Corridor News
Bid Notice 134
Building No.36 Site Electrical and Crane Power Extension Bid Package
Bid Notice 133
Building 36 Site Security
Mayor Barrett welcomes Talgo to Milwaukee
Mayor Tom Barrett welcomed Talgo, the high-speed train manufacturer, to Milwaukee. The Spanish company is establishing its North American manufacturing facility in Milwaukee and will build high speed trains for Wisconsin and other states.
State grant will help pay for Tower site cleanup
The sale of the former AO Smith/Tower Automotive manufacturing complex to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee has been completed.
Redevelopment Authority completes acquisition of former AO Smith/Tower Automotive property
The sale of the former AO Smith/Tower Automotive manufacturing complex to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee has been completed.
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Greenlight District – A Reinvestment Zone
The term ‘Greenlight District’ indicates a zone where the City would give the ‘greenlight’ on use of Tax Incremental Financing and other economic development tools within the corridor to attract and retain businesses and retain jobs.
Project Area
The 30th Street Industrial Corridor project area boundaries are W. Hampton Avenue south to W. Highland Boulevard, N. 27th Street west to N. 35th Street. View a detailed map of the corridor.
The corridor features a rail line, which traditionally provided industries with the ability to move raw materials and finished goods in and out of Milwaukee beginning in the late 19th century. The corridor has been home to such companies as: Master Lock, Miller Brewery, Harley-Davidson, Kehr’s Candies, DRS Technologies, Eaton Corporation, Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, Perlick Corporation, A.O. Smith, Geiser’s Potato Chip Company, Tower Automotive, and Cutler-Hammer. Many of these companies remain today.
Goals
There are several underused, underutilized industrial sites within the corridor that could offer growing companies the room to expand. This location could also prove advantageous for new business creation, with successful companies in the corridor and sites situated near major transportation routes and a large and eager workforce.
The City of Milwaukee seeks partners to prepare a corridor plan to:
» Attract / grow businesses
» Reduce environmental contamination
» Identify resources for site preparation, business incentives
» Incorporate job training incentives, additional workforce development
» Improve infrastructure
» Improve residential and commercial areas
» Address blight, enhance appeal of corridor
» Increase public safety
Current Corridor Projects
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Brownfields Initiative
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Environmental site assessments, building demolition and clean-up of brownfields within the corridor. The City of Milwaukee Brownfields Team has secured nearly $1 million in federal and state dollars to renew sites in the corridor. Gov. Doyle's Urban Reinvestment Initiative
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The A.O. Smith Site
(former Tower Automotive)
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The City seeks to assist in maximizing the re-use of this large, 86 acre site as an urban industrial park.
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30th Street Industrial Corridor Employment Training Pilot
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Area businesses will be surveyed on employment needs, including skills required to replace several retiring employees. Two to three businesses will work with the Department of City Development, Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board and other partners on a pilot project to develop skills-specific training that fills the needs of employers in the corridor. Partners: Alderman Willie Wade, Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, Capitol Stampings, DRS Technologies, Master Lock, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Business Improvement District #37, Department of City Development and Milwaukee Area Workforce Development Board. Job creation: estimated to begin with 20 new jobs but program will be expanded after pilot.
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Milwaukee Technology Incubator Center
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The former DRS facility at 4625 N. 30th Street will be renovated to become a small business incubator for five to seven companies. The incubator will offer state of the art testing facilities with modern security and communications systems. DRS’s relationship with the defense and power electronic control industry is expected to attract start-ups and supplier businesses. Partners: Northwest Side Community Development Corporation, Department of City Development and 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corporation.
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Bishop’s Creek 32nd & Hampton
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The City of Milwaukee is working with Holy Redeemer Church on the redevelopment of a blighted site on 32nd & Hampton. The project includes affordable housing, hospitality uses, offices, retail and parking.
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Targeted Investment Neighborhoods
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The Targeted Investment Neighborhood (TIN) program is a neighborhood revitalization strategy in which the City of Milwaukee, working with a neighborhood community partner, focuses resources in a relatively small area (6 to 12 city blocks) in an effort to stabilize and increase owner-occupancy, strengthen property values and improve the physical appearance of a neighborhood.
Bishop's Creek TIN
Eaton Corporation / DRS TIN
Metcalfe Park TIN
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Business Improvement Districts
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In Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), property owners in designated geographic areas voluntarily collect annual assessments which are spent on projects that enhance the local business environment. These may include improvements to the streetscape, marketing efforts, business recruitment activity, and security programs.
BID 28, North Avenue Gateway BID map
BID 29, Atkinson Ave, Capitol Drive & Teutonia Ave. BID map
BID 32, North Avenue Market Place BID map
BID 37, 30th Street Industrial Corridor BID map
BID 39, Center Street Market Place BID map
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