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AMERICA’S MANUFACTURING LEADER

#1Wisconsin: Highest Concentration

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MILWAUKEE: A REGION BUILT ON

MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION

Centrally located on the North American continent in the Midwest U.S., Milwaukee (Wisconsin) is America’s leading manufacturing region. Milwaukee boasts a rich history of innovation and is a recognized center of precision manufacturing. Settled more than 150 years ago on the shores of Lake Michigan, the region evolved from a Great Lakes port to the “Beer Capital of the World” and later the “Machine Shop to the World.” Manufacturing defi nes our history and our future. It is ingrained in our character and remains our most vibrant economic sector.

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REGIONAL SNAPSHOT• 2 million residents

• 1 million jobs

• 160,000 manufacturing workers (2nd highest concentration among large U.S. metropolitan areas)

• A regional economy that has grown at an annualized rate of 5% since 1995

• 52,000 businesses with strong clusters in electrical, power and controls manufacturing; mechanical machinery; biomedical devices; water technology; printing; and fi nancial and professional services

CLOSE TO CHICAGOMilwaukee is located 80 miles (130 km) north of Chicago, the third-largest city in the U.S. Together, Milwaukee and Chicago form a global mega-region that includes more than 30 Fortune 500 companies and 100+ colleges and universities. Milwaukee companies enjoy the advantages of proximity to Chicago without the high cost of doing business there.

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SAMPLING OF FOREIGN-OWNED MANUFACTURERS

WITH OPERATIONS IN WISCONSIN

COMPANY COUNTRY SECTOR WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT Stora Enso Oyj Finland Paper mill 8,050 ThyssenKrupp AG Germany Construction machinery; elevators 3,500 Fiat S.p.A. Italy Farm machinery & equipment 2,000 SAB Miller United Kingdom Brewing 1,700 Veolia Environnement SA France Water technology & treatment 1,500 Metso Corporation Finland Construction & mining machinery; conveying equipment 1,020 Kolbenschmidt AG Germany Carburetors, pistons, rings & valves 970 Arjowiggins SAS France Paperboard mill 700 Via Genova Italy Ship building & repairing 625 Compagnie De Saint-Gobain France Fabricated rubber products 550 Kerry Group plc Ireland Seasonings & food preparations 550 Manitou BF S.A. France Farm machinery & equipment 510 Wacker Construction Equipment AG Germany Hand & edge tools; construction machinery 502 Kalol India Composites 500 Siemens Water Technologies Germany Water & wastewater treatment equipment 475 Nestlé SA Switzerland Candy & other confectionery products 475 Putzmeister Maschienenfabrik GmbH Germany Conveyors & conveying equipment; pumps 450 ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Switzerland Relays & industrial controls; drives & metal systems 450 Krones AG Germany Packaging machinery 420 Kuhn S.A. France Farm machinery & equipment 400 Fiskars Corporation Finland Rubber & plastics hose & belting 380 KCI Konecranes Plc Finland Hoists, cranes & monorails 350 Finmeccanica S.p.A. Italy Electrical power distribution 350 Chr. Hansen A/S Denmark Flavoring extracts & syrups 300 Bel (Fromagerie) France Cheese, natural & processed 300 Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. Hong Kong Power-driven hand tools 300 Koninklijke Wessanen nv Netherlands Natural & specialty foods 290 MEC Holdings GmbH Germany Thermal cutting machine tools & welding equipment 280 Ingeteam Corporación S.A. Spain Power conversion control systems, generators & motors 275 GKN plc United Kingdom Precision powder metal components 250 J. M. Voith GmbH Germany Paper machinery 250 Credit Suisse Group Ag Switzerland Aircraft parts & equipment 240 Doughty Hanson & Co. United Kingdom Wire harnessing, clamps, cable ties & plastic fabricating 240 Unilever N.V. Netherlands Ice cream & frozen desserts 240 Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG Germany Automotive electrical & mechanical locksets 240 IMI plc United Kingdom Plastic point-of-purchase display units 229 Niro A/S Denmark Food & dairy dryers, membrane fi ltration & power hand tools 225 optek-Danulat GmbH Germany Analytical instruments 225 Guhring Ohg Germany Machine tool accessories 220 Danisco A/S Denmark Food preparations 218 Total Fina Elf S.A. France Adhesives & sealants 200 KHS Ag Germany Food products machinery 200 Kloeckner Werke AG Germany Tanks & tank components 200 Smiths Medical United Kingdom Surgical & medical instruments 200 ZF Friedrichshafen GmbH Germany Current-carrying wiring devices 200 Arvato A.G Germany Compact disc & digital video disc 200 The Weir Group PLC United Kingdom Industrial valves 200 Hexagon Sweden Relays & industrial controls 200 F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Switzerland Diagnostic substances 200 SEDA S.P.A. Italy Beverage packaging 200

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EFFICIENT ACCESS TO WORLD MARKETS

Domestic Air ServiceMilwaukee’s Mitchell Airport offers 200 daily departures to 90 North American destinations, with direct service to all major U.S. business locations. In 2010, Mitchell was named one of the fastest-growing airports in the U.S. by the Air Transport Association (passenger traffi c at Mitchell increased more than 40%). Milwaukee is a hub for both Frontier Airlines and AirTran Airways.

