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Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 7. May 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 7. May 2012

Big expansion at Casablanca on Brady under way By Carol Deptolla Stations to power green vehicles By Thomas Content Developer optimistic Moderne will fill up By Tom Daykin Developer Changes Plan; Historic Eschweiler County Buildings To Be Razed. By James Rowen Common Council approves big fines for vandalism to vacant buildings By Milwaukee Community Journal Housing Authority and Growing Power partner to create a healthier Westlawn By milwaukeecourieronline.com The Sydney Hih is slated for demolition By Mary Louise Schumacher Milwaukee Bike to Work Week, May 12-18 By Milwaukee Bicycle Collective MREA and Milwaukee Shines launch pilot group-purchase program to provide lower cost solar options; free info-seminars this month By Bay View Compass Miscellaneous East Side updates By Molly Snyder Kohl says it’s time for a new arena, he’ll pitch in By Don Walker Video: Daykin discusses The Moderne By Emily Yount Market Trend: Milwaukee’s Industrial Vacancy Decreases to 7.4% By Justin Sumner Awesome Example Of Roads/Rail Double-Standards By James Rowen Downtown Milwaukee condo sales up through April By Rich Kirchen Real Estate Blog: Downtown condo sales up 122% in April By Andrew Weiland Savings on O’Donnell repair depend on timing of site’s redevelopment By Sean Ryan The new transportation love affair? By Angela Lang and Bruce Speight If UWM does continue athletics, vision and boldness must prevail By Doug Russell Slideshow: Loyalty Building renovation moves ahead By The Business Journal Two leases proposed for former 440th base by General Mitchell airport By Sean Ryan Apartments, hotel pitched for county’s Transit Center By Steve Schultze Torinus: Milwaukee region hits $300 million in R&D By Corrinne Hess Three-year I-794 Lake Freeway Project set to begin this fall By Stephanie Beecher Get Outta My Bike Lane! Hot Tips For Effective Advocacy By Dave Schlabowske CRE Guide: Take 5 – Kathleen Scott By Sean Ryan Wisconsin’s community health centers awarded $16 million By The Business Journal Transit Center development proposals top out at 40 stories By Sean Ryan Gardens to teach sustainable food production and nutrition By Georgia Pabst Grand Avenue lands first pop-up store By Tom Daykin Milwaukee officials wise to be cautious By Cheryl Nenn Two adults; one car By Bay View Compass Bay View resident Relay Rides’ first By Bay View Compass R&D on the rise at Milwaukee-area universities By Joe Peterangelo Fondy Food Center competing for fruit trees By Heather Ronaldson Román Montoto’s artist statement By Román Montoto Back to class: former factory could become home to Choice school By Tom Daykin

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 30. April 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 30. April 2012

Back to class: former factory could become home to Choice school By Tom Daykin Video: Daykin discusses redevelopment of former industrial buildings By Tom Daykin Bader Foundation announces $1.1 million in workforce grants By John Schmid Which Milwaukee neighborhood is the best? By Dave Begel Young Professional Week: Building the next wave By Dan Shafer Sonic Youth By Cristina Daglas City receives state grant for summer youth jobs program, has target goal to hire 1500 By Mike Holt New Life in the Valley By Dave Schlabowske Fate of Wauwatosa’s historic buildings in flux By Tom Daykin District 14 Alderman Zielinski new chair of License Committee By Bay View Compass Long live Grand Avenue Mall By Dave Begel Abele hits the right notes in inauguration speech By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen Milwaukee opens second of five vehicle charging stations By The Business Journal Acclaimed Chicago restaurant coming to The Moderne By The BizTimes Historic Milwaukee seeks volunteers By Adam Carr Abele sworn in for first full term as County Executive By Beverly Taylor Abele eyes development of Park East, Transit Center By Steve Schultze Waukesha County Transit Fails Milwaukee Water Sale Criteria By James Rowen Casablanca undergoing major changes By Molly Snyder MCTS Wants Your Feedback Regarding the Recent Changes to Local Routes By Milwaukee County Transit System Danish company joins water business incubator By Tom Daykin Passport to the Oak Leaf Trail By Dave Schlabowske Milwaukee transmission maker expanding to new building By Tom Daykin Water talks get closer as Waukesha gives Milwaukee details By Don Behm John Norquist discusses urban schools at Brady Street Forum By Holly Nearman Events planned for parking lot on West Wisconsin Avenue By Sean Ryan Norquist promotes mixed-use development on Brady St. By Michael Horne Flavor Cycle: restaurant food delivered to your door By Royal Griggs Authority OKs bonds for Menomonee Valley project By Tom Daykin Video: Daykin discusses Brady Street development By Tom Daykin What a new student union could mean for UWM By Mary Louise Schumacher Westown knows what’s up at this Downtown parking lot By Jeff Sherman Razing of Brady St. area residence on hold By Tom Daykin Pop-Up shops aim to revitalize Grand Avenue By Molly Snyder

