Andrew is the editor of BizTimes Milwaukee. He joined BizTimes in 2003, serving as managing editor and real estate reporter for 11 years before being promoted to editor in 2015. An award-winning journalist, Weiland is a five-time winner in the Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards contest and a five-time winner in the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP) Awards contest. BizTimes Milwaukee has won 45 AABP awards for design and journalism during his time as editor. He is also a regular guest on WISN-TV Channel 12's 4 p.m. newscast to discuss the week's most significant business news stories.
Can new owners revitalize resorts?
Two resorts in southeastern Wisconsin are being sold at rock bottom prices. The minimal upfront investments could make it easier for the new ownership groups to operate the resorts at a profit.
The Enclave
HSI Properties recently closed on a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 221(D)(4) financing package for The Enclave, 152-unit market-rate apartment development that will be built at 1234 N. 62nd St. in Wauwatosa.
Summerfest grounds makeover
Construction work continues on the first phase of the $25 million redevelopment of the south end of Henry Maier Festival Park, the home of Summerfest on Milwaukee's lakefront. The first phase of the 22-acre project will be completed in time for this year's festival season.
Matt Rinka is Redesigning Milwaukee
Milwaukee is a city with a notoriously modest skyline. Matt Rinka is a modest, but extremely talented, Milwaukee architect.
However, this humble architect is going to change Milwaukee’s humble skyline.
“I would say in the past 30 years of being involved in (the Milwaukee commercial real estate industry), I would put him among the most talented architects I’ve run across in this city,” said Joel Lee, president of Milwaukee-based Van Buren Management Inc., one of the largest commercial property owners in downtown Milwaukee. “He can certainly compete with anyone from Chicago and anybody else.”
However, this humble architect is going to change Milwaukee’s humble skyline.
“I would say in the past 30 years of being involved in (the Milwaukee commercial real estate industry), I would put him among the most talented architects I’ve run across in this city,” said Joel Lee, president of Milwaukee-based Van Buren Management Inc., one of the largest commercial property owners in downtown Milwaukee. “He can certainly compete with anyone from Chicago and anybody else.”
Von Maur could shake up region’s retail scene
Milwaukee-based Marcus Corp.'s plans to develop a 600,000-square-foot commercial real estate development at Barker Road and Bluemound Road in the Town of Brookfield with about 480,000 square feet of retail space, anchored by a Von Maur department store, could create a significant shift in the southeastern Wisconsin retail real estate market.
Southridge Senior Housing
Fox Point-based General Capital Group LLC recently closed on the purchase of three acres of land and secured financing to build a 90-unit independent living senior housing complex along the South 76th Street, adjacent to Southridge Mall in Greendale.
Massive concrete pour completed for The Moderne
Crews for J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. recently completed a 19-hour mat pour of 3,750 cubic yards of concrete for the foundation of The Moderne, a 30-story residential building under construction at the southwest corner of Old World Third Street and Juneau Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.
Stakes are high in Supreme Court race
Labor unions, upset about Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill, which strips most of the collective bargaining rights from public employees, have vowed to seek revenge at the ballot box.
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Kohl’s HQ project is another missed opportunity for downtown
Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Corp. is considering plans to build a new 1 million-square-foot corporate headquarters in the...
Shorewood Project
Milwaukee-based Mandel Group Inc. plans to build a 6-story, mixed-use development with 84 apartments and a Walgreens store...
Private sector adds 10,100 jobs in Walker’s first month
During January, Gov. Scott Walker's first month in office, the private sector added 10,100 jobs in Wisconsin, on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to a new report from the state Department of Workforce Development.
The state lost 3,900 government jobs during the month, so the total job gain for the state was 6,200 jobs in January, on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Pabst project perks up
From the outside, 2010 appeared to be a quiet year at the former Pabst brewery complex in downtown Milwaukee. No major construction occurred, and no significant new tenants moved in.
