Milwaukee to Build Design Tech Cluster

Posted by Shayna Pollock on June 20, 2011

The Greater Milwaukee Committee, a CEOs for Cities partner, is fostering economic growth through cluster development. The committee recently revealed a plan to build a design technology cluster, which mostly consists of information technology, in Milwaukee. By creating a Design Technology Council, Milwaukee hopes to bring together corporate community members and entrepreneurs to garner mentorship relationships. In an article in the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, Julia Taylor, President of GMC, cites Grand Avenue in Milwaukee as the "physical and virtual center for innovation and ingenuity" for the new design tech cluster. Cluster development is an important tool for cities building entrepreneurship and economic growth.