Posted by
Zach W on March 6, 2010, at 7:23 am
As I’m sure those of you who live in/near the city of Milwaukee are aware, downtown Milwaukee is “gang infested,” at least according to Nathan Sass, who wrote the following in reference to news that a high speed train would be built between Milwaukee and Madison:
With stops like:
Scenic slum land, oops, I mean Downtown Milwaukee [...]
Posted by
Zach W on February 16, 2010, at 5:33 am
Despite the asertion that Milwaukee is a terrible place to do business (at least according to conservatives), Ingeteam, a Spanish manufacturer of wind-turbine generators, will locate its new factory in the Menomonee Valley. Julia Taylor, President of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, indicated the plant will create about 270 jobs, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett [...]
Posted by
Zach W on February 5, 2010, at 6:27 am
A new proposal planned for Milwaukee would convert trash to energy, creating 250 construction jobs and 45 full-time jobs. The proposal, named Project Apollo, would cost parent company Alliance Federated Energy $225 million to develop, with the first phase expected to be running by 2013.The plant would use technology developed by Westinghouse Plasma Corporation [...]
Posted by
Zach W on December 19, 2009, at 6:07 am
According to MarketWatch, the metro Milwaukee area was ranked as the 20th best place to do business. This is the third year in a row that Milwaukee has ranked in the top 20 of the annual survey of the 101 largest metropolitan areas, and Milwaukee was ranked higher than metro areas such as Kansas [...]
Posted by
Zach W on October 21, 2009, at 6:17 am
Here’s some good news…crime in Milwaukee decreased 12.3% overall through the first nine months of this year when compared with the same period in 2008, marking the seventh consecutive quarter in which crime has dropped in the city, according to data released Monday by the Police Department. That’s certainly good news for Milwaukee, [...]
Posted by
MadCityMan on September 15, 2009, at 10:42 am
A snapshot of 2008 arrests in WI along with a trend review of the same between 2007 and 2008. Also included is law enforcement statistics.
Posted by
Zach W on September 7, 2009, at 9:33 am
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting Milwaukee Police have arrested a 49-year-old Walter E. Ellis in connection with the killing of at least six prostitutes over 21 years in the City of Milwaukee. Ellis’ DNA has been found on at least seven African-American females who were strangled to death between 1986 and 2007. [...]
Posted by
Zach W on June 27, 2009, at 5:27 am
Led by Lamont Harris, an ardent supporter of disgraced former Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee, a citizen’s group has filed a complaint against Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn after the chief admitted to having an extramarital affair with former Journal Sentinel reporter Jessica McBride, who wrote a story on Flynn for Milwaukee Magazine earlier this year. [...]
Posted by
Zach W on June 19, 2009, at 10:13 pm
I’m not going to beat that horse too much, because it’s already near death, but I will say this:
I don’t want to hear one damn word out of Jessica McBride’s mouth about “family values” or the institution of marriage ever again, because she clearly doesn’t understand the meaning of family values or just how sacred [...]
Posted by
Zach W on June 15, 2009, at 7:17 pm
Last week I blogged about the possibility of privatization of Milwaukee’s Water Works, an idea first floated (pardon the pun) by City of Milwaukee Comptroller Wally Morics. In an update to that story, the Milwaukee Common Council leaders temporarily shelved study of privatizing the city’s Water Works today, to the disappointment of those who [...]
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