Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.
We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.
Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.
Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.
Find information about things to do and happenings in Milwaukee County.
Milwaukee County has confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and more cases have been identified in the U.S. It's important that everyone take steps to reduce the spread. Find out more about COVID-19 and our ongoing response.
The SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters.
The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center Network has created this page to anchor important resources and information amid quickly changing conditions and unprecedented measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WEDA continues to work on your behalf and is engaging with policymakers government officials and the private sector to address the economic challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic.
This page is designed to provide the latest, best information to our clients and the citizens of Wisconsin on resources aimed at maintaining the vitality of the companies upon which our economy depends.
We want to share with DWD employees, partners, and the public how DWD and the State is responding to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The situation is developing rapidly and we will update this site with relevant information as it becomes available.
Kiva lenders are providing expanded financial assistance in the wake of Covid-19. They are expanding eligibility, increasing loan sizes and offering additional flexibility and grace periods to lenders.
The Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) serves Milwaukee and Waukesha area businesses by providing short term "gap" financing, typically at a below market interest rate.
The Economic Development Division markets tax-deeded foreclosures for all county municipalities with the exception of the City of Milwaukee.
The Economic Development Division collaborates with the public and private sectors as well as other county departments to promote economic growth for Milwaukee County residents and businesses. We also plan for the best use of the County’s surplus real-estate. We handle tax-deeded foreclosed properties located outside of the City of Milwaukee. We are also charged with managing air-space and cell-tower leases and developing strategies for the efficient management of leasing in county government. Finally, we support workforce development and economic development initiatives throughout the region.
Milwaukee County Department of Administrative Services Economic Development Division 633 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 903 Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 278-4905 Fax: (414) 223-1917
Aaron Hertzberg, Economic Development Director (414) 278-4185 | Email
Rhonda Jacobson, Associate Project Manager (414) 278-7860 | Email
Heather Reindl, Contracts Manager (414) 278-4028 | Email
Adam Stehly, Lease Manager (414) 278-4876 | Email
All information must be received at the location as stated in the bid or RFP by the submission date and time.
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Milwaukee County is proud to partner with Heartland Housing, Inc. to create a permanent supportive housing at 1004 N. 10th St. in Milwaukee. The re-use development will transform a vacant five-story building, formerly St. Anthony's hospital and the Milwaukee County Correctional Center. This newest development will assist a variety of households including the chronically homeless person and those persons at risk of homelessness.
The project was completed in early 2019.
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Milwaukee County has reached a series of agreements to sell land associated with the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) to members of the MRMC. Copies of the relevant real estate option agreements are available below.
Land Bank Option Agreement
Children's Hospital Option Agreement
Children's Hospital II Option Agreement
Froedert Hospital Option Agreement
Froedert Hospital (Kathy's House) Option Agreement
Medical College Option Agreement
BloodCenter Option Agreement
The Economic Opportunity Zones program was created as part of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act passed by the Federal Government in 2017. Within Milwaukee County, 37 census tracts have been approved as Opportunity Zones.
Map of Milwaukee County's Opportunity Zones
Milwaukee County Courthouse 901 N. 9th St., Room 308 Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 278-5353 (Voice), 711 (TRS)