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Building Commission Approves $624 million budget, smallest since 2003-2005

Earlier today the State Building Commission approved a $624 million capital budget. “While I appreciate the Governor’s desire to have no new borrowing due to our financial situation in Wisconsin, I do have serious concerns that by not making adequate investments in our buildings and infrastructure, we’ll end up having to pay significantly more for projects in the future.”

Gwen Moore Opposes PATH to Nowhere Act

Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) joined her Democratic colleagues to stand up for American families by opposing H.R. 2767, the PATH (to Nowhere) Act. The bill passed the Financial Services Committee this morning on a party line vote.

Building Commission Approves Projects

The State of Wisconsin Building Commission today approved several key projects across the state including, but not limited to

UWM Real Estate Foundation using WEDC environmental grant for construction of new business accelerator...

The UWM Real Estate Foundation, Inc. will receive a $205,850 Brownfield Program award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to assist in the environmental remediation at the site of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s new Innovation Campus in Wauwatosa

Building Commission Approves Projects

The State of Wisconsin Building Commission approved several key projects today across the state including, but not limited to

Wisconsin Department of Justice Obtains Judgment Against Portage County Property Owners for Erosion Control...

MADISON - December 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that his office has obtained a judgment in a civil action filed in Portage County Circuit Court on April 2, 2010, against Lexton Properties, LLC and HH Condos, LLC of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The civil complaint filed by Assistant Attorney General Cynthia Hirsch alleges that the defendants owned properties in Portage County known as Harmony Village, North Harmony Village, and Echo Dells and at various times, as managers of these properties, the defendants failed to implement and maintain erosion control practices on the referenced properties in violation of Wisconsin law.

HUD ANNOUNCES JOB GRANTS IN WISCONSIN

CHICAGO - September 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded Wisconsin nearly $720,000 in grants to help public and assisted housing residents connect with local services to obtain education and training to find jobs. The funding allows these local grantees to retain or hire 1,500 service coordinators to work directly with HUD-assisted families to connect them to the supportive services that meet their individual needs to become gainfully employed. (See chart at bottom of release.)

Redevelopment grant for Village of Menomonee Falls

MADISON, WI - July 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Village of Menomonee Falls will receive up to a $500,000 Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment...

HUD AWARDS NEARLY $760,000 IN GRANTS TO COMBAT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN WISCONSIN

CHICAGO, IL - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded nearly $760,000 to three fair housing organizations to assist people in Wisconsin who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination.

Wisconsin Surpasses Home Energy Efficiency Goal and Helps More than 30,500 Homeowners Save on...

January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu hosted a conference call today with Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to announce that Wisconsin has surpassed its aggressive energy efficiency goal established with the U.S. Department of Energy for funding under the 2009 stimulus law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Through the weatherization program, the state has helped a total of more than 30,500 Wisconsin families improve the energy efficiency of their homes over the last three years, saving the average household more than $400 a year on its energy utility bills.

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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces National Mortgage Settlement Relief Exceeds...

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that Wisconsin borrowers received $23.5 million in mortgage loan-related relief in the first quarter of 2013 under the National Mortgage Settlement. Adding to previously announced totals, 3,516 Wisconsin borrowers have now claimed $167,183,021 in loan-related relief. In addition, 106 Wisconsin borrowers are in trial mortgage modifications, which will add $8 million to the State’s relief in coming months – raising the projected total to more than $175 million statewide so far.

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The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Single Tenant Net Leased Shopko

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Shopko property located at 320 South Access Road in Rice Lake, Wisconsin for $6,378,560.