Andrew Weiland

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.

Will other tenants follow Godfrey & Kahn?

In the race to attract tenants and put together a deal to build a new office building in downtown Milwaukee, a joint venture of Wauwatosa-based Irgens Development Partners LLC and Milwaukee-based Van Buren Management Inc. recently took a major step ahead of their competition.

Milwaukee health care costs 5% above Midwest average

The cost of health care in Milwaukee, which was significantly higher than other similar cities a few years ago, is falling in line with the rest of the Midwest, according to a new report.

Delavan looks for answers along Highway 50

In a manner of speaking, the segment of state Highway 50 east of Interstate 43 in Delavan has split personalities.

Bayshore Store

Sports Authority will open a 43,785-square-foot, two-story store at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.

Amtrak’s Hiawatha Service has record ridership

Amtrak, the federal government's national passenger railroad, had record ridership of 28.7 million passengers in its 2010 fiscal year, up 5.7 percent compared with the 2009 fiscal year.

Another anchor tenant for downtown landlords to chase

In 1989, a unique multi-use development was completed in downtown Milwaukee. The project, developed on the block southwest of Water Street and Kilbourn Avenue, included the combination of the 28-story Milwaukee Center office tower, a hotel and the redevelopment of a former power plant building into a new home for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The office building, hotel, Milwaukee Rep and the Pabst Theater were all connected by an atrium in the middle of the block.

Junior Achievement

Construction began recently for the 40,000-square-foot Junior Achievement of Wisconsin Kohl's Education Center, which will be built at 11111 W. Liberty Place, Milwaukee.

Southwest unlikely to make Milwaukee a hub

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co.'s acquisition of Orlando, Fla.-based AirTran Holdings Inc. should not result in any significant reductions in the service that the two airlines currently provide at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, according to airline industry consultant Michael Boyd, president of Evergreen, Colo.-based Boyd Group International Inc.

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City develops a lakefront vision

The City of Oak Creek's preliminary vision for the redevelopment of its lakefront is shaped largely by a report on the site that was done by the Urban Land Institute last year.

Suburban Renewal

Opportunities for new development along metro Milwaukee's lakefront are rare, since most of the prime real estate near the lake was developed years ago and much of the land along the shoreline has been set aside for public parks.

Development of O’Donnell Park site could be a challenge

In the aftermath of the tragic death of a 15-year-boy in June, when a concrete panel fell off the façade of the O'Donnell Park parking structure on Milwaukee's the lakefront, Milwaukee County officials are beginning to consider future plans for the structure.

New life for old buildings

In the wake of the Great Recession, development of new commercial buildings remains scarce, in large part a result of lack of demand and extremely tight financial markets.

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