Transportation & Logistics

With all of the somewhat extreme and dramatic claims being made in the streetcar debate, it is time to remind everyone about the already approved and ongoing efforts in Milwaukee that are not being mentioned by either side, but that go hand in hand with the streetcar project.

Should the maximum speed limit be raised to 70 mph on Wisconsin's Interstate highways?

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Motor Co. has been named the official motorcycle of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a bike enthusiast gathering held each year in Sturgis, S.D.

The Milwaukee Common Council voted today in favor of building the $124 million downtown streetcar project, but opponents of the plan used a parliamentary procedure maneuver to delay the final vote until Feb. 10.

On the eve of the next Common Council action on the controversial $124 million downtown Milwaukee streetcar project, business and civic leaders are sounding off on both sides of the debate.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. is currently showcasing several new innovations at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, one of which is a stain-fighting seat coating.

Denver-based Frontier Airlines on Friday said it will lay off 140 Milwaukee reservation employees as part of its plan to transition management of its reservation department to a business partner, Nashville-based Sitel.

Waukesha-based DUECO Inc., the largest privately owned provider of Terex Utilities and Terex Hi-Ranger bucket trucks, digger derricks and cranes for the utility market in the country, has delivered two trucks equipped with Odyne plug-in hybrid systems to We Energies.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Motor Co. is finalizing a 75-year agreement with city officials from Sturgis, S.D., to make it the official motorcycle of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally through 2090.

Johnson Controls Inc. is considering locating a major new office development in the Milwaukee area and said the Milwaukee Common Council's upcoming vote on a financing plan for a downtown streetcar will be a factor in determining the site of the project.