Milwaukee is home to several Fortune 500 companies; in fact, the metropolitan region (defined as the Milwaukee-West Allis-Waukesha area) was "ranked number five in the nation when measuring the number of Fortune 500 companies as a share of the population - just behind the number four Minneapolis-St. Paul region in Minnesota" . The area has a wide employment base, with companies ranging from high-tech and specialty manufacturing firms (GE Medical, Harley Davidson) to retail and finance corporations (Kohl's, Northwestern Mutual).
Milwaukee Area Fortune 1000 Companies
(As of 2004 ranking)
Johnson Controls
Northwestern Mutual
Manpower
Kohl's
Harley-Davidson
Roundy's
Rockwell Automation
Wisconsin Energy
Fiserv
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
Briggs & Stratton
A.O. Smith
MGIC Investment
Joy Global
Toshiba International Corporation
The Milwaukee-Racine metropolitan area was also rated one of the Top 20 Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs in 2005 .
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