Milwaukee Overview
The Milwaukee Region is a collection of cultures, connections and creativity. Milwaukee is a vibrant center for commerce, ranking 4th among major United States metro areas in the number of corporate headquarters per capita. It’s still the place where you can best experience the very spirit and values on which America was built. With over 2 million residents and 50,000 companies, the Milwaukee Region’s business base maintains traditional industry and blends it with cutting-edge technology, communications and service companies.
The Milwaukee Region is people, places and partnerships, with world-class amenities like the Milwaukee Art Museum, Frontier Airlines Center, Miller Park, superb golf courses and bike trails, a lovely downtown Riverwalk and the largest annual music festival in the world, Summerfest. Arts, entertainment, professional sports, gourmet food and sincere warmth embrace all who visit.
Yet, Milwaukee retains small town treasures like authentic architecture and neighborhoods, terrific ethnic and locally-owned restaurants, festivals, beautiful gardens, parks and boulevards, a spectacular lakefront, real people, nearby hills and forests, and easy proximity to both bustling larger cities and peaceful vacation destinations.
Strategically positioned in the central U.S. along the western shore of Lake Michigan in the State of Wisconsin, Milwaukee offers an inland, yet international, water and shipping port with unfettered access to the world’s largest body of fresh water. One quarter of the United States population – 71 million people – live within one day’s drive or train ride of Milwaukee.
Part of the mega city corridor that includes Chicago just 90 miles/140 kilometers to the south, Milwaukee features easy access to three international airports, 37 Fortune 500 companies’ headquarters, seven major league sports teams, a wide variety of world-class universities, cultural attractions, recreational opportunities and more.
To learn more about Milwaukee’s diverse business community and programs to grow your business, as well as what makes Milwaukee a great place to live, learn and visit, go to ChooseMilwaukee.com.