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 23. April 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 23. April 2012

John Norquist discusses urban schools at Brady Street Forum By Holly Nearman Events planned for parking lot on West Wisconsin Avenue By Sean Ryan Norquist promotes mixed-use development on Brady St. By Michael Horne Flavor Cycle: restaurant food delivered to your door By Royal Griggs Authority OKs bonds for Menomonee Valley project By Tom Daykin Video: Daykin discusses Brady Street development By Tom Daykin What a new student union could mean for UWM By Mary Louise Schumacher Westown knows what’s up at this Downtown parking lot By Jeff Sherman Razing of Brady St. area residence on hold By Tom Daykin Pop-Up shops aim to revitalize Grand Avenue By Molly Snyder Downtown parking lot to host Brewers, Milwaukee Mile events By Tom Daykin Amani public art installation highlights motherhood By Tessa Fox Third Ward Gallery Night By fox6now.com Milwaukee considers lease for space in UWM School of Public Health By Sean Ryan Third Ward project could be game-changer By Andrew Weiland The Walker Conservation: Rail #Fail By Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Warren Avenue home saved — for now By Michael Horne Bauman tries new strategy in Milwaukee streetcar utility debate By Sean Ryan 53rd Street Community Street Garden ‘bridges the gap’ By Melanie Lawder and Shoshauna Schmidt Proposed factory conversion to apartments stalled By Tom Daykin Wisconsin awards $12.6 million in tax credits to 21 projects By Sean Ryan Historians gather this week in Milwaukee for annual conference By Bobby Tanzilo CRE Guide: Take 5 – Clifton Crump By Sean Ryan HMI making waves in city development By Michael Horne Sciortino’s Bakery expansion seeks zoning approval By Tom Daykin Catalysts Turned Stalemates By Stephanie Allewalt Two Ways to Sustain Wisconsin’s Highway Racket: Tolls or Crushing Debt By Angie Schmitt She hopes to get supervisors to work cooperatively By Steve Schultze Beerline Rec Trail rejuvenates neighborhoods By Joe Kvartunas and Alex Rydin Mobile App from your Southeast Wisconsin Transit Systems By Milwaukee Bicycle Collective Land sale for west side offices poised to proceed By Tom Daykin ‘Biking In Milwaukee’ Lunch N Learn at Cafe Hollander. A part of Young Professionals Week By Milwauke Bicycle Collective State kills maintenance contract with Talgo By Larry Sandler Milwaukee Marriott developers buy 3rd Ward lot for future project By Sean Ryan Should The Expanded I-39/90 Be Wisconsin’s First Toll Road? By James Rowen

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 16. April 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 16. April 2012

Milwaukee Marriott developers buy 3rd Ward lot for future project By Sean Ryan Should The Expanded I-39/90 Be Wisconsin’s First Toll Road? By James Rowen Christie, Walker, Kasich, and Scott All Deceived the Public to Kill Rail By Angie Schmitt Putting the Neighbor Back Into the Hood–The Corridor (formerly 30th Street Industrial Corridor) By Milwaukee Community Journal DOJ settles lawsuit over Fair Housing Act with city of New Berlin By Katie DeLong YP Week, MCTS App, Young people driving less By Coalition for Advancing Transit Market Trend: Milwaukee’s Office Vacancy Decreases to 11.2% By Justin Sumner Common Council okays fines for vandalism of vacant buildings By Cary Docter The City of Milwaukee and Johnson Controls partner to make city more energy efficient By Milwaukee Community Journal Could Bradley Center lease land in Park East Corridor? By Wendy Strong Recommendations for Gallery Night & Day By Mary Louise Schumacher 98 cities have higher sales taxes than Milwaukee By The Business Journal Common Council approves east side apartment building By Larry Sandler City approves hotel at Potawatomi Bingo Casino By Larry Sandler Some Want To Get Rid Of Reformulated Gas Read more: http://www.wisn.com/automotive/30875690/detail.html#ixzz1rpC3oVJZ By wisn.com Milwaukee Water Council, Imagine H2O collaborate By The Business Journal Aldermen seek more say on Redevelopment Authority By Tom Daykin Bay View Compass to sponsor town hall meetings By Katherine Keller CRE Guide: Take 5 – Juli Kaufmann By Sean Ryan Time to start talking about a new arena By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Panel to discuss new construction in historic districts By Tom Daykin Six innovative groups announced winners of Milwaukee Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) Awards By milwaukeecourieronline.com Pedal Power: A week-long exploration of bikes By Trisha Bee Road Trip Milwaukee: What to do with a whole neighborhood full of crappy old factories. By Buffalo Rising A quick look at the Erie Street Plaza By Mary Louise Schumacher Experimental Images : Pedal Tavern By Beezodog City program helps lessen upfront costs of energy upgrades By Thomas Content The Green Living Festival By Brittney Sager

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 9. April 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 9. April 2012

Experimental Images : Pedal Tavern By Beezodog City program helps lessen upfront costs of energy upgrades By Thomas Content The Green Living Festival By Brittney Sager Video: Daykin discusses Sweet Water Organics By Tom Daykin Port of Milwaukee wind turbine already sending surplus energy to grid By Bay View Compass New life for The Eisner Building? By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers The All-purpose Bicyclist By Wisconsin Bike Routes Zoning endorsed for Potawatomi’s Menomonee Valley hotel By Sean Ryan Barrett, Moore Try To Prevent Talgo Layoffs By wisn.com Referendum questions show support for County Board changes By Justin Williams Talgo announces layoffs at Milwaukee facility By Angelica Duria Two new tenants fill Grand Avenue’s Plankinton Arcade By Sean Ryan Talgo to begin layoffs By Sharif Durhams Five gateway markers installed in Clarke Square By Edgar Mendez Young Professionals Week starts with Transit Day! By Coalition for Advancing Transit Barrett: Talgo preparing to close Milwaukee plant By Sean Ryan John Byrnes: M7 ‘selling Milwaukee short’ By Rich Kirchen ‘here, mothers are’ opens in Amani neighborhood By Mary Louise Schumacher Pedal Power By Dave Schlabowske Flavor Cycle By Bens Cycle Sendik’s / Groppi’s owners commit to Public Market By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers Flavor Cycle Delivers! By Dave Schlabowske Take-Out Tuesdays returns to Schlitz Park By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers Milwaukee County solicits redevelopment plans for Downtown Transit Center By Sean Ryan Nehring’s Family Market to open in Third Ward By Tom Daykin Students vote overwhelmingly in favor of new union By Stephanie Schmidt New Installation at 24th and Locust By Pegi Christiansen Plain Talk: Wisconsin’s loss is Illinois’ gain as trains roll By Dave Zweifel Riverwest building rescued, repurposed as apartments By Tom Daykin

