loan Fund is a collaborative effort by a national network of Specialized Service Organizations and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) focused on providing affordable capital and technical assistance to veteran entrepreneurs.

“We’re so grateful to Wells Fargo for providing funding to continue the important support to veterans that the Veteran Loan Fund provides,” says Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) President and Chief Visionary Officer Wendy K. Baumann....
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In a big boost for needed housing, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a Madison nonprofit’s plan for a $70 million low-cost housing project to replace a sprawling, vacant former bakery property on the East Side.

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GREEN BAY, WIS. — TWG has begun development of The Fort at the Railyard, a $59 million mixed-income apartment community in Green Bay. The project is a redevelopment of the historic Larsen Canning property. The 223-unit apartment community will rise five stories with 1,300 square feet of commercial space. Of the 233 units, 187 will be reserved for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a workout room, business center, coworking lounge, dog run and pet washing station. Merchants Bank served as the low-income housing tax credit investor and Western Alliance Bank provided construction financing. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2024...
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A large mixed-use project on South Milwaukee’s former Bucyrus campus has been shelved.

The planned $35.7 million “Bucyrus Community” project could have included 160 apartments, a restaurant, green space and more from Milwaukee-based Scott Crawford, Inc.

South Milwaukee’s Assistant City Administrator and Economic Development Director Patrick Brever said the Reich Brothers, owners of the Bucyrus campus, informed South Milwaukee at the end of June that "they will not be moving forward with a sale to Scott Crawford."

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Whisker, a self-cleaning litter box manufacturer, is expanding its facility in Juneau, Wisconsin. The $10.7 million project is expected to create 150 jobs over the next two years.

The company will be adding an office to its existing, 62,000-square-foot building, which a 2020 renovation nearly doubled in size, while also constructing an adjacent, 150,000-square-foot warehouse facility. This continued expansion is a response to rapidly growing demand for Whisker products and inefficiencies at the current facility...

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When the greats of the gridiron gather in their gold Hall of Fame jackets next month in Canton, Ohio, Green Bay Packers legend LeRoy Butler will be among them and will be pitching basketball.

Specifically, he plans to advance his hopes for a WNBA team in Milwaukee.

“I want to explore getting some investors together, I’ll be either a minority or majority owner,” Butler said. “If I had the money, I’d do it myself. But these kinds of things need to be done with a financial group and it has to be put together the right way.” ...
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Ken Notes: We should do a stock offering like the Packers, I`ll buy a share or two...

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Ken Notes: Emanate Domain in the very best of circumstances is difficult. The laws actually protect the homeowner but no law is perfect and even the fairest technical assessment can be viewed with many intangibles by the owner. Communication is the key here and solid planning. The real challenge will now be the next case...

Madison, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers today announced the award of nearly $17 million in grants to 18 municipalities across Wisconsin to fund public improvement projects. The grants, which are administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and are called Community Development Block Grant Public Facility (CDBG-PF) grants, award funds for critical public infrastructure projects in low- to moderate-income communities with populations of 50,000 or fewer throughout the state. Projects include improvements, repairs, or expansions of streets, drainage systems, water and sewer systems, and sidewalks...
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Omro, Wis. – On Wednesday, August 3, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld, joined by Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Deputy Secretary Paul Hammer, Omro Mayor Steve Jungwirth, and City Administrator Vicky Rasmussen, presented a $1 million award to the City of Omro as part of the Community Development Block Grant public facilities funds recently announced by Governor Evers.

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Ken Notes: The money is there for the taking...

A Cedarburg clinic and the conversion of a Walker`s Point industrial building into apartments are among the projects being honored in an annual statewide design awards program.

The American Institute of Architects Wisconsin bestowed honor awards, the Wisconsin Architectural Awards program`s highest recognition, on four projects designed by its members.

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $648,339 grant to the Oneida Nation, Oneida, Wisconsin, to develop a strategic energy transition plan to develop a Tribal Utility Authority and explore the potential for a utility-scale solar facility and electric vehicle for tribal operations. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.

This grant would support the hiring of staff and a contractor for four years to complete and implement the plan.

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“Governor Evers announced a series of grants Monday worth over $32 million, meant to fund affordable multifamily housing projects statewide…

Evers announces grants to build affordable housing, including projects in Madison and Middleton

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A former executive with the Wisconsin State Fair and Milwaukee’s Summerfest has been named director of Dane County’s Alliant Energy Center.

Adam Heffron will take over on a permanent basis for Brent Kyzer-McHenry, who left the position in January after about a year and a half on the job...
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In the five years since the Racine County Foxconn development was announced with much fanfare, taxpayers in Mount Pleasant have spent nearly $167 million on vendors related to the project. 

The money has been used to pay for attorneys, a public relations firm, real estate consultants and a project manager who is making $28,000 a month, according to records obtained by the Journal Sentinel...

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Company officials at Peshtigo’s Aacer Flooring refer to a “challenging labor market” when explaining that the hardwood floor-making plant is shutting down.

Northeastern Wisconsin will lose 126 jobs when the doors close for the final time Sunday...

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On-again, off-again plans for a new Hudson ballpark for a summer-collegiate Northwoods League team are back on, as developers unveiled plans for a new development in the Wisconsin community.

Plans for the new ballpark at the site of a former dog-racing track, St. Croix Meadows, were first unveiled in 2016, with an opening envisioned for May 2018. But the date passed, and that delay was further complicated. But developer St Croix Meadows Planned Commercial District is back with an ambitious mixed-use development that includes the new ballpark, a new home for the Lift Bridge Brewery (check out the Farm Girl saison; it’s a great summertime brew), housing and a park. That plan was met with enthusiasm by the Hudson City Council last night, receiving preliminary approval. A final development plans still needs to be submitted and approved, but if things proceed quickly and site prep is done, you could conceivably see a new ballpark in June 2023...
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MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, started construction at its lateral flow membrane production facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The project is expected to create 60 jobs.

The new facility is supported by a $136.7 million contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Lateral flow membranes are a key component in rapid diagnostic test kits for a variety of applications, including Covid-19 testing, according to company...
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DELAFIELD — The Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval of a land use amendment to accommodate a proposed planned use development for the former St. John’s Northwestern Academies property during its meeting Wednesday.

The land use amendment changes the zoning from Institutional Category to Low-Density Residential category for the Hendricks Commercial Properties proposal, and from Institutional category to High-Density category for Miller Marriott Construction Co.’s proposal.

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CHICAGO (July 27, 2022) —M&R Development has begun construction on a 258-unit luxury apartment building named 2929 on Mayfair, just west of Milwaukee, the developer announced today. Located at 2929 N. Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, Wis., the new community’s first move-ins are expected to take place in August 2023. M&R is co-developing the project with Campbell Capital Group...   ...more

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 1, 2022

• New donations throughout the Madison community supporting Black-owned businesses and Black entrepreneurs, expansion of Black cultural programs, and Boys & Girls Clubs skilled trades career opportunities
  

• BMO`s commitment to Madison now exceeds over $1 million

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Financial Group today announced a $650,000 investment in several Madison community programs and organizations. These contributions will support the Urban League of Greater Madison`s Black Business Hub, The Center for Black Excellence & Culture, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Dane County`s McKenzie Workforce Development Center...

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