I've written about the possibility of a Kohl's in Downtown Milwaukee before, but now the stakes are a bit higher as Kohl's Corporation is considering building a new headquarters.
Should the retailer, currently housed in Menomonee Falls, with nearly 70,000 employees (according to Fortune) and 1,097 stores in 49 states, have a presence in Wisconsin's largest city?
A store would seem like a good play, but since many of its employees live in and around greater Downtown – why not build a satellite Kohl's campus or a full office park in Downtown Milwaukee?
Just look at the careers site, it sure seems like the company loves Downtown and Milwaukee. Kohl's has a photo studio in the city and a design office in NYC, so a more urban location for its brand would seem to fit.
But where would Kohl's build?
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A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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