Transportation & Logistics
Another transportation app adds Milwaukee
Quick on the heels of ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft, transporation aggregator app RideScout has entered the Milwaukee market.
Roadrunner expands leadership team
Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. today announced it has added two new employees to its executive leadership team.
Port of Milwaukee reports $1.4 million in net income
The Port of Milwaukee reported 2013 net income of $1.4 million, the highest net income since 2007, according to a report released today.
French company acquires SPSI
Brookfield-based Systems & Programming Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary, Best Way Technologies, have sold their assets to French mail solutions, communication and logistics provider Neopost. The name SPSI has been changed to ProShip Inc. in the transaction.
HackMKE will harness civic data
Milwaukee Data Initiative will host the 2014 HackMKE Civic Hackathon on May 31 and June 1 at Bucketworks in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee cab company installs rear seat credit card machines
Milwaukee taxi cab riders have a new way to pay for their rides, as American United Taxi Company has been working over the past five months to install rear-seat credit card machines in all American United and All City Veteran taxicabs affiliated with the company’s dispatch service.
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City proposal would end taxi cap and allow rideshare services
City of Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman and Common Council President Michael Murphy announced today that they will introduce new legislation Friday that would remove the existing limit on the number of taxi cab permits issued by the city and allow mobile "rideshare" taxi services, like Uber and Lyft, to operate in the city, as long as drivers possess a valid permit.
Hal’s Harley Davidson completes renovation
Hal's Harley-Davidson, a family-owned motorcycle dealership located in New Berlin, recently completed a renovation of its 12,000-square-foot showroom and office.
Severe winter weighs on Roadrunner
Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. reported first quarter net income of $10.4 million, or 27 cents per share, down from $10.6 million, or 29 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.
Talgo to leave Milwaukee
Spanish train manufacturer Talgo Inc. has notified the City of Milwaukee that it will be terminating its lease and moving out of its Century City facility on the north side, taking with it two trains built for the State of Wisconsin that the state has refused to pay for.