Milwaukee County Lands $5 Million for Innovation Campus Development Site

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Milwaukee County bagged an additional $5 million installment payment for Wauwatosa's Innovation Campus development site.

Construction is planned this year for a 24,000-square-foot business accelerator for local entrepreneurs , and also include nearly 200 apartments, and a 128-room Marriott Residence Inn. The county received the payment in February from an affiliate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation.

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