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Blumenfeld said some employee relocation efforts have already taken place. GEF 2 is expected to be vacated in six months to a year, while moving staff out of GEF 3 could take as much as 4½ years.

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MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job totals for the month of August 2023, which showed Wisconsin`s total non-farm jobs reached another record high at 3,012,400. This is 32,800 more jobs than a year ago and an increase of 5,700 over the July 2023 nonfarm job total.

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A package seeking to alleviate child care costs and worker shortages in Wisconsin passed the Assembly on Thursday, despite the almost certain guarantee that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will veto the bills.

Among other things, the six bills, most of which passed along party lines, would create a loan program for child care providers, lower the minimum age of child care workers and increase the number of children workers could supervise.

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Ken Notes: Wouldn`t this be the perfect place to sit down and work together on real solutions. Imagine being the state with the best childcare facilities and options in the nation...

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More than 400 business and industry leaders, economic development professionals, and academics from throughout our state will gather Oct. 23-24 in Appleton for the second annual Wisconsin Economic Summit.

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Stoughton is continuing its recent growth spurt.

The Stoughton City Council amended some zoning around the city at its Tuesday, Sept. 12 meeting to accommodate a pair of planned multi-family residential developments.

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Dax Bakken was a Desert Storm veteran and father of three children, according to a GoFundMe started on his behalf

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Ken Notes: I would love readers to throw in a few dollars -- this is and investment in Wisconsin....

SUPERIOR, WI. (Northern News Now) -- The University of Wisconsin-Superior has a big idea they hope will benefit both the campus and the community.

UWS leaders have been working on their “Superior Plan” for years. A proposed project unveiled Thursday that would bring massive changes to the north and south end of campus.

“This would transform our campus,” said Jenice Meyers, the UWS senior government and external relations officer.

On the north end of campus, the proposal would involve a building project on about eight acres off Belknap Street, including a redevelopment of the Ole Haugsrud stadium...

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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern Mutual today held a kickoff celebration with the Milwaukee community for its $500 million North Office Building Modernization project. The North Office Building, located at 818 East Mason Street in downtown Milwaukee, will be transformed to expand the company`s world-class workplace and employee experience.  

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WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Wauwatosa officials on Tuesday approved a nearly $60 million tax increment district (TID) to help finance a $400 million project by Barrett Lo Visionary Development to build around 918 apartments around the former Boston Store at Mayfair Mall.

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EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WJFW) - A potential major development along the Eagle River chain is currently being reviewed by the Wisconsin DNR. Kansas City-based developer The Delmark Group hopes to transform the Lake Forest Golf Course into a vast condominium complex. It would also include 18 permanent piers along the Eagle River Chain that connects Eagle and Voyageur Lakes that could house up to 34 boats.

DNR Water Management Specialist, Nicole Hays, said the project has area residents concerned about potential issues the new piers would cause.

“Residents had concerns with boater safety,” said Hays. “Is there going to be an increase in traffic? Is there going to be navigational issues going through that channel. There were, you know, concerns of course of the resource like, what is this going to do to the fishery habitat?”...
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Port Washington officials will decide between competing proposals with a 97-lot subdivision, or a larger development with 353 homes and apartments, for a 39-acre city-owned property...

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MGS Mfg. Group recently broke ground on a new state-of-the-art Innovation Center on the company’s Germantown, Wisconsin campus. The expansion, which brings an additional 120,000 square feet to MGS’ headquarters, represents the company’s ongoing investments in growth and expansion to meet customer needs in pharma, diagnostics and medtech.

The MGS Innovation Center, which is expected to be open to customers by the end of 2024, will feature collaborative workspaces dedicated to ideation and product development, tooling development, automation, and part and process validation. Also on site will be Class 7 and 8 cleanroom space for part and process validation without disruption to production environments. An on-site dedicated quality lab with enhanced tactile-, optical- and computed tomography-measuring capabilities will ensure optical, dimensional and functional product quality throughout the product development process...

