Government & Politics

Milwaukee aldermen have unanimously approved the incentive deal facilitating the expansion of Milwaukee Tool into a vacant downtown building.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rye Brook, New York-based Xylem Inc. for an injury that an employee suffered at the water technology company’s Pewaukee facility.

In response to the debate over a Milwaukee Tool city incentive deal, a group of aldermen are pushing for a new policy that would require any projects downtown that receive a subsidy from the city to also invest in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Kenosha-based Bear Development scored affordable housing tax credits for a major Milwaukee housing project, but missed out on credits for another one in Bay View.

A committee of Milwaukee aldermen has endorsed a city incentive plan to Milwaukee Tool for its planned expansion into downtown.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is urging members of the Common Council to approve up to $20 million in city incentives for Milwaukee Tool's planned expansion into downtown.

Foxconn Technology Group’s new deal with the state of Wisconsin would generate a return on investment by 2028 if the company hits its hiring and investment targets, according to a Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. staff review of the contract.

The head of the state agency charged with licensing professionals and enforcing commercial building codes wants to make it easier for mass timber buildings to rise in Wisconsin.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday that it will offer free webinars for businesses looking for additional guidance on applying to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. 

More than half of the jobs Foxconn and its related entities committed to creating in a new tax incentive deal with the state of Wisconsin are expected to be with Foxconn Industrial Internet’s U.S. subsidiary.