Kathleen Gallagher: Milwaukee is shrinking, Indianapolis is growing. How collaboration, tech company founders boosted Indy`s fortunes.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s desire to grow Milwaukee’s population to one million is a teaching moment for the region. And a building project that needs better footings.

Comparing Milwaukee with Indianapolis will illustrate. The cold, hard truth is that Milwaukee (pop. 569,330) is shrinking and Indy (pop. 882,039) is growing.

Indy grows even more — nearly 22% — during the day, suggesting economic activity that attracts people into the city for their jobs. Milwaukee grows by only about 5%, says Marc Levine, founding director of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Economic Development...
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Ken Notes: Build 100,000 sub 150,000 new homes and condos and you will be at a million in no time!