Corporate Headquarters


The Milwaukee Region has more corporate headquarters than most cities its size. Milwaukee is home to 18 Fortune 1,000 corporations, ranking ninth per capita, ahead of cities like San Francisco, Dallas, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Denver and Seattle. Three members of the Forbes 500 largest privately held companies are also located in the Milwaukee Region.

These enterprises span the entire spectrum of business – manufacturing, food and consumer goods, medical equipment, financial institutions and service firms. Our central location, affordable living costs, easy access to international transportation, premier cultural attractions and strong Midwest work ethic make the Milwaukee Region an ideal hub for worldwide networks.

And while our perspective is global, the networking opportunities we offer are much closer to home. The region’s manageable size makes it easy to see the people you want to see and close the deals you need to close.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS (Companies with more than 5,000 employees)
COMPANY PRODUCTS/SERVICES WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEES HEADQUARTERS LOCATION
A.O. Smith Electrical motors, water heaters and boilers 16,800 Milwaukee
Actuant Corp.      Industrial products and systems     
7,400 Butler 
Brady Corp. Identification materials 8,600 Milwaukee
Briggs & Stratton Air-cooled engines 8,000 Wauwatosa
Bucyrus International Mining equipment and services 7,200 Milwaukee 

Everett Smith Group
 
Automotive leather, sheet metal, rubber, thermoplastics, urethanes and electronic assemblies6,000Milwaukee
Fiserv Transaction and information management tools 25,000 Brookfield
GE Healthcare Technologies Medical imaging, information and diagnostic technologies 46,000 Waukesha
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and accessories 9,800 Milwaukee
Jockey International Sports wear and underwear 5,100 Kenosha
Johnson Controls Automotive seating, batteries and industrial controls 136,000 Glendale
JohnsonDiversey Commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene solutions 11,500 Sturtevant
Joy Global Mining equipment and services 9,200 Milwaukee
Kohl's Department Stores Discount stores 26,000 Menomonee Falls
Manpower Contract employment 33,000 Milwaukee
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Bank-holding company 9,600 Milwaukee
Metavante
Banking and payment technologies
5,700  Brown Deer
Modine Manufacturing Radiators and heat transfer devices 7,900 Racine
Northwestern Mutual Insurance, financial services 8,000 Milwaukee
Quad/Graphics Printing 10,000 Sussex
Rockwell Automation Industrial controls and software 20,000 Milwaukee
Roundy's Supermarkets Retail supermarkets 20,000 Milwaukee
S.C. Johnson Household products 12,000 Racine
Snap-on Inc. Tools and equipment  11,600 Kenosha 



Doing Business

Inc. magazine ranked Milwaukee in the

top 25 for doing business

ahead of the Twin Cities, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Cleveland and Chicago.