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Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in the country, has announced that Steve Doran, principal in the Madison, Wis. office, has been designated as a Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX), the highest designation given by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

Scan-Pac Mfg., Inc. is excited to announce that on October 1, 2013, the company purchased a new manufacturing facility. The new building, located on property adjacent to its current 30,000 sq. ft. facility in Menomonee Falls, WI., will provide approx. 40,000 square feet of additional space that will allow the company to meet its growing market demand. The added manufacturing space enables Scan-Pac to optimize work cells and improve work flow and efficiency throughout the manufacturing process.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Shopko portfolio consisting of two properties located in the Midwest for $17,625,000. The properties are located in Sussex (Milwaukee MSA) and Green Bay in Wisconsin

The House Judiciary Committee today approved legislation by voice vote that prohibits state and local governments that receive federal economic development funds from using eminent domain to transfer private property from one private owner to another for the purpose of economic development, the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1944). This legislation is in response to the 2005 Supreme Court decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, which gives local governments broad authority to seize private property under the guise of economic development just to generate tax revenue. The Private Property Rights Protection Act passed the House of Representatives in the 109th and 112th Congresses

Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) prepared the following statement for today’s House Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013:

Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) reintroduced the Private Property Rights Protection Act today. This bill would provide American citizens with the means to protect their private property from inappropriate claims of eminent domain. If a state or political subdivision of a state uses its eminent domain power to transfer private property to other private parties for the purpose economic development, the state would be ineligible for federal economic funds for two fiscal years following a judicial determination that the law has been violated. Additionally, the federal government would be prohibited from using eminent domain for economic development purposes.

IDX Broker software is now integrated onto the real estate website of John Olson, thanks to his adoption of the IDX, Inc. premier technology. As a member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Exchange MLS (WIREX), the IDX solution Olson has employed and extract raw listing data from the WIREX database and display it effortlessly on the website he hosts. Potential buyers can now experience an online property search unlike any other, on the IDX enabled website Olson supports.

EUGENE, OR - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- 1^st Anderson Real Estate, LLC, IDX, Inc. and Realtor Henry Grant have teamed up to bring home seekers in Manitowoc, Wisconsin an innovative online property search. With his customized IDX solution, Grant has synchronized his website to the Metro Milwaukee MLS (MetroMLS) database, to integrate thousands of listings onto his search page. Affiliating with the incredible IDX technology was the best decision Grant made for his website, simplifying the search tools for himself and his clients.

Madison - April 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Scott Walker proclaimed April as New Homes Month to highlight the economic impact each new house has on construction related jobs and to recognize the importance a home can have to a family

EUGENE, OR - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin real estate broker Erika Kelbel to the growing network of professionals utilizing the remarkable IDX Broker software on their websites. Between the WordPress Plugin, which allows her to create her own blog, and the myAgent IDX application for iPhone, Kelbel has been given the tools and abilities to truly supply her clients with an unprecedented level of access to the Metro Milwaukee MLS (MetroMLS) database of listings. Never before has finding a home online been easier for potential Wisconsin buyers.