Massive data center proposals are often developed in secret. Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent.
Economic Development
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Residents navigating the 16th Street Bridge closure can expect more travel delays soon
A section of the 16th Street Bridge should reopen to traffic in April, while residents can expect a much longer wait when the 27th Street Bridge closes.
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As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants
Obsolete power plants continue to cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in “stranded assets.”
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Latina entrepreneurs create a one-stop shop for self-expression
Best friends Sheyla Rabelo and Sona Khamneh build a space where both artists and clients can feel comfortable being who they are.
Posted inbasic needs, Community, Economic Development, Health and Wellness
‘The only grocery store in the neighborhood’: Community weighs in on Pick ‘n Save closing
Some residents are learning in real time that their neighborhood grocery store will close Friday.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, Health & Welfare, Metcalfe Park
‘Deepening the crisis’: Pick ‘n Save’s closing creates community uproar
The plan to close the Pick ‘n Save’s North Side location in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood has raised a number of concerns for residents.
Posted inCommunity, Economic Development, NNS Spotlight
More than a cafe: How Kinship Café is changing lives
The Kinship Café is serving the community as well as its staff through its healing-based workforce development program.
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Here’s what you need to know about participatory budgeting in Milwaukee
The African American Roundtable has been advocating for participatory budgeting for more than five years.
Posted inEconomic Development, Neighborhoods
Silver City businesses update storefronts ahead of National Avenue construction
VIA Community Development Corp. is incentivizing business owners along National Avenue in Silver City to give their storefronts a face-lift ahead of next year’s road reconstruction.
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NNS Spotlight: Ray Hill promotes King Drive’s pride and promise
Ray Hill is dedicated to working with local businesses and property owners to improve four and half miles of commercial corridor along Milwaukee’s King Drive.