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Wisconsin recently topped a list of states where investors are interested in buying properties, which could be bad news for traditional home buyers. The market is already saturated with people looking for homes, while the number of homes has failed to increase with demand. Add in mounting inflation and this increase in companies buying up single-family homes for investors, and you have a market that Rob Stafslien describes as the worst he’s ever seen.

Stafslien is the director of single-family lending at WHEDA, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, which helps people buy homes by teaching them how the process works and how to finance it...
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MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job totals for the month of August 2023, which showed Wisconsin’s total non-farm jobs reached another record high at 3,012,400. This is 32,800 more jobs than a year ago and an increase of 5,700 over the July 2023 nonfarm job total.

“In August, Wisconsin reached an historic high in total nonfarm jobs for the second straight month, continuing an economic winning streak that included a record-low monthly unemployment rate and number of unemployed individuals during 2023,” DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek said. “While these numbers are incredibly positive, they call out the need to remove employment barriers such as a lack of quality, affordable child care. To maintain the state’s historic economic momentum and support working families and employers, we need to continue investing in priorities such as child care, expanded paid family and medical leave, higher education, and targeted sectors such as health care and education.”..

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ASHWAUBENON Wis. — Part of Ben Kvalo’s job is playing video games.

After all, he and Midwest Games are there to help the developers bring those ideas and products to market and in front of gamers.

He recently demonstrated one of the titles Midwest Games is working with.

“This game is RA RA BOOM from Gylee Games in Cincinnati, Ohio,” he said. “It’s a four-person beat-em-style game with four female protagonists that are basically trying to save the world from AI.”

Midwest Games launched in late August at TitletownTech in Ashwaubenon...

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HANCOCK — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa announced that USDA is funding 12 projects to improve the economy and quality of life for people living and working in rural areas across Wisconsin.

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The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay will receive $478,275 for projects that will increase research and training opportunities for high school and undergraduate students and will address Wisconsin’s biggest water challenges, including emerging contaminants such as PFAs and agricultural water management issues such as phosphorus pollution.

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OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) — Job seekers are invited to meet with more than 80 employers seeking to fill roles at the Annual Oshkosh Area Job Fair being held from 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Sunnyview Exposition Center, 500 E County Y, Oshkosh. Admission to the job fair is free.

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MILWAUKEE, WI - M&R Development has announced the grand opening of 2929 on Mayfair, a 258-unit luxury apartment building just west of Milwaukee at 2929 N. Mayfair Road, in Wauwatosa, Wis. M&R co-developed the project with Campbell Capital Group, and the building is managed by the award-winning property management firm RMK Management.

Located just down the street from The Mayfair Collection, a popular 69-acre mixed-used development with an eclectic mix of shopping, dining and entertainment, 2929 on Mayfair marks the third time in three years that Chicago-based M&R Development has opened a new apartment community in Wisconsin. The community has already started welcoming first move-ins.

“Ever since the pandemic, we have continued to see an increased demand for new, high-end apartments in the Milwaukee area with luxury amenities and spaces that allow for multiple options for remote work,” said Anthony Rossi Sr., managing partner of Itasca, Ill.-based M&R Development..

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The Sturgeon Bay Terrace project planned along the West Waterfront was back Monday before the city’s Aesthetic Design and Site Plan Review Board, which approved an exterior staircase on the south side of the building.

The project developer, Peter Gentry of WWP Development, said the building plans included a staircase in the interior, but a second staircase and an elevator were required after a state review of the plans.

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In a first test of a new city zoning ordinance designed to promote transit and dense development, a car wash chain is asking the Madison city council to override a decision by the Plan Commission and allow it to build a new car wash at 3913 Lien Road.

When asked if the company would consider legal action, Kendell Palmquist, director of marketing for Club Car Wash, tells Isthmus “we do intend to appeal to the circuit court if the appeal before the Common Council is denied.”

The Plan Commission voted unanimously on Aug. 28 to place the company’s application for a conditional use permit on file...
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Gov. Tony Evers is in Europe as part of an international trade mission. We talk with an official at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation about efforts to expand international trade.
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DreamPak LLC`s additional expansion plans include developing its 6-acre site and leasing space in the business park for other projects.

