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How Milwