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Betty Brinn Children's Museum to find new, larger location in 2026 Betty Brinn Children's Museum has operated on downtown Milwaukee's lakefront since its 1995 opening. It's outgrown that site, museum officials say.

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26.02.2026 17:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Historic Walker's Point bank to become Milwaukee roofing firm's office Roofed Right America will move its main office to 411 W. National Ave., where it will operate with 28 employees. The building was a BMO Harris Bank.

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Historic Walker's Point bank to become Milwaukee roofing firm's office

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25.02.2026 15:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

100 East conversion to housing begins in April--if city OKs financing 100 East's redevelopment would draw cash from property tax revenue generated by the project. That needs Common Council approval.

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24.02.2026 17:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New Baird Center hotel would help all downtown hotels, study claims The hotel, which would need public financing, could replace the historic Miller High Life Theatre. That's drawing opposition.

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New Baird Center hotel would help all downtown hotels, study claims

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20.02.2026 16:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Milwaukee housing projects, including workforce units, get public financing boost Milwaukee's largest housing development, the 100 East conversion, and two Walker's Point apartment projects are set to receive public financing.

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Milwaukee housing projects, including workforce units, get public financing boost

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19.02.2026 23:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Plans proceed to convert historic Menomonee Valley factory for housing A group led by developer Ken Breunig has filed renovation plans with the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission.

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17.02.2026 13:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Milwaukee Tool's $200 million Falls expansion to house 2,000 workers Milwaukee Tool's $200 million expansion in Menomonee Falls is to include $26 million in village financing help.

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Milwaukee Tool's $200 million Falls expansion to house 2,000 workers

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16.02.2026 15:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Milwaukee building tied to convicted felon Kay Yang to become venue Long and Miana Lee plan to convert the building into an events venue. It's located in the Park Place business park on Milwaukee's far northwest side.

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16.02.2026 13:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Downtown's 100 East apartment conversion seeks additional city cash A downtown office tower's $165 million-plus conversion into 373 apartments wants an additional $2.2 million in city financing due to rising costs.

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Downtown's 100 East apartment conversion seeks additional city cash

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12.02.2026 15:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

City Hall honors former Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin Peter Feigin was honored by the Common Council for his 12 seasons with the team, including developing Fiserv Forum and helping win an NBA title.

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10.02.2026 20:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New historic district wins council OK. Investor calls process unfair The historic district is at Brady Street and Farwell Avenue. It covers four neighboring homes, now rental properties, built in the late 1800s.

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10.02.2026 17:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fiserv's earnings beat expectations with recovery from stock plunge Fiserv's fourth-quarter earnings beat expectations. It's showing signs of recovery from a disastrous Q3 report and related stock price plunge.

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10.02.2026 15:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Rockwell picks New Berlin for 1M-square-foot manufacturing plant Rockwell's New Berlin plant could be developed on 100 acres along West Grange Avenue and South Moorland Road.

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05.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Classy Girl Cupcakes reborn as Classy Girl Rebaked in Brewery District Classy Girl Cupcakes, which closed its downtown Milwaukee operation in December, is making a comeback as Classy Girl Rebaked this March.

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05.02.2026 15:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

City financing proposed for Walker's Point workforce housing projects New Land Enterprises LLC wants to develop the 82-unit VIA, at 1000-1010 S. Fifth St., and the 65-unit Forma, at 412 and 418 S. Fourth St.

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04.02.2026 18:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New city facility could free up Menomonee Valley sites for development The Department of Public Works wants to redevelop a building near the former A.O. Smith/Tower Automotive site--replacing a Menomonee Valley facility.

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03.02.2026 17:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Miller High Life Theatre's demolition opposed by national venues group Demolishing the theater "would erase a cultural anchor that has hosted thousands of performances," says the National Independent Venues Association.

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Miller High Life Theatre's demolition opposed by national venues group

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03.02.2026 14:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Regal Ware revives historic West Bend Co. name for cookware factory West Bend Co., which operates a manufacturing facility in West Bend, also serves as a contract manufacturer for other cookware companies.

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Regal Ware revives historic West Bend Co. name for cookware factory

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02.02.2026 14:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

High Life Theatre's replacement by convention hotel draws questions That recommendation is part of a new study commissioned by the Wisconsin Center District. District board members discussed the study on Jan. 30.

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30.01.2026 17:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New Milwaukee convention hotel could be at High Life Theatre site, study says The project could include the 650-room hotel, 150 apartments, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, and activated green space.

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29.01.2026 21:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

200 apartments planned at historic Walker's Point industrial buildings Known as the Lindsay Brothers and Walsh buildings, the project site is on South Second Street. The developer is California-based Whitecap Projects.

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29.01.2026 14:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Credit union sues Fiserv saying it didn't secure online bank platform FiCare Federal experienced repeated account takeovers and fraud losses while using Fiserv’s Virtual Branch Next platform, the lawsuit claims.

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28.01.2026 17:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Harbor District development's RiverWalk will delay public access That marks the first time in the RiverWalk's 33-year history that a segment won't provide 24-hour access from the moment it's completed.

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Harbor District development's RiverWalk will delay public access

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27.01.2026 14:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Rockwell pays $62.5 million for Mequon facility it's been leasing Rockwell, which makes industrial automation systems, has operated the facility since 1990. It sold the building in 2004 to free up capital.

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26.01.2026 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Longtime head of We Energies' corporate parent is retiring Gale Klappa, 75, chairman of Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group Inc., will retire in May, according to the company's announcement.

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Longtime head of We Energies' corporate parent is retiring

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23.01.2026 18:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

City considers building purchase near former A.O. Smith/Tower site A new Common Council resolution would approve the acquisition of the property at 3282 N. 35th St. from United Realty LLC.

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City considers building purchase near former A.O. Smith/Tower site

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23.01.2026 18:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Milwaukee politician accused Wisconsin Center District head of assault A prominent civic leader was recently investigated for assault, but no charges were filed, sources told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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23.01.2026 17:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Here are five things to know about new Bucks President Josh Glessing Glessing recently met with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for an interview about his background, and his new high-profile role with the Bucks.

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22.01.2026 15:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bay View's former White House sold. Mother's restaurant remains there The three-story building, 2900-2902 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., was sold for $870,000 to Washington, D.C.-based Golden Gate Ventures LLC.

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21.01.2026 17:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Inpro Corp. plans to build new manufacturing facility in Muskego Inpro's new facility would expand manufacturing capacity and streamline operations in its wall protection division.

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20.01.2026 17:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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