Milwaukee’s Amazon Bid Cites Closeness To Chicago, Madison

Milwaukee’s bid to get Amazon’s second U-S headquarters cites the city’s closeness to Chicago and Madison, both within a couple hours’ drive. At a news conference today (Wednesday), Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow portrayed a region with plenty of potential employees, many with technology skills — plus access to international airports. Barrett and Farrow cochair the Milwaukee Seven, made up of seven counties that promote job creation on a regional basis. The proposal is due to be sent to Amazon tomorrow (Thursday), and it mentions possible sites along the region with lots of workers who will not get gobbled up by Foxconn’s plans to build a ten-billion dollar technology factory in Racine County.