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| "Today it (Milwaukee) has shed its nickname as 'rust-buckle of the rust belt' and restored its bold city centre. It has also built a stunning icon of renewal in Santiago Calatrava’s lakeside art gallery, a great white goose wing seeming to fly out over the lake." -- The Times of London, November 2, 2004 |
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Arts Industry a National Leader The Greater Milwaukee area has a national reputation as an artistic leader which is strongly supported by the private sector as demonstrated by the fact that Milwaukee has the largest united performing arts campaign in the country. |
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Biotechnology is Growing Fast Wisconsin is one of the leading states for biomedical technology research and start-ups. Leading the biotech research in the Greater Milwaukee area is The Medical College of Wisconsin, which places 2nd in Wisconsin behind world-renowned UW-Madison’s biotechnology research. |
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Financial Services centered in Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee is the nation’s leader in electronic financial information management. Establishments within the financial/insurance industry in the Greater Milwaukee number over 3,000, employing 57,600 people. |
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Growing high-tech industry Milwaukee’s service and high-tech sectors has grown increasingly important in recent years. Of the 111,000 jobs added in the past ten years, over one-half have been created in the service sector. High-tech business establishments in the metro area number over 2,500 and employ over 78,200 people. |
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Health Care is Strong in Metro Milwaukee There are over 3,600 health care establishments in Greater Milwaukee, employing nearly 100,000 people. Aurora Health Care, Covenant Healthcare System, and Columbia-St. Mary’s rank among the area’s largest health care employers. |
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Manufacturing Solid in Metro Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee has long been one of the nation’s premier manufacturing centers. Over 19% of the area’s workforce are employed in manufacturing, significantly higher than the 13% national rate. Nearly 4,000 manufacturing establishments are located in Greater Milwaukee, employing 207,000 people. |
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Metro Milwaukee's Diverse Economy Companies headquartered in the Milwaukee area are leaders nationally in industries such as air travel, banking, data processing, insurance, law, manufacturing, mutual funds, retail department stores, and securities. |
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National Leader in Printing Revoluntionized by new digital technologies, Greater Milwaukee ranks as one of the nation’s largest commercial printing centers. Employment in Greater Milwaukee’s over 400 printing establishments totals 15,600 people. |
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Software Development is Growing Rapidly Combined, there are over 130 software development and data processing establishments in Greater Milwaukee employing almost 6,000 people. |
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Solid Economic Activity Greater Milwaukee is the home to 12 of Fortune’s top 1000 publicly held companies and 8 of Forbes 500 top privately held companies. |
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World leader in music print industry Hal Leonard Corporation, based in Milwaukee, is the world leader in the music print industry. The company produces sheet music, songbooks, and method book/CD packs for all instruments, as well as band and choral arrangements, reference books, instructional DVDs and videos, CD-ROMs and other music software, children's music products and more. In its more than 60,000 available titles, Hal Leonard represents in print some of the world's best known and most respected artists, including The Beatles, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Joel, Elton John, Norah Jones, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Stevie Wonder and hundreds more, plus the music of Irving Berlin, Disney, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Motown and Rodgers & Hammerstein. Hal Leonard products are sold in more than 65 countries throughout the world. |
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"College Town" A January 2000 study from McGill University in Montreal ranked Milwaukee 6th in a list of U.S. and Canadian cities with the highest number of college students per 100 residents. For all essential purposes, we are a college town without really being a "college town." |
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Commitment to Education Milwaukee and Wisconsin are noted for having a well-educated workforce with a strong work ethic. According to 2000 census statistics, 85% of Milwaukee's working-age population are high school graduates, while 27% are college graduates -- both higher than national averages. |
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Outstanding Educational Institutions Greater Milwaukee's outstanding educational institutions include 5 University of Wisconsin campuses, 10 private colleges and 4 technical colleges. A recent study from McGill University if Montreal ranks Milwaukee as 6th in a list of U.S. and Canadian cities with the highest number of college students per 100 residents. |
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UW-Whitewater is No. 1 in MCS training Seven times UW-Whitewater’s Management Computer Systems (MCS) has received the No. 1 ranking for undergraduate computing degree programs in North America by the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). |
