Transportation & Logistics
Track developments in Wisconsin’s transportation and logistics sector, including supply chain trends and infrastructure projects.
Streetcar opponents threaten legal action
The leader of the group organizing a petition drive in an attempt to stop the downtown Milwaukee streetcar project says the group plans to file a lawsuit because city officials are not giving the public enough time to complete the petition drive.
Port of Milwaukee hosts five ships for winter lay-up
The Port of Milwaukee is hosting five Great Lakes ships this winter season, all of which are docked in the Port’s inner harbor for their annual lay-up.
Try to see beyond the streetcar
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.
BizTimes Poll Question
Should the maximum speed limit be raised to 70 mph on Wisconsin's Interstate highways?
Harley becomes official Sturgis motorcycle
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.
Aldermen approve streetcar but final vote delayed
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.
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Businesses sound off in streetcar debate
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.
Frontier to lay off 140 Milwaukee employees
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.
DUECO delivers first Odyne hybrid system-equipped trucks to We Energies
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.
Harley to be official motorcycle for South Dakota rally through 2090
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.
