🌱 How is the Brookfield–Pewaukee retail market really holding up?
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How is the Brookfield–Pewaukee retail market really holding up?
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Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 75 and low of 41 degrees.
Saturday: Cooler; a little morning rain, temps: high: 48, low: 32.
Sunday: Chilly; a few morning showers, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Metro Milwaukee retail real estate market softened during first quarter (biztimes.com subscription) — Retail vacancies in the Brookfield–Pewaukee submarket are among the higher in metro Milwaukee, with an 8.3% vacancy rate and 6,276 square feet of space absorbed last quarter. Overall, the region’s retail market softened, seeing higher vacancies and negative absorption, while some areas still added new stores and construction projects.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
I had an emergency at 3:00 am this morning. My sump-pumps quit working. I was endanger of my basement flooding! At 3:30 a.m
I contacted Jim Ihn, owner of Ihn Plumbing, in the Village of… (Nextdoor Rocky Point)
ISO someone who can fix/replace my non working sump pump today before we get more rain. Spent last night trying to direct water to drain, not carpet. (Nextdoor Riverwood Park)
American Red Cross posted a job opening for Blood Collection Staff - Customer Service in Pewaukee. Apply here.
The Waukesha County Technical College posted a job opening for Adjunct Instructor - Cosmetology in Pewaukee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pewaukee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waukesha
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Milwaukee
Flood Threat Lingers Thursday As Severe Storms Eye Wisconsin Friday (patch.com)
Dramatic Flooding Strands Cars, Closes Major Roads In Milwaukee (patch.com)
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