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Those sounds you may hear are the moans and groans of people engaged in various acts of heavy lifting. And I’m not talking about snow.

Supervalu Inc. has decided to move its Midwest regional office to a site formerly occupied by Hospira at 8401 102nd St. in Pleasant Prairie.
 

Radio station 88Nine RadioMilwaukee (88.9 FM) has purchased a two-story, 14,000-square-foot building in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood near downtown to house its studios, offices and a new 100-seat broadcast performance space.
 

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is hoping that reconstruction of the South 27th Street corridor between Drexel and College avenues can begin in two years.

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau will move its offices down the street from 10101 W. Greenfield Ave. in Milwaukee to 10019 W. Greenfield Ave. on Friday, May 3.

A public-private partnership is developing The Rock Sports Complex at the former Crystal Ridge ski hill in Franklin.
 

Plans for a 5-story office building, which will be built in the former Pabst brewery complex in downtown Milwaukee, are being unveiled this morning. Groundbreaking for the $10 million to $12 million project is expected to occur in June.

Indulgence Chocolatiers announced today that it will move its production operations from its current location in Waukesha to a larger facility in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood this summer. The local artisan chocolate company has leased space in a historic building at 211 S. 2nd Street, Milwaukee. The space will house Indulgence’s kitchen, offices, a retail shop, and a new chocolate pairing bar concept.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of The Mayfair Colleciton development, a mixed-use development that will be built by Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate at Highway 45 and Burleigh Road, will be held on April 16.

Internet security experts are warning consumers about a “Facebook Black” scam that is quickly and widely spreading across the World Wide Web.

Indulgence Chocolatiers will move its production operations from its current location in Waukesha to a larger facility in Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point neighborhood this summer.