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UW-Whitewater ranked No. 1 on CPA exam University of Wisconsin-Whitewater accounting students continue to outrank the national competition on the Uniform CPA Examination. The recent release of the 2005 edition of the candidates performance listing by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy ranks UW-Whitewater the No. 1 school in the country among those with the highest rates of passing of all sections among first-time candidates without advanced degrees. UW-Whitewater outperformed its peers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Truman State University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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"Adventures in Independent Living Camp" For nearly two decades IndependenceFirst has run what is believed to be the only fully-inclusive, weeklong camp in the nation, called "Adventures in Independent Living." Youth with disabilities are able to participate along with their non-disabled peers in camp activities. Campers learn about similarities and abilities, rather than differences. Campers with disabilities are, many for the first time, able to be away from families in a safe environment to try new activities and build their independence. |
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Children's Hospital among nation's best Child magazine ranks Milwaukee's Children's Hospital of Wisconsin as 3rd in the 2005 Best Children's Hospitals in the United States. The hospital's Emergency Department earned the elite No. 1 spot for pediatric emergency medical care and the Herma Heart Center was rated No. 5 in pediatric cardiac care. |
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Greater Milwaukee is a Haven for Golf Greater Milwaukee offers a wide variety of public and private golf courses that will match your skill level. Milwaukee County alone offers 16 public courses. |
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Greater Milwaukee Values Parks The Milwaukee County Park System spans almost 15,000 acres and encompasses 139 parks and parkways, beaches, extensive roadways and picnic areas. |
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Kenosha is Rich with History Kenosha has four National Register Historic Districts. |
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Lake Michigan is Kenosha's playground Public parks, beaches and marinas make up nearly 90% of the Kenosha Area's Lake Michigan shoreline. |
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Metro Milwaukee Boasts Indoor Recreation The LakeView RecPlex, in Pleasant Prairie, is the largest municipal-owned indoor recreation facility in Wisconsin. |
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Milwaukee "is turning into a swan" "The ugly duckling (Milwaukee), it seems, is turning into a swan...And at night, this gray lady has a face that lights up like a kid in a candy shop." -- Beth Gauper, Knight Ridder Newspapers, South Bend Tribune, November 21, 2004. |
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Milwaukee Rocks! Music, music and more music. The Violent Femmes, BoDeans, Willy Porter and Eric Benet are all from Milwaukee! |
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Milwaukee's Tourism Investment Over the past decade nearly $2.4 billion in public and private investments were made in improving Milwaukee's tourism and cultural infrastructure including the Riverwalk, Miller Park, Midwest Express Center and Milwaukee Art Museum's Calatrava addition. |
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Present Music receives National Award Present Music, Milwaukee's nationally & internationally acclaimed new music ensemble, is the proud recipient of the 2003-04 Chamber Music America/American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music. The CMA/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming are presented annually to ensembles, presenters and festivals that demonstrate a commitment to contemporary chamber music programming. Emphasis is given to performances of music written after 1980. Founded in 1982, Present Music reaches a large & diverse audience with imaginative new music performances. The organization commissions, performs and records the music of living composers. www.presentmusic.org. |
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Racine beach one of the cleanest in U.S. The Clean Beaches Council, located in Washington, D.C., has designated Racine’s North Beach as one of the cleanest and safest in the United States. North Beach was one of only two beaches located on the Great Lakes to be included in the Blue Wave Campaign which is America’s first environmental certification for beaches. Less than 60 beaches in the United States have been certified with the majority being located in Florida. |
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Shopping is King in Kenosha Outlet shopping is the Kenosha Area's #1 attraction, offering over 150 stores at two expansive outlet malls. |
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Streetcars across Kenosha Kenosha has five authentic electric streetcars that travel through the HarborPark development along Lake Michigan. |
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The Downtown Housing Boom! In the last three years, nearly 2,500 new condos, lofts, town homes and apartments have been constructed in the downtown Milwaukee area, representing 40 building complexes and more than $530 million in investments. As a result, downtown Milwaukee's population has boomed more than 20% and it is still growing every year! This growth reflects a nationwide shift from the suburbs to downtown as a living destination. |
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Auto Industry a Historic part of Kenosha The automotive star of the NBC series Third Rock From The Sun, a 1962 Rambler American, is now featured in the Kenosha History Center. Ramblers were built in Kenosha for many years. |
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Celebrities call Kenosha home Many famous faces are from Kenosha including Al Molinaro, Orson Welles, Daniel J. Travanti, and Alan Ameche. |
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Historic Lighthouses Abound Kenosha has two historic lighthouses, the Pierhead Lighthouse built in 1906 and the Southport Light Station, built in 1866. |
