development

The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on the movie business. Locally, the biggest impact can be seen at movie theaters, which faced closures and lost audiences. These losses can be especially difficult for historic buildings with unyielding maintenance and improvement expenses. But in Milwaukee, some historic movie palaces were able to capitalize on this time without audiences to do some much-needed renovations.

Cudahy recently released a new master plan they hope could spur growth in the city and attract younger residents. Reporter Tom Daykin wrote about the plan for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The destruction of neighborhoods in favor of highways has left a lasting scar on American cities. These highways continue to divide Milwaukee and for decades, the city has been working to mend these spaces by reestablishing connections — like around Interstate 794 downtown.

The long-anticipated downtown building promises to redefine Milwaukee’s lakefront, helping connect downtown to the waterfront through a pedestrian bridge, parks and a new transit concourse.

After less than 15 minutes of discussion, the development proposal was approved by Wauwatosa's Common Council Tuesday with an 11 to 4 vote. The project must still be approved by the city's Design Review Board.

Gov. Tony Evers has revived a plan to expand and update a stretch of Milwaukee's I-94 freeway. The plan is expected to cost $1 billion and has Republican Legislators siding with the government and local residents criticizing the governor.

It has been just over five years since Johnson Controls merged with Tyco International and moved its headquarters from Milwaukee to Cork, Ireland.Johnson…

The coronavirus pandemic has crippled many parts of Milwaukee’s economy. Businesses have had to rely on government funding and are adapting their services…

Cities like Milwaukee have been forced to change much of how space is used over the past year. Office cubicles sit empty, restaurants have had to close…

Over the last decade, Oak Creek has been evolving and city leaders believe a new housing development will continue that trend.Oak Creek’s evolution began…