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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

PYMNTS

It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. In fact, last week, it was announced that the building would be the new home of the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s K-12 STEM program. has hiked the normal commercial property tax rate on vacant property from between $1.65

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Regulators haven’t yet broached the subject with them. To counter such competition, the $186 million-asset community bank plans to hire another lender to seek deals across the state, sticking to smaller towns and avoiding the saturated Milwaukee and Madison, Wis., Addressing ESG is one thing,” she says. Ponce Bank, a $1.5