Andrew is the editor of BizTimes Milwaukee. He joined BizTimes in 2003, serving as managing editor and real estate reporter for 11 years. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, he is a lifelong resident of the state. He lives in Muskego with his wife, Seng, their son, Zach, and their dog, Hokey. He is an avid sports fan, a member of the Muskego Athletic Association board of directors and commissioner of the MAA's high school rec baseball league.
City awaits office development subsidy requests
Developers who are trying to build a new office building in downtown Milwaukee will probably need to obtain more than just a couple of anchor tenants. They also will need to obtain a subsidy from the city of Milwaukee in order to put together a financing package for a new downtown office building, commercial real estate industry observers say.
New Gauthier HQ
Gauthier Biomedical Inc. plans to build a new 60,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Grafton, which will be more than double the size of the company's existing headquarters in the village.
Growing Palmyra company releases organic farming book
Palmyra-based Standard Process Inc. recently released a book about sustainable organic farming. The book is titled, "Quality From Seed to Supplement."
Aurora HQ could spur Tannery turnaround
The Tannery, an office complex development in a former Pfister & Vogel tannery complex on West Virginia Street in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood, has struggled with rising vacancies in recent years
High-speed rail draws a line in governor’s race
The proposed $810 million high-speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison has become perhaps the key issue in the race for governor of Wisconsin.
Stopping high-speed rail would be costly for state
Although U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood insists that high-speed rail is inevitable in the state, Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials indicate a new governor could stop the $810 million project planned between Milwaukee and Madison. However, it would be costly to do so.
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Downtown Oconomowoc shows signs of recovery
The past few years have been devastating for business in downtown Oconomowoc.
First, the Pabst Farms development at Interstate 94 and Highway 67 brought new competition for the downtown.
Gold’s Gym to pump up downtown
As the U.S. economy struggles to recover from the Great Recession, there is very little construction activity occurring in downtown Milwaukee.
It’s a great time to buy
Aided by the federal home buyer tax credit, which expired at the end of April, southeastern Wisconsin's housing market showed some signs of improvement in the first half of the year.
The Menomonee Valley is on a roll
In the wake of the Great Recession there is still little commercial development under construction in southeastern Wisconsin as the financial markets remain tight, especially for commercial real estate development.