Milwaukee: The Call of the Young Professional

Today I am proud to announce that as of 6:00 P.M. today, there will be two new young professionals moving to Milwaukee from Mankato, MN to start their careers. I happen to know a little bit more about this average couple because it is my sister, Marissa, and her great husband Josh.

Both thought they would never move to Milwaukee, but after college, they noticed that not only was Milwaukee beautiful and a lot of fun, but there were many great companies for Josh (an automotive engineer with a 4 year degree), and lots of great sports teams and quality high school/college athletic departments for her (an athletic trainer with a 4 year sports medicine degree).

Not only were great jobs and companies calling their name, but so was the great nightlife, and excellent real estate market. Josh plans on doing real estate investment and they both plan on buying a home once they get everything figured out.

Now these two aren't the only young people moving to Milwaukee. As part of the FUEL Milwaukee initiative (http://www.fuelmilwaukee.org/ ) many young people are either moving here or staying here after college. The combination of great jobs, lots of fun, and an excellent quality of life have led Forbes Magazine to name Milwaukee one of the top 10 cities for young professionals in the US.

Welcome Marissa, Josh, and any other young professionals that are looking to find great careers and Enjoy Milwaukee!

Milwaukee: Top 10 City for Young Professionals

As part of its re-emergence as one of the best cities in the world to live and do business, Milwaukee was recently ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 10 places for Young Professionals beating out the following cities this year:

Los Angeles
Dallas
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Atlanta
Portland
Denver
Seattle
St. Louis
Philadelphia
San Diego
Indianapolis
Tampa
Miami
Orlando
Salt Lake City
Detroit
San Antonio
Sacramento
Cleveland
Kansas City
Cincinnati
New Orleans

Find Milwaukee in the slideshow here:

http://www.forbes.com/2008/07/09/cities-professionals-young-forbeslife-cx_mw_0709youngprofessionals_slide_33.html?thisSpeed=15000


Here is what they had to say about Milwaukee in their article:

"Milwaukee might not be a leading innovator, but it has the fifth-highest concentration of top companies in the country, by our count. And those jobs pay. Despite a below-average cost of living, salaries paid to professionals are comfortably above the national average, at $54,169. Sweetening the deal further, the city is in the top quartile for its population of never-married citizens between 20 and 35." ( View entire story at http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/07/09/cities-professionals-young-forbeslife-cx_mw_0709youngprofessionals.html )

Just another magazine that has begun to enjoy Milwaukee!