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 2. April 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 2. April 2012

New Installation at 24th and Locust By Pegi Christiansen Plain Talk: Wisconsin’s loss is Illinois’ gain as trains roll By Dave Zweifel Riverwest building rescued, repurposed as apartments By Tom Daykin Plans for new UWM student union By jsonline.com UWM students pass referendum to pay for new $160 million Union By Karen Herzog Villard Square, Veterans Manor among MANDI winners By Tom Daykin MMAC study looks at Bradley Center’s economic impact By Don Walker Video: Daykin discusses Riverworks Lofts By Tom Daykin Some questions about Sweet Water Organics By Zach Wisniewski How Influential, the Voice of Another By Stephanie Allewalt Milwaukee To Lose Unique Brewing Landmark; Preservationists, Where Are You? By James Rowen City needs to listen closely before changing ordinance By jsonline.com Wisconsin Highway Binge Continues Under “$mall Government” Walker By Angie Schmitt Irgens among suitors for U.S. Bank lakefront site By Sean Ryan Horne: Historic Preservation a balancing act at City Hall By Michael Horne File This $207 Million Highway Expansion Under “No Surprise…No Money…No Problem” By James Rowen Committee okays proposal to extend Lake Parkway into Oak Creek By Cary Docter High temps, gas prices fuel early-season bicycle sales By Tom Held Proposed changes to preservation ordinance draw concerns By Tom Daykin Park East advisory team includes Milwaukee 7, WEDC By Sean Ryan Waukesha responds to water sale concerns By Sean Ryan Preservationists band together to oppose changes to ordinance By Mary Louise Schumacher Milwaukee Water Council, UWM celebrate UN World Water Day By Holly Nearman Marriott developers plan $45 million tax-exempt bond sale By Tom Daykin Aurora relocates Walker’s Point clinic By Corrinne Hess Clarke Square homeowners eligible for free property repairs By Edgar Mendez Cash mobs tackle the issue of struggling local economies By Molly Snyder Metro area gasoline prices hit all-time high By Joe Taschler Abele’s Park East advisory panel to include Mandel, Block and Grunau By Sean Ryan Miller Park gets LEED certification By Don Walker Abele’s Park East advisory panel to include Mandel, Block and Grunau By Sean Ryan Green industry employment on upswing By Thomas Content President Hines takes part in briefing for minority contractors for Potawatomi hotel project By milwaukeecourieronline.com

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 26. March 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 26. March 2012

Green industry employment on upswing By Thomas Content President Hines takes part in briefing for minority contractors for Potawatomi hotel project By milwaukeecourieronline.com Remodel, don’t bulldoze preservation ordinance By Mary Louise Schumacher Development plans could mean new look for Milwaukee skyline By Wendy Strong Abele, Barrett testify at state Transportation Commission hearing By Katie DeLong Rezoning proposed for possible soccer center, apartments By Tom Daykin Leveraging the Lakefront: Developers forge deals for U.S. Bank property By Sean Ryan Barrett, Abele call for more Wisconsin money for local roads, transit By Sean Ryan Walker’s Point developments heat up By Andrew Weiland MCTS bus routes give Brewers fans alternative mode of travel By Chris Patterson Brady Street neighborhood house to be demolished for parking By Michael Horne Young Professionals Week comes to town April 16-21 By Jeff Sherman Riverfront site at Water and Brady to be sold, developed By Tom Daykin MSOE completes Park East land buy; project to start soon By Tom Daykin Walker backs halt to planning for train base By Larry Sandler Neighborhood around Washington Park showing new energy By Georgia Pabst CRE Guide: Take 5 – Anna-Marie Opgenorth By Sean Ryan Car sharing growing in popularity as gas prices skyrocket By Katie DeLong Smart Growth Safe For Another Year By 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Potawatomi to hire minority contractors for hotel project By Angelica Duria 27th St. boulevard plan near Wisconsin Ave. still alive By Tom Daykin Revisions to Milwaukee historic preservation law unveiled By Sean Ryan Gas prices over $4 at some Milwaukee stations By Katie DeLong Gas prices accelerating past $4 a gallon takes toll By Georgia Pabst and Joe Taschler

