The Daily Reporter articles from August 2005

The Daily Reporter archives from August 2005

Exec. director of WI Housing and Economic Development Authority wants to create opportunities.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Antonio Riley is Wisconsin's anti-Scrooge. Dickens' cantankerous humbug was coldhearted to the point of numbness. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority executive director, on the other hand, talks...

University of Wisconsin Hospital to buy 42 acres on Madison's east side.
August 1, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder University of Wisconsin Hospital announced plans to spend $8.9 million for 42 acres of the American Center business park on Madison's east side. UW Health said in a statement that the purchase was vital to the...

WI governor breaks ground on Univ. of WI Medical School's Interdisciplinary Research Complex.
August 2, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Gov. Jim Doyle was on hand Monday to help break ground on the University of Wisconsin Medical School's new Interdisciplinary Research Complex in Madison, a $134 million project that will further his biotech and stem...

Poblic Service Commission of Wisconsin holds meetings on transmission lines.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin announced Monday that it would be holding public meetings to discuss American Transmission Company's applications to construct, own and operate transmission facilities...

Plan for Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra extension transitions from proposal to project.
August 3, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan With a new governing body coming together and fresh funding in the bank, the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra extension is making the transition from proposal to project. "It's making good progress, but there's some big...

Alby Materials hosting annual Kids' Day Celebration.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Kids love cranes. The problem is that, alongside candy, creepy-crawlies and Red Ryder BB Guns, adults usually won't let kids indulge their love for cranes to the fullest. But, on one special day, the children will get...

Commentary: Wisconsin's new shore-land rules complex.
August 4, 2005... Byline: Matt Moroney The Department of Natural Resources recently released its draft of proposed changes to NR 115 that governs building and development along Wisconsin's lakes and rivers. This is the first major update of the shore-land...

Goldstein leaving Milwaukee County Labor Council.
August 5, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Eight-year Milwaukee County Labor Council member John Goldstein is leaving his post as president and heading to a new job with the California Partnership for Working Families. Goldstein will try to replicate his success...

'Brodhead Street Redevelopment' project aims to revitalize Mazomanie's downtown area.
August 8, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Inside Dan Viste's office in Mazomanie there's a long wooden table with seven chairs surrounding it. Piled on the table and a couple of the chairs are a number of floor plans labeled "Brodhead Street Redevelopment." ...

J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. breaks ground on new Milwaukee offices.
August 8, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. broke ground on its new Milwaukee office Friday, setting the foundation not only for new corporate offices but a new initiative designed to help inner city youth. Partnering with the Boys &...

Commentary: Proposed PabstCity development may not be the best solution.
August 8, 2005... Byline: Candace Doyle Journalists are supposed to be unbiased. You might find this a difficult state of mind. What does it say about someone who seemingly can't take a side? Who has opinions but none that close the deal? I find...

Construction of Lakeshore State Park to begin without lease.
August 9, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan The state is gearing up to begin construction of Lakeshore State Park even though Milwaukee World Festival Inc. hasn't signed a lease for the property. The project was first announced in 1998, and since then a...

Kenosha's Civil War museum to focus on Midwest.
August 9, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Kenosha is set to build one of the largest Civil War museums in the country. The $14.8 million, 50,000-square-foot project will be built next to the Kenosha Public Museum and will most likely open its doors in 2008....

Chicago company to redevelop a blighted block in Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood.
August 10, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan A partnership between the city of Milwaukee and Johnson Controls has chosen a Chicago company to redevelop a blighted block in the Riverwest neighborhood. The 2.8-acre site, owned by Johnson Controls Inc., has sat...

Construction worker injured after falling from a deck at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison.
August 10, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder A construction worker employed at Gateway Construction, Mequon, was injured after falling from a deck at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison Monday. Firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene at about 1:30 p.m....

Engineering firms make claims against New Berlin schools.
August 11, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan The New Berlin School District is getting entangled in an ongoing legal battle between the bankrupt Stubenrauch Architects and its former subcontractors. On Aug. 4, two Green Bay engineering firms - Romes Design Inc....

Sun Prairie considers two new high schools.
August 11, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Residents of Sun Prairie are split on the idea of constructing two new high schools in their town. The Sun Prairie Area School District is concerned about the growing number of students enrolled in the high school...

Six Wisconsin engineering firms may not get paid for their subcontracts.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan The Stubenrauch Architects closing in February 2004 left behind at least six Wisconsin engineering firms with unfinished subcontracts that will probably never get paid. "We've gotten zip, and we're not going to get...

Legislation announced to change WI. Housing and Economic Development Authority.
August 12, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday new legislation that would increase the economic impact of the affordable housing and business financing programs offered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority by...

Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades has nice relationship with Archdiocese of Milwuakee.
August 15, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Martin Luther carried 95 theses, a hammer and a nail. Lyle Balistreri brought a picket line. The Roman Catholic Church considered Luther's ideas and within four years had excommunicated him and ordered Catholics to...

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District saves money by using private contractor.
August 17, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is facing a $10 million annual cost increase when its plant operator contract expires in 2008. The district signed a 10-year contract in 1998 to have a private contractor,...

City of Madison considers new refinancing plan for Overture Center for the Arts.
August 17, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder The city of Madison is considering a new refinancing plan for the Overture Center for the Arts that would help foot the hefty debt caused by construction costs. Philanthropist Jerry Frautschi donated $205 million in...

Power plant opens in Madison.
August 18, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Gov. Jim Doyle, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley joined Madison Gas & Electric Chairman Gary Walter for the dedication of MGE's West Campus Cogeneration Facility in...

Bidders sharpening pencils for construction of Milwaukee's Marquette Interchange project.
August 19, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Two bidders who have gone head-to-head three times on the Marquette Interchange will have their final showdown Tuesday. This is for the big one - the Core contract. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is...

Lake Delavan resort plans massive $390M development.
August 19, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan is about to get a $390 million face lift. Plans to redevelop the popular southeastern Wisconsin resort on Lake Delavan include the addition of 1,000 new rooms, a water park, marina, spa...

Contractor for Milwaukee City Hall restoration project stresses safety while working on scaffolding.
August 22, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan A 390-foot-high scaffold is an awkward place to work. Workers can't be up that high if it's windy or stormy. With worker falls still a top cause of construction site deaths, safety is paramount, as is a strong...

Commentary: A crew, a claim, the courts and a confession.
August 22, 2005... Byline: Candace Doyle I have a confession to make that may make a lot of women cringe: I'm often dismissive of sexual discrimination claims. It's not that I don't believe discrimination exists. I just figure that, within reason, I'm...

Virchow Krause & Co. defends its audit of James Cape & Sons.
August 23, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Virchow Krause & Co. said any alleged financial misrepresentations in its audits of James Cape & Sons would've stemmed from the contractor deliberately misreporting numbers. "On information and belief, officers and...

WI's Public Service Commission is reviewing clean coal technology.
August 23, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder The future may have come a little quicker than the Public Service Commission expected. Following Gov. Jim Doyle's announcement of his Conserve Wisconsin initiative last week, in which he called on the Department of...

Marquette Constructors is low bidder for both Core and South legs of WI highway interchange.
August 24, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder The official contract will be awarded in seven to 10 days, but Marquette Constructors LLC holds the advantage on both the Core and South legs of the Marquette Interchange. The Marquette Constructors, comprised of...

City of Waukesha, WI, makes case for using Great Lakes water.
August 24, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan The city of Waukesha Tuesday pitched a plan that would allow it to use Great Lakes water in the future without returning it. The proposal came during an evening public hearing organized by the Wisconsin Department of...

Fitchburg Center addition gets under way.
August 29, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder The Fitchburg Center is getting a three-building addition that will include new office space for Promega Corp., as well as new retail space on Fish Hatchery Road. Ground was broken Wednesday on the $22 million...

Brookfield residents object to project.
August 29, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan "Gentlemen, the natives are restless," a Brookfield resident warned city planners. Those words of caution were among the comments city planners received about the Fairview Centre project proposed for a seven-acre...

Milwaukee condos pulling homebuyers away from suburbs, Mayor Tom Barrett says.
August 30, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Milwaukee officials did a victory dance Monday to celebrate the ongoing condominium boom and the city's ability to pull homebuyers away from the suburbs. To commemorate the groundbreaking of the 152-unit First Place...

Alliant Energy Center in Madison to study expansion of its 160-acre campus.
August 30, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder The Alliant Energy Center in Madison may be looking to expand on its 160-acre campus. Per request of Dane County Department of Administration's Purchasing Division, the center is going to commence a feasibility and...

Bielinski Development files civil suit in WI court against Mann Bros. and Redmond Ventures.
August 31, 2005... Byline: Sean Ryan Bielinski Development filed civil charges against Mann Bros. and Redmond Ventures claiming their executives conspired to defraud its owners. The charges were filed on Aug. 12 in response to a Mann Bros. Inc. lawsuit...

Members of WI transportation industry voice disapproval over freeway system issues.
August 31, 2005... Byline: Paul Snyder Members of the transportation industry voiced their concerns over fiscal and procedural issues facing the continued development of freeways in southeastern Wisconsin in Madison Tuesday. The Southeast Wisconsin...