Milwaukee rocks. And, we all know it.
Milwaukee's been on a mighty comeback for 10-15 years now. Yesterday, Forbes took note of what many of us already know Milwaukee's a "top 10 comeback city."
In its latest list, Forbes used interactive migration patterns and other data to determine "America's Comeback Cities."
Forbes notes "fewer people are leaving Milwaukee than in 2005, and more people are moving in." Though the number was still negative in 2010, you sense that Milwaukee's getting not only younger but more vibrant. My words, not Forbes'.
Here's Forbes' brief summary of our area.
Milwaukee joins New Orleans, Denver, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, El Paso, Texas, and Arlington, Va., on the list which is also available in the March 12 print edition.
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.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