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MADISON – Job seekers, employers and other members of the public are invited to visit one of 18 Wisconsin job centers taking part in a statewide open house on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

These open houses, held in partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and its regional workforce partners, will showcase the wealth of resources and information that Wisconsin’s job centers offer to anyone seeking help with job searches, career exploration, recruitment assistance, and a variety of other services...

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MILWAUKEE — The newest plan to fund the Milwaukee Brewers stadium improvements carries a large price tag which would be in part paid for by taxpayers. But for the ballpark that’s typically closed five months a year, it could open up its ability to operate every day.

In the newest plan, Milwaukee and Milwaukee County would cover about $200 million of the $700 million funding bill. Brewers President Rick Schlesinger says it would cost roughly $20 million to $25 million to winterize the park.

“It’s not a small undertaking but it opens up interesting possibilities,” Schlesinger said. “Concerts, NCAA basketball games, the NHL Winter Classic, volleyball. "To me, it’s a wonderful facility and the fact we could use it in November, December, January, February, and March when it’s otherwise shut down is a great opportunity.”..

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Emerging technologies and industries are driving the national investment landscape, according to WEDC Senior Venture Investment Director Greg Williamson.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. earlier this year announced Williamson would be leading the Wisconsin Investment Fund, a $50 million state effort funded by the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative.

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LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The City of La Crosse has been awarded $200,000 in grants to support a new North Side housing initiative.

$217,900 in grants from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will be used to convert a former Trane manufacturing site into apartments and townhomes on the North Side.

The housing project, called the Fifth Ward Residences, will consist of two 72-unit apartment buildings and 14 townhomes.

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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) -- Wisconsin officials spoke with La Crosse business owners on Tuesday to see how the state can better support them.

The business owners involved in the meeting were all recipients of Main Street Bounceback grants.

Gov. Evers created the grant program back in 2021, which offered $10,000 to businesses and nonprofits who were moving into a formerly vacant commercial space anywhere in Wisconsin.

Nearly 9,500 businesses and nonprofits were awarded those grants...
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MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced that the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has been awarded an additional $6.4 million to expand a federal grant program aimed at creating more resources and opportunities to support job seekers with disabilities pursuing a career in high-demand fields.

The additional funding comes after the U.S. Department of Education`s Rehabilitation Services Administration awarded DVR a $14 million grant in September 2021 to create the DVR Career Pathways Advancement Initiative, which successfully met its goal of enrolling 500 individuals who want to advance in a career in healthcare, digital/information technology, construction, and manufacturing. The additional funding will support 300 more job seekers with disabilities to participate in the program...

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DOUSMAN - Along a stretch of the Glacial Drumlin State Trail, at the point where it bends sharply north/south and then east/west, sits a rural field and woodland that`s long been a familiar sight to bicyclists and pedestrians.

It`s marked by a sharp incline as it parallels U.S. Highway 18, just east of State Highway 67, where passing traffic zips by at speeds that make the 145-acre parcel of land behind the trail barely noticeable — at least in comparison to the much-slower traffic on the trail. But if plans hold, all traffic, fast or slow, will soon take notice.

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GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- September marks Workforce Development Month -- a time to connect job seekers with employers.

An open house was held Wednesday at the Brown County Job Center with Wisconsin`s Department of Workforce Development.

Those looking for jobs were able to learn about in-demand openings, apprenticeships, training, and resume building.

Employers were able to learn more about things like competitiveness, labor laws, and posting open positions.

"There are still 2.4 open jobs for every one job seeker," said Amy Pechacek, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary. "So, the worker quantity challenge impacts all industries, from hospitality, to health care, to leisure, to everything."

Similar open houses were held in other cities statewide...

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The long-planned expansion of a large downtown-area apartment community is proceeding, with construction to begin soon.

Meanwhile, two new affordable apartment development proposals have surfaced on Milwaukee`s north side.

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