Milwaukee Convention Center Expansion Concepts Presented to Board

The Wisconsin Center District board were shown artist renderings of the proposed center on Friday. "Milwaukee’s downtown convention center could see a dynamic expansion costing $244 million to $277 million, but serious deliberations on the project probably won’t start until early 2019 after November’s elections for governor and the Wisconsin Legislature.The reason no decision is imminent on the proposal revealed Friday is that the convention hall’s governing board might need new funding sources requiring approvals from the governor and the Legislature. No politician is likely to approve potential new public funding or taxes before an election." according to the article.   You can read the article in it's entirety here.