Manufacturing Powerhouse Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is a medium sized city is south-easternsuch as the Northwest Mutual Life Building and of the
Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan, with a population ofU.S. Bank Center. Milwaukee's historic city hall was
almost 600,000, and 2,000,000 people in itsbuilt in 1895 and reflects the design of a German city
metropolitan area. It is sometimes known as thehall of the period. It is in an ornate German
brew city, for historically being the home base ofRenaissance revival style, and is topped by a bell
several well-known beer breweries. Miller Brewery stilltower. Also on the East side of town is the
has its headquarters and a large brewery in the city.University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Fortune 500 companies in Milwaukee include JohnsonThe renovation of the Milwaukee art museum
Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Manpoweropened in 2001, where the architecture of the
Inc., Kohl's, Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation,museum itself is a work of modern art. The new
and MGIC Investments. In fact, the Milwaukeewing, the Quadracci Pavilion, is designed by Santiago
metropolitan area ranks high in the United States inCalatrava and it consists of a 90-foot high glass
terms of the number of Fortune 500 companyreception hall which has on its roof a Burke Brise
headquarters located there. Milwaukee also has aSoleil, which is a huge sunscreen that can be raised
large number of financial service firms, particularlyduring the day, and lowered at night and other times,
those specializing in mutual funds and transactionwith both utility, and the effect of a large moving
processing systems, and a disproportionate numbersculpture. The "wings" also flap open at noon, for
of publishing and printing companies. To this day, avisitor's enjoyment. The full wing-spanof this
fairly high percentage, over 20% of the workforce isstructure is 217 feet, wider than a Boeing 747, and
in the manufacturing sector.weighs 90 tons. Museum collections go from ancient
Milwaukee homes are located in a diverse assortmentart, to early European art to Modern art. Milwaukee is
of neighborhoods.also home to the Pottawatomie bingo casino, and its
Milwaukee's Central Business district is known asNorthern Lights Theatre is known for its sensational
Eastown and includes a number of new skyscrapersLas Vegas style shows.