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 19. March 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 19. March 2012

Gas prices accelerating past $4 a gallon takes toll By Georgia Pabst and Joe Taschler Hopes high for Milwaukee lakefront redevelopment plans By Sean Ryan Slideshow: Big names, big crowd at Business of Growing Milwaukee event By Mark Kass West side office building gets Redevelopment Authority OK By Tom Daykin Federal officials approve $1.7 billion to rebuild Zoo Interchange By Wendy Strong Legislators Ask Walker To Retain Talgo Jobs By wisn.com Reviving history: The Estabrook Park beer garden project By Lori Fredrich City paying up to $1.1 million for cleared Sydney Hih site By Tom Daykin New “Mke” flying into Mitchell International Airport By Jeff Sherman Green, supportive housing for veterans should become a national model By Kaid Benfield Barrett floats alternative for Milwaukee train maintenance plant By Sean Ryan CityCenter named only downtown LEED-certified multi-tenant office building By Tom Daykin A Shared Street Comes to Minneapolis By Sam Newberg Open for business? Really? By By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen for the Editorial Board Legislators buck Walker, reject train maintenance base By Larry Sandler Beerline B Apartments completed By Real Estate Weekly Plan to replace Amtrak trains with Talgo is mothballed By Beverly Taylor Wisconsin kills plan for Milwaukee train maintenance facility By Sean Ryan AT&T asks state to make Milwaukee pay for streetcar utility costs By Sean Ryan First cheese factory in Milwaukee to open soon By Mark Doremus Menomonee Valley restaurant to receive $255,000 Milwaukee loan By Sean Ryan Milwaukee 7 project will promote food and beverage cluster By The BizTimes Daily The Moderne, an early peek By Mary Louise Schumacher Demolition progresses at Marriott site, debate about to resurface By Mary Louise Schumacher East side apartments plan back before commission By Tom Daykin City to consider bond issue for proposed office building By Tom Daykin Gas prices continue to rise, some stations over $4 By Katie DeLong, updated Veterans Manor in Milwaukee By Sam Newberg Rio West owner plans waterside restaurant on Canal Street in Milwaukee By Sean Ryan Milwaukee gas prices climbing upward By Don Walker Free Buses Offered On St. Patrick’s Day By wisn.com Donovan challenger files election complaints By Georgia Pabst State of the Union: time to rebuild By UWM Post Editorial Board

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 12. March 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 12. March 2012

Milwaukee-Area Gas Prices Near $4 A Gallon By wisn.com Administration wants to keep train base plans on track despite cost By Larry Sandler Disaster bonds proposed for Milwaukee office project By Sean Ryan Community comes together again for Snail’s Crossing By Royal Griggs MCTS Ridership Increases Slightly from 2010 to 2011 By MCTS Video: Daykin discusses Rocky Marcoux By Tom Daykin He Built This City (Barry Mandel) By John Rondy The do-it-yourself urbanism of the Clock Shadow Building By Mary Louise Schumacher Letter from 3 mayors questions Waukesha water bid By Don Behm Fiduciary, Opus want to build housing at former Gallun tannery By Sean Ryan An updated look at Lisbon Food Village By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers Lakeshore mayors question Waukesha over water By The BizTimes Daily Music, dance studio opens in Grand Avenue’s basement By Tom Daykin Rails project gets Walker’s help By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle and Alicia Abercrombie Milwaukee County bus ridership up slightly in 2011 By Larry Sandler Three Lakefront Mayors Raise Water Diversion Questions Jointly With Waukesha By James Rowen GOP bid to block wind power rules fails By Patrick Marley Developer seeks quick approval to build office at 27th and Wisconsin By Sean Ryan By Sean Ryan Former Gallun tannery site eyed for possible apartments By Tom Daykin Fresh cheese right on time at Clock Shadow Creamery By Nancy J. Stohs Residential development planned for Gallun Tannery site By Real Estate Weekly More clean diesel-buses added to MCTS fleet; new-bus “Show ‘n Tell” Thurs., March 8 By MCTS Developer hopes to bring state offices to 27th and Wisconsin By Tom Daykin A Foggy Mist, Westown, Riverwalk By Local Trolley Clean diesel buses arrive in Milwaukee By Trisha Bee Moderne milestones: Apartment project on time and on budget By Sean Ryan Negotiations could clear way for Downtown Transit Center sale By Sean Ryan Moderne high-rise to open by September By Tom Daykin Milwaukee ‘dining tax’ second-lowest in U.S. By Rich Kirchen Developer seeks loan for south side office building By Tom Daykin Two hundred free parking spaces may become available in Pavilion By Steve Garrison Ambassador Hotel owner expands his apartment portfolio By Sean Ryan Analysis predicts imbalance between jobs, housing By Don Behm

