Key Industries
Corporate Services
A national hub for corporate headquarters, engineering, financial services, and professional talent
The Milwaukee region punches above its weight as a corporate headquarters destination.
Fifteen Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in southeastern Wisconsin, anchoring a deep cluster of financial services, fintech, insurance, professional services, and corporate operations that serve clients across North America and globally. The region pairs the talent, infrastructure, and connectivity of a major U.S. metro with a cost structure that creates real arbitrage for companies expanding from Chicago, the coasts, or abroad.
The region is home to the global headquarters of Northwestern Mutual, the Fortune 500 life insurance and financial services company; Fiserv, the Fortune 500 financial technology firm providing payment and core banking platforms to financial institutions worldwide; Robert W. Baird & Co., an employee-owned wealth management, asset management, and investment banking firm with global reach; ManpowerGroup, the Fortune 500 workforce solutions company; Rockwell Automation, the Fortune 500 industrial automation leader; and Milwaukee Tool, a global product brand with deep corporate operations in the region. Together with a substantial base of insurance, banking, accounting, legal, and consulting firms, they form one of the Midwest's strongest concentrations of corporate and financial talent.
Additionally, visionary companies such as Formlabs, OpenGov, and The Expert Institute have grown in Milwaukee, leveraging the region's abundant assets and compelling opportunities for growth and success.
Fortune 1000 headquarters in southeast Wisconsin
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Annual growth in the regional economy
U.S. city to launch your career, based on affordability and opportunity
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Metro in the nation for jobs and new talent
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What national publications are saying
“The Midwest's coolest (and most underrated) city”
- Vogue
“#5 'up-and-coming' tech city”
- Forbes
“One of the best cities for business”
- Inc. Magazine
A financial trading center built for long term success
Since the city's founding, Milwaukee’s finance and insurance industry have been a key part of the city’s economy and several Milwaukee insurance firms grew into significant regional and national leaders. Approximately 7% of the region’s workforce is employed in the financial services sector. The region's finance and insurance cluster generates $8.9 billion in gross regional product and employs more than 45,000 workers.
Southeastern Wisconsin is one of the largest financial services markets in the Midwest outside of Chicago. Northwestern Mutual, founded in Milwaukee in 1857, manages more than $300 billion in assets and anchors a downtown campus of more than 10,000 employees. Robert W. Baird & Co. operates a global wealth and capital markets business from its Milwaukee headquarters. Fiserv serves thousands of financial institutions worldwide from its Wisconsin headquarters and is a major presence in the region's fintech ecosystem. Associated Banc-Corp and the regional operations of major national banks, alongside a deep bench of insurance carriers, asset managers, and registered investment advisors, round out the cluster.
Leading financial + corporate services companies in the Milwaukee region
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