Politics - June 6, 2008
Madison lets the sun shine in
Here's an idea that could lower Milwaukee heating and electric bills. The City of Madison kicked off a program to double that city's use of solar energy by 2010. It even has a catchy name -- MadiSUN.
Tags: Alberta Darling, solar energy, Sheldon Wasserman, Gov. Jim Doyle, Wi-Fi, Midwest Fiber Optics, Gschwind, Mayor Tom Barrett, Ted Kanavas, Janesville, General Motors

Politics - Aug. 10, 2007
Wi-Fi group admits system disconnect
To the surprise of few techies in town, Milwaukee’s highly-touted wireless network as proposed last year has fallen short of its optimistic projections and essentially shut down.
Tags: gschwind, wi-fi, jursik, wasserman, hanneger, kujawa, midwest fiber optics, raffaelli-meyer, bohl

Politics - March 16, 2007
Picking on PIC: Job training might need to be switched
Mayor Barrett received a huge boost this week in his effort to wrest control of federal job training funds from the Private Industry Council and put them under the auspices of City Hall. Gov. Jim Doyle said he would support a change that would give the city $14 million in federal funds to run job-training programs.
Tags: PIC, Barrett, Doyle, Clinton, McGee, MMSD, Miller Park, sewage, Wi-Fi, Gschwind, Alderman

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 12, 2005
Mayor Barrett says Milwaukee is working on a city-wide Wi-Fi plan
Two months after OnMilwaukee.com first reported on it, the City of Milwaukee is finally edging closer to the broadbanding of Brew City, according to Mayor Tom Barrett.
Tags: Wi-Fi, gschwind, broadband, SBC, Time-Warner

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 3, 2005
City ponders Wi-Fi broadbanding Brew Town
Back in April, the City of Philadelphia announced that it would expand its Wi-Fi network to cover the city's entire 135 square miles. According to Milwaukee's Chief Information Officer Randy Gschwind, Milwaukee is also working to circumvent the wires.
Tags: Wi-Fi, Internet, broadband, SBC, Time Warner, Roadrunner, Gschwind, hot zone