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 5. March 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 5. March 2012

Analysis predicts imbalance between jobs, housing By Don Behm Can a slick Potawatomi hotel fit in with its industrial, kitschy neighbors? By Mary Louise Schumacher Miller Lite Free Rides™ By milwaukeecourieronline.com Possible Lake Parkway extension draws interest, controversy By Larry Sandler Carving out haiku on the Hiawatha By Kathy Flanigan Grand Cinemas ticket booth to become info kiosk By Tom Daykin Moderne is now tallest building west of Milwaukee River By Katie DeLong Chicago’s new economic development plan a good model for Milwaukee By Rob Henken BVHS alum’s tie to new turbine By Bay View Compass Candidate Q & A: Fourteenth District Aldermanic Race —Tony Zielinski and Jan Pierce By Bay View Compass No More Stadium Stuff By Getting Around Minneapolis Highland pedestrian bridge open in downtown Milwaukee By Cary Docter Planned mixed-use building generates hope for economic growth By Kenya Evans Highland Ave. pedestrian bridge reopens By Larry Sandler Brendan Conway leaves Channel 12 for county post By Duane Dudek Bus shelter vanguard By Michael Horne Public meeting unveils proposals to extend Hwy 794 south to Hwy 100 By Charlie Rosenberg Curto plans mid-year construction start on Park East Square apartments By Sean Ryan Sciortino’s bakery plans expansion on Milwaukee’s Brady Street By Sean Ryan Public meeting on Lake Parkway extension set for tonight By Cary Docter Disappointing 2011 may have put Kohl’s HQ project on hold By Real Estate Weekly Abele wants to create Park East corridor advisory work group By Real Estate Weekly Restaurant development planned for historic Walker’s Point building By Real Estate Weekly Plan Commission approves Potawatomi hotel plans By Real Estate Weekly Well City Milwaukee is ‘Going for the Gold’ By The BizTimes Daily Are the designs for the Potawatomi hotel improving? By Mary Louise Schumacher There’s Nothing Free About a Freeway Extension By Noah Kazis Milwaukee’s East Side loses a food icon By Sarah Hoye Officials Want Fresh $207 Million For A Suburban Freeway Mini-Extension By James Rowen Pilot program to cut paperwork on affordable housing projects By The Business Journal Plan Commission approves Potawatomi hotel plan By A.J. Bayatpour Stevens Point schedules Cyclovia, based on Ride the Drive events By Tom Held Read Milwaukee Co. Executive Chris Abele’s State of the County Address By Cary Docter Milwaukee’s assembly reps disagree on proposed “Boot Bill” By Candace Romano Washington Mall Extended By David Levinson Potawatomi to pitch 20-story hotel plans to city Monday By A.J. Bayatpour Food vendor found place in bars, local lore By Jim Stingl Food vendor found place in bars, local lore By Jim Stingl Planting Beds are Taking Shape By Edible Skyline: A Rooftop Revolution in Milwaukee Development task force for Park East planned By Steve Schultze

