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by Sean Ryan, Milwaukee Business Journal Graef in late 2019 will move its headquarters and 170 jobs to new office space in The Shops of Grand Avenue in a move the president said will provide the urban environment his employees want. The engineering and design firm is...

by Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The transformation of Milwaukee's Grand Avenue mall from a sad shell to a cutting edge development takes a huge step forward Thursday with the announcement of plans for a food hall featuring more than 20 local vendors and an...

by Sean Ryan, Milwaukee Business Journal The long-planned transformation of the Shops of Grand Avenue is moving forward as the owners create a food hall in its first floor, upper-floor office space and prepare to open new apartments. Criticized for more than 10 years...

By Anne Bretts, Finance and Commerce Minneapolis-based Hempel Cos. has targeted the underperforming Concorde Executive Center in Brooklyn Center for a makeover, and it’s not wasting any time getting started. Read more here

by Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The operators of downtown Milwaukee's redeveloping Grand Avenue mall have bought some neighboring office and retail space, and another parking structure. The 150,000 square feet of commercial space is mainly in the northern...

by William Morris Finance and Commerce Hempel Cos. has long specialized in redevelopment projects, but the developer is jumping into multifamily construction on a site next to the Thrivent Financial headquarters in downtown Minneapolis. The Minneapolis-based...

By Patrick Rehkamp Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal A long-awaited apartment complex behind Thrivent Financial's current headquarters broke ground, and Reuter Walton Cos. joined the project as the contractor. Yesterday, Thrivent, Interstate Parking and Hempel...