Milwaukee's Coolest Offices: Dental Associates utilizes history of Iron Block Building: Slideshow

Most people who have walked by the Iron Block Bbuilding in downtown Milwaukee have been amazed by its appearance. But few people have been inside the historic building to see what Dental Associates has created with its new offices. Check out the attached slideshow to get a look at firm’s creative offices.

Dental Associates moved to the iconic building at the intersection of North Water Street and West Wisconsin Avenue from Wauwatosa in 2013. Contractors restored the exterior of the building and…

BRPH wins NASA contract for launch infrastructure

NASA selected BRPH Architects & Engineers Inc. of Melbourne and Jones Edmunds & Associates Inc. of Gainesville to provide architecture and engineering services related to launch infrastructure at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, as well as other sites worldwide.

Two five-year contracts will be awarded, one for each firm. The contract will not exceed $20 million, NASA said in a release.

Under the terms of the contracts, the scope of work also will include the study and…

Cobb to award $1M contract for park upgrades

Cobb County officials are expected Tuesday to award a contract for more than $1 million for upgrades at Nickajack Park in Mableton.

The county set aside $1.4 million for the park in a 2011 special purpose local option sales tax, reports Marietta Daily Journal.

The park includes baseball, softball and football fields, as well as tennis courts, picnic tables, a batting cage and a concession area, the paper adds.

Osprey Management, LLC, based in Brighton, Michigan, was the lowest bidder at $1.04…

Arizona businesses score big with 'Mexporting'

Talk with Arizona economic developers and “Mexporting” – trade with Mexico – is one of the easiest opportunities to break into foreign trade.

Mexico has a diverse population, a growing middle class and a strong interest in Arizona goods and services.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton wants to double the exports to Arizona’s southern neighbor over the next five years.

“Businesses that export grow faster, have higher profits and pay better wages than businesses that don’t,” said Stanton. “It’s…

Antiques on Second finds new home in former industrial building on south side

The owners of Antiques on Second in Walker’s Point are planning to move their store to a four-story industrial building south of the Menomonee Valley and create an event space on the upper floors.

See the attached slideshow for a tour of the store’s new building prior to its renovation, details on the project plans and a look at some of the interesting items left behind in the property.

Also this week, Bielinski Homes plans to build 20 new condos in one of its neighborhoods in Waukesha.

In…