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Milwaukee -- An Advertising Leader The William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design is the only museum in the country that explores advertising, design and culture. It's located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward neighborhood. |
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Unbelievable Summers Boasting four wonderful distinct seasons, the Greater Milwaukee area averages a Summer temperature of 78 degrees. Get away from the heat and come to Milwaukee for cool temps and cool music. |
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"Company of the Year" -- Harley-Davidson In 2002, Forbes Magazine named Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson "Company of the Year." The Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary, Aug. 28-31, 2003, is expected to draw more than 350,000 people! |
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"Metro With Moxie" Under the heading “Metros with Moxie: Playgrounds for young talent,” PLANTS, SITES & PARKS MAGAZINE in March 2002 selected Milwaukee as 1 of 5 cities in the country “wooing and keeping, young talent.” |
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"YPM" - A National Model Started in August, 2001 the membership of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM) currently numbers more than 3,500 individuals representing nearly 350 businesses. YPM also hosted the country's first National YP Summit in 2004 and will again host in 2005. |
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Best Companies to Sell For Northwestern Mutual was recently recognized as one of the “The 50 Best Companies to Sell For” in the November/December 2003 issue of Selling Power magazine. The report -- which ranked the company No. 1 in the financial services industry, and No. 15 in the service category overall -- focused primarily on companies with sales forces larger than 500. |
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Best Companies to Work For The Greater Milwaukee area boasts some of the best places to work in the United States. According to Fortune Magazine among the "100 Best Companies to Work For in 2005" were three Greater Milwaukee based businesses. #7. S.C. Johnson, 3,420 employees located in Racine. “Workers in the manufacturing division of this consumer-products company get performance reviews determined by peers, not by management. Apparently employees like that kind of power: Turnover is negligible.” #18.Robert W. Baird, 2,156 employees located in Milwaukee. “Nearly 75% of managers at this financial services firm are women. They’re the bosses in another way too: The company became mostly employee-owned in April 2004, when workers bought out Northwestern Mutual’s stake.” #92. Harley-Davidson, 8,379 employees located in Milwaukee. “Working at Harley is more than a job-it’s hog heaven. Employee surveys show 90% strongly identify with the company’s riding culture. Some employees get to work at biker rallies at Harley’s expense.” In 2004 HR Magazine ranked Milwaukee's Kahler Slater Architects as #12 among the 25 Best Small Companies to Work For. Among Kahler Slater's attributes, HR stated that the firm "actively encourages employees to identify their passions, create business plans to develop them and work collaboratively with the company to turn those plans into reality." |
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Catching the Eye of Young Talent Hot Jobs, Cool Communities, an annual report card of the hippest places to live and work, found Milwaukee #10 as the coolest community out of 221 cities in the United States for young talent. |
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Economic Mix means Low Unemployment Industrial diversity keeps the metro area's economy on an even keel which keeps the annual unemployment rate for the metro area under those posted nationally in each of the past 30 years. Over the 1991 to 2001 period, metro Milwaukee's unemployment rate averaged 1.5 percentage points under the U.S. rate. |
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Medical College is a workplace leader The Scientist magazine named Milwaukee's Medical College of Wisconsin as the second best place to work in the United States by non-tenured life scientists, according to a recent survey of "Best Places to Work for Postdocs" announced February 16, 2004. The magazine received 3,529 responses naming 929 institutions in the United States, Canada, Western Europe or Israel. The magazine cited multidisciplinary research, economic stability and an affable working environment as the major factors for job satisfaction. |
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Milwaukee conducts high-speed business A new 38-mile fiber optic network is being spliced together which makes efficient use of leased space in the existing city of Milwaukee communications conduit to create an asset that offers competitive access to high-speed transmission lines to both private businesses and public entities in Milwaukee. |
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Milwaukee: Leader in Income Growth Between 1996 and 2001 the percentage growth of Milwaukee's Per Capita Personal Income was the 5th Highest in the United States with a change of 26.2% as it reached $33,780 in 2001. |
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Strong Per Capita Income In 2000, the per capita income for the metropolitan Milwaukee area was $32,538 which was HIGHER than Cleveland, Columbus, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The per capita figure is 10.4% higher than that for the United States as a whole, and ranks 39th among the nation's 318 metropolitan areas. |
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The Famous Allen-Bradley Clock The Allen-Bradley Clock, completed in 1963, is the largest chiming four-faced clock in the world. Celebrating it's Centennial Anniversary in 2003, Allen-Bradley is currently owned by Rockwell Automation, a leading industrial automation company focused to be the most valued global provider of power, control and information solutions. In 1999 Rockwell Automation moved its corporate headquarters from California to Milwaukee. |
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