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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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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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Retail Chains Find New Ways To Fight

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In addition, tax cuts and higher savings are also playing a role in the rise in retail sales. trillion in market cap by 2024, fueled by the increasing importance of advertising revenue for the eCommerce operator, along with the continued role of Amazon Web Services. Service stations saw receipts that went up 0.8 Wages are up.

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

Independent Banker

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., Badger Bank is having trouble finding staff “across the board,” from operations to tellers and trust officers. “We