Full County Board to take up high-rise proposal Thursday

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele wanted the County Board to give his office permission to negotiate with the Barrett Visionary Development group on a $125 million, 44-story high-rise hotel and apartment/retail complex on the spot where the Downtown Transit Center now stands.

Business Journal Report (7-12-12)

In business news for Thursday, July 12th, 2012 -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hopes downtown building owners will cut back on energy use.

NAACP Milwaukee files complaint against city for contracts

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee's NAACP is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an investigation into the way the City of Milwaukee awards contracts to minority firms, and has filed a complaint with the federal government.