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Report finds ‘mixed picture’ for metro Milwaukee construction workforce
Metro Milwaukee’s construction labor market is as tight as it has been in at least 20 years, there is a generally strong pipeline of apprentices but there are opportunities to improve programs aimed at Milwaukee residents and to expand efforts to strengthen gender and racial diversity in the construction workforce, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
Shorewest Realtors president named board chairman for Wisconsin Realtors Association
Joe Horning, the president of Brookfield-based Shorewest Realtors, has been named the 2023 chairman of the board for the Wisconsin Realtors Association.
CBRE to move Milwaukee office to BMO Tower
Dallas-based commercial real estate services firm CBRE Group, Inc. plans to move its downtown Milwaukee office from its longtime home at the 50-year-old U.S. Bank Center to BMO Tower, a newer office building that opened in 2020.
Burlington store to replace Capitol Drive Piggly Wiggly
A Burlington store is planned to replace the Piggly Wiggly store at 709 E. Capitol Drive in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood.
Scooter’s Coffee planned at Forest Home and 60th
Growing drive-thru coffee chain Scooter’s Coffee is planning a location at West Forest Home Avenue and South 60th Street on Milwaukee's south side.
Recent real estate transaction announcements – 1/18/23
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The Brian Brecklin Insurance Agency, Inc. (dba as State Farm) leased 1,367 SF at Lincoln Center II located...
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Piggly Wiggly to close Capitol Drive store in Milwaukee
Sheboygan-based Piggly Wiggly Midwest plans to close one of its two Milwaukee stores.
Brady Street pedestrianization study to focus on two-block stretch
After announcing plans in September to study possible pedestrianization of the commercial corridor on Milwaukee's East Side, the Brady Street Business Improvement District is narrowing the scope of that study to focus on a two-block stretch of the street.
Aldermen grant permission to raze Mitchell Street building for new apartment development
A development proposal that would include the razing of the former Grand Department building at 1101-1113 W. Historic Mitchell St. in Milwaukee to make way for an apartment building development was granted approval by the Common Council on Tuesday morning, but not without a qualifier.
Aldermen approve ‘Brewers Lofts’ redevelopment of Valley Square apartment building site
An $25 million, affordable housing project aimed at redeveloping the aging Valley Square Apartments building at 3808 W. Wisconsin Ave. in Milwaukee, and adjacent parcel, into a mixed-use development with 79 new apartments as well as office and commercial space gained approval from the Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday morning.