International Air Service Through ChicagoChicago’s O’Hare International Airport, a short 75-minute drive from Milwaukee, is an international hub airport offering daily direct fl ights to most global business destinations. Milwaukee companies fi nd it an attractive option for staff traveling overseas, and advantageous when bringing in international customers and suppliers. Here is a sampling of departing fl ights from O’Hare:

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20 Daily direct fl ights from

Chicago to Europe

DESTINATION # OF FLIGHTS DAILYFrankfurt 3Dusseldorf 1Munich 2Amsterdam 2London 7Paris 3

DESTINATION # OF FLIGHTS DAILYBrussels 1Madrid 1Tokyo 4Shanghai 2Beijing 1Sao Paulo 1

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From electrical componentry to motorcycles to

biomedical devices, products designed and manufactured

in Milwaukee reach all corners of the globe.

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GLOBAL COMPANIES THAT CALL MILWAUKEE HOME

#5Up-And-Coming

U.S. Tech City

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ROBUST ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL EDUCATIONFive university engineering schools are within a one-hour drive of Milwaukee. Collectively, these institutions graduate 2,200 engineers annually (bachelor, master, doctorate) and have more than 600 faculty members.

In addition, Wisconsin was the fi rst U.S. state to establish a technical college system and it continues to serve our large manufacturing base today. This well-developed system is the primary feeder of shop-fl oor talent – machinists, electromechanical assemblers, welders, CNC operators, quality technicians – to our industrial base. Milwaukee is home to four technical schools.

COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY RATES Electricity in the Milwaukee region is supplied by We Energies. For the sixth time in the past eight years, We Energies in 2010 won the ReliabilityOne award for superior reliability of its electric system. For industrial users, Wisconsin electricity rates are in-line with the U.S. average:

CENTS (USD)/kWhU.S. 6.81Wisconsin 6.74

LOW-COST REAL ESTATEMilwaukee’s industrial real estate market is highly competitive. As a result, lease expense is signifi cantly lower than other U.S. regions:

2,200Annual engineering

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RENT PER REGION SQUARE FOOT (USD)San Diego $8.55San Jose $6.04Austin $5.88Minneapolis $5.35Houston $4.54Pittsburgh $4.44Detroit $4.03MILWAUKEE $3.92Cleveland $3.20Kansas City $3.11

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POWERING INNOVATION: WISCONSIN

ENERGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

Power, controls and energy are among Milwaukee’s largest manufacturing sectors. The Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium (WERC) brings together companies such

as Rockwell Automation, Johnson Controls, Eaton, Kohler, DRS Technologies, We Energies and American Transmission with researchers from our university engineering schools and technical colleges to collaborate on basic research projects. WERC develops strategies to train workers in the latest technical skills required by our manufacturers and links member companies to share best practices and market intelligence.

For more information on WERC, please visit the organization’s website, www.energywercs.org.

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MANUFACTURING GROWTH

Our higher education researchers are strong collaborators with Wisconsin business — much of the research conducted at Wisconsin academic institutions supports the state’s manufacturing base by bolstering innovation. The University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison, the fl agship campus of the state university system, is a research juggernaut, attracting more research dollars than all but two U.S. universities. In 2009, UW-Madison’s College of Engineering logged 117 patents, 2nd in the U.S. behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

University-based research centers and consortia in Wisconsin include the following:

• Center for Energy Analysis and Diagnostics (UW-Milwaukee)• Center for Intelligent Systems and Controls (Marquette University)• Computational Mechanics Center (UW-Madison)• Electric Drives and Machines Laboratory (Marquette University)• Energy Institute (UW-Madison)• Power Systems Engineering Research Center (UW-Madison)• Rapid Prototyping Institute (Milwaukee School of Engineering)• Solar Energy Laboratory (UW-Madison)• Southeastern Wisconsin Energy Technology Research Center (multiple institutions)• Wisconsin Center for Applied Microelectronics (UW-Madison)• Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (UW-Madison)

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STRONG CORPORATE BASEMilwaukee is an ideal location for business, ranking 3rd in the U.S. for Fortune 500 (largest U.S. public companies) headquarters per capita. Our region is home to the world headquarters of seven Fortune 500 companies. Another 11 Milwaukee-based companies appear on the Fortune 501-1,000 list, and three more are on the Forbes list of America’s largest privately-held companies. In addition, GE Healthcare is headquartered here.

