Milwaukee Tool to Expand with Grant from City of Milwaukee
Courtesy of MilwaukeeTool.com
With the news of the possible expansion* of Milwaukee Tool to Downtown on 5th and Michigan with the help of a $20 million grant from the city, one might ask: Why do successful companies need any taxpayer money to begin with?
âThat was actually the first question that I had,â says Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic. âWhen I learned about the $20 million grant, I asked the commissioner what it was for, not in a rhetorical way, but actually what it was for.â
One of the main pieces of the grant is the promise of 1,200+ jobs being created by the development of the new Milwaukee Tool location. Alderwoman Dimitrijevic does support the grant, with the help of an amendment she made to it at a meeting last week with the Common Councilâs Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee. Her amendment is two-fold.