What comes to mind when you think of Milwaukee? (Green Bay: home, subdivisions)

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I hear all this talk about L&S and Happy Days and Rustbelt city/blue collar. All three of those things have since disappeared long time ago. We hardly any factories any more, health care is huge here along with finance jobs, and a plethora of small craft breweries. I guess what we need to change peoples perception is a new tv show. Milwaukee has become more of a trendy city, my neighbor keeps complaining about how rent and housing has shot up thanks to all the yuppies moving in. Beer used to cost a dollar here and now I don't notice the difference in price when I go to Chicago which is only 30min away(suburbs to suburbs).

Milwaukee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Choosemilwaukee.com - Milwaukee 7 - Wisconsin

MetroMilwaukee.org News

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Germanfest and the zoo.

[Milwaukee City]

here is a prime example how cosmopolitan Milwaukee has become:

Browse Albums

The Milwaukee Scene - Milwaukee's Nightlife Guide

FUEL Milwaukee

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Beer!!!


YouTube - Duff Beer Song

[Milwaukee City]

1. Maxim magazine ranks Milwaukee #2 best city to party in behind Las Vegas. see ...maxim.com.

2. Men's Fitness: Milwaukee in the Top 5 Fittest Cities in U.S.

3. Chicago Tribune: Chicagoans buying second homes in Milwaukee

4. MLB.com: Milwaukee's tailgating unrivaled in the Majors

5. Entrepreneur magazine ranks Milwaukee region in Top 20 hottest large U.S. cities

6. Four Milwaukee companies in Fortune's elite Global 500

7. Milwaukee home of : Harley Davidson, Miller, Briggs, Kohls, Boston Store, Mickeys, M&I bank, Master Lock, Allen Bradley/Rockwell Automation, Johnson Controls, Manpower, Koss, Northwestern Mutual, FiServ, A.O.Smith, MGIC Investiments, Robert W Baid & Co, Joy Global, GE Healthcare, Midwest Airlines and Harken Sailing.

8. Milwaukee Sports teams; Brewers, Bucks, Admirals, Wave, Milwaukee Iron, Marquette and UWM Panthers

9. Ever heard of...Miller Lite, Mickeys, Old Style, Pabst, Schiltz, Blatz, Sprecher, Lakefront Brewery,Old Milwaukee, Milwaukee's Classic Ice, Milwaukee's Best Rehorst and all Milwaukee products.

10. Summerfest 2009 June 28-July 8th.

11. Forbes: Milwaukee area one of the Top 20 places in U.S. to educate children

12. Milwaukee Art Museum considered a world icon

13. AARP picks Milwaukee as one of "5 Great Places to Live" in the U.S.

14. CNNMoney.com: Milwaukee included in cities with best 6-figure jobs

15. Four years in a row American Style magazine includes Milwaukee in Top 25 Arts Destinations

16. Milwaukee region dominates Best Small & Medium Companies to Work for in U.S. -- only outdone by California

17. GQ: American Club one of 10 Hippest Hotels in the world

18. CNN discovers must-play golf in the Milwaukee area

19. Gourmet magazine includes Milwaukee restaurant among Top 50 in U.S.

20. Census shows "Milwaukee gains young professionals"

21. The Milwaukee metropolitan area ranks fifth in the United States in terms of the number of Fortune 500 company headquarters as a share of the population.

22. Milwaukee and its suburbs are the home to the headquarters of 13 Fortune 1000 companies.

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Originally Posted by ARrocket

Milwaukee...I grew up there, and it's always amazed me how nobody outside of the Midwest seems to know a thing about it. It's a decently sized city (2 million in the metro area), but it's in the shadow of Chicago, due to proximity no doubt. What have you heard about it? What are your thoughts of it? For those of you who have visited, would you recommend it to others?

I have heard nothing about Milwaukee. All I know is that it is a Great Lakes city. Seems like a nice place to live, but I'd imagine it is rather cold in the winter. Oh, and lots of beer!

[Milwaukee City]

I have heard nothing about Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is always being compared to Pitt, the two cities are very similar in size, demo's and history.

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As I said in my earlier post, Milwaukee has some terrific areas for a brief day visit. As for daily living, not so great if you are interested in a diverse, interesting and open city experience.

"According to the Public Policy Forum (PPF), a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Milwaukee, the majority of the city does. They released a study in September and found that the majority of people prefer to live in a neighborhood with people of their own race, resulting in racial isolation or segregation."

CURB magazine: community section

also this:

OnMilwaukee.com Politics: Fat, wheezing Milwaukee?

As I said in my earlier post, Milwaukee has some terrific areas for a brief day visit. As for daily living, not so great.

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[Milwaukee City]

Milwaukee and its suburbs are the home to the headquarters of 13 Fortune 1000 companies, including Johnson Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Manpower Inc., Kohl's, Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation, Fiserv, Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Wisconsin Energy, Briggs & Stratton, Joy Global, A.O. Smith,[31], GE Healthcare Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Systems and MGIC Investments. The Milwaukee metropolitan area ranks fifth in the United States in terms of the number of Fortune 500 company headquarters as a share of the population. Brookfield is the leading commercial suburb of Milwaukee. Milwaukee also has a large number of financial service firms, particularly those specializing in mutual funds and transaction processing systems, and a number of publishing and printing companies. The Milwaukee area is also the headquarters of Midwest Airlines, Bucyrus International, the Koss Corporation, Harken, and Master Lock.
Service and managerial jobs are the fastest-growing segments of the Milwaukee economy, and health care alone makes up 27% the jobs in the city.[32] Twenty-two percent of Milwaukee's workforce is involved in manufacturing, second only to San Jose, California, and far higher than the national average of 16.5%