TOP COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED IN MILWAUKEE FORTUNE 500 LARGEST U.S. PUBLIC COMPANIES COMPANY PRODUCTS/SERVICES REVENUE (billions USD) WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEESJohnson Controls Automotive seating, batteries and industrial controls $38.06 130,000Northwestern Mutual Insurance and fi nancial services $21.73 5,000Manpower Contract employment $21.55 28,000Kohl’s Department stores $16.38 29,000Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and accessories $5.97 7,900Rockwell Automation Industrial controls and software $5.69 19,000Fiserv Transaction and information management tools $4.87 20,000

FORTUNE 1000 LARGEST U.S. PUBLIC COMPANIES COMPANY PRODUCTS/SERVICES REVENUE (billions USD) WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEESWisconsin Energy Utility $4.43 4,700Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Bank-holding company $4.02 9,410Joy Global Mining equipment and services $3.41 11,300Diversey Commercial cleaning, sanitation and hygiene products $3.38 10,800Snap-on Tools and equipment $2.93 11,000 Bucyrus International Mining equipment and services $2.50 10,000A.O. Smith Electric motors, water heaters and boilers $2.30 16,000Briggs & Stratton Air-cooled engines $2.15 7,000Modine Manufacturing Radiators and heat transfer devices $1.90 6,000Rexnord Industrial equipment and components $1.85 6,500MGIC Investment Private mortgage insurance $1.72 1,020

FORBES LARGEST U.S. PRIVATE COMPANIESCOMPANY PRODUCTS/SERVICES REVENUE (billions USD) WORLDWIDE EMPLOYEESSC Johnson Household products $8.75 12,000Quad/Graphics Printing $5.10 30,000Roundy’s Supermarkets Retail supermarkets $3.80 19,000

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ELECTRICALMilwaukee is a U.S. center for energy, power and controls manufacturing. Global industry leaders such as Rockwell Automation, Johnson Controls, ABB, Rexnord, and DRS Technologies are headquartered in Milwaukee or have signifi cant business operations here.

MECHANICALOnce known as the “Machine Shop to the World,” Milwaukee remains the U.S. capital of machinery manufacturing. Whether it’s mining equipment made by Bucyrus (recently purchased by Caterpillar) and Joy Mining Machinery, or motorcycles produced by one of the world’s most iconic brands – Harley-Davidson – Milwaukee makes machines used around the globe.

INSTRUMENTSMilwaukee companies manufacture sophisticated devices that monitor and measure a wide range of fl ows, from water to electricity to industrial processes.

BIOMEDICAL DEVICESMilwaukee is the U.S. headquarters and production hub for GE Healthcare, a market leader in the manufacture of medical imaging equipment.

WATER TECHNOLOGYMilwaukee is at the forefront of water technology development. Five of the world’s eleven largest water technology companies – Siemens, ITT, Veolia, Pentair and GE – have major operations here. The United Nations has designated Milwaukee a world center for freshwater expertise.

PRINTINGMilwaukee is one of the largest commercial printing centers in the Western Hemisphere and home to Quad/Graphics, the 2nd largest printer in North America.

LEADING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMilwaukee boasts a diverse mix of precision manufacturing industries.

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In 2010, Spain-based Ingeteam

selected Milwaukee for

its fi rst U.S. manufacturing

facility for wind turbine

generators after considering

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HIGH QUALITY WORKFORCE:

THE MILWAUKEE ADVANTAGE

Milwaukee’s manufacturing workforce is plentiful, skilled and known for its strong Midwest U.S. work ethic. From white-collar engineers to shop-fl oor technical talent, Milwaukee delivers the people manufacturers need to be globally competitive.

Location Quotient (LQ) is a measure used by economists to assess the concentration of an occupation in a geographic area. LQ of “1.00” indicates that concentration of a particular occupation in a locale is identical to the concentration in the U.S. as a whole. An occupation is considered signifi cantly concentrated if the LQ exceeds 1.20.

OCCUPATION LQIndustrial production managers 1.80

First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers 1.62

Electrical engineers 1.30

Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 1.18

Mechanical engineers 1.61

Mechanical engineering technicians 2.46

Industrial engineers 1.52

Industrial engineering technicians 1.27

Electro-mechanical technicians 1.61

Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers 2.58

Electromechanical equipment assemblers 3.36

Team assemblers 1.89

Machinists 2.76

Computer-controlled machine tool operators 3.78

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers 2.31

Coil winders, tapers and fi nishers 4.34

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