Real Estate

The Charles Schwab Corp. has opened a new, independent branch in Mequon. It is one of the first franchised locations opened since the company decided to franchise in early 2011.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced that it will expand its service parts distribution center located at N83 W12529 Old Orchard Road in Menomonee Falls and move its parts distribution operations, which include the company's Simplicity and Snapper branded parts, from McDonough, Ga., to Wisconsin.

SPX Corp. revealed its newly completed manufacturing facility addition at 400 S. Prairie Ave. in Waukesha last week.

Klein Development, owned by developer Joe Klein, plans to build a 64,000-square-foot office building on the long-vacant block southeast of North 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue in the city's Avenues West neighborhood.

Glenview, Ill.-based North American Corp. recently signed a lease for a 122,730-square-foot space in an 183,000-square-foot building in the GrandView Business Park at 1800 S. Sylvania Ave. in the Town of Yorkville in Racine County.

The Italian Community Center’s plans for its massive property in the midst of Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward could be a game-changer for the neighborhood.

Initiatives to attract major commercial real estate development to two adjacent sites near Milwaukee's lakefront are moving forward. The...

Amiran Technologies LLC, an Oak Creek-based company that says it has developed cutting-edge processes to remove contamination from polluted materials, announced that it will build a $12 million plant in Maria Stein, Ohio, to process swine, poultry and dairy livestock manure into dry organic fertilizer for commercial sale. The fertilizer will be pathogen and e coli free, and will be priced competitively with synthetic fertilizers on the market, the company says.

The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, May 4, to celebrate the start of construction of a 780-space parking structure, which will have an athletic field on the top.

Hank BrancaccioPresident Mared Mechanical Contractors, Inc.4230 W. Douglas Ave., Milwaukee www.maredmechanical.com Industry: Mechanical contractingNumber of employees: 70Family: Wife,...