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 27. February 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 27. February 2012

Food vendor found place in bars, local lore By Jim Stingl Planting Beds are Taking Shape By Edible Skyline: A Rooftop Revolution in Milwaukee Development task force for Park East planned By Steve Schultze Market Trend: Milwaukee’s Industrial Vacancy Decreases to 7.4% By Justin Sumner Proposed casino hotel has Plan Commission hearing Monday By Tom Daykin “Bicyclists are some of the most self centered, inconsiderate, reckelss people on the roads” By Dave Schlabowske Gas prices rose again overnight By Joe Taschler Contractors complete construction of wind turbine at city port By Thomas Content Lee will stay patient with Washington Square By Real Estate Weekly Water tech building sold, renovations start this summer By Tom Daykin Milwaukee Water Council completes purchase of accelerator building By Sean Ryan Analyst says Milwaukee gas prices could rise through weekend By Katie DeLong Could sales tax boost downtown Milwaukee? By Rich Kirchen CRE Guide: Take 5 – Dick Lincoln By Sean Ryan Apartment cluster pops up near Milwaukee River By Andrew Weiland Summerfest to use Charter Wire site for operations, storage By Stacy Vogel Davis Cyclists lobby for vulnerable user law with tougher penalties for motorists By Tom Held Lakeshore State Park getting new south entrance By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers CRE Guide: Community Spotlight – East Side By Kathy Bergstrom New state senate bill brings dispute over renters’ rights By Candace Romano CRE Guide: Community Spotlight – East Side By Kathy Bergstrom With Kohl’s out, city considers options on downtown buildings By Tom Daykin Baker Tilly relocating to US Bank tower By Rich Kirchen MSOE Business Plan Competition winners announced By MSOE Baker Tilly moving to downtown from Honey Creek By Tom Daykin Milwaukee Gas Prices Reach Record High By wisn.com

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 20. February 2012

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 20. February 2012

Milwaukee Gas Prices Reach Record High By wisn.com Construction begins on Milwaukee’s first wind turbine By fox6now.com Could sales tax boost downtown Milwaukee? By Rich Kirchen Cash mob opens wallets to support indie bookshops By Bobby Tanzilo Milwaukee and state officials talk unity at North End groundbreaking By Sean Ryan Milwaukee’s first cheese factory: Clock Shadow Creamery By Lori Fredrich Marcoux pushes for industrial park at Northridge site By The BizTimes Daily Milwaukee County offered more than $20 million in Kohl’s incentives By Sean Ryan Bright notes in the effort to get Kohl’s By Ernst-Ulrich Franzen Get an Easy Ride from the Bradley Center By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers Kohl’s will not relocate corporate offices to Park East By Tom Daykin Police HQ would tie in with 27th St. boulevard proposal By Tom Daykin Author sees bright future for Milwaukee water hub By Steve Jagler Chief Flynn interested in relocating Dist. 1 police station By Cary Docter That sinking feeling in downtown Milwaukee By Gene Mueller Milwaukee could hire consultant to study Northridge area By Stacy Vogel Davis CRE Guide: Community Spotlight – Avenues West By Kathy Bergstrom Redevelopment underway in Bronzeville By Candace Romano Gas prices expected to jump this week By Katie DeLong Proposal Could Move Milwaukee Police Headquarters By wisn.com Milwaukee alderman proposes new police headquarters By Jesse Garza Bauman calls for new police HQ, station along Wisconsin Ave. By Stacy Vogel Davis Frozen yogurt shop to open in 3rd Ward By Stacy Vogel Davis Barrett wants slice of highway funding for local roads By Larry Sandler Opening Shop, Urban Milwaukee By Local Trolley Only the city can do it; now the hard part begins By jsonline.com Applications for WHEDA housing tax credits total $49.4 million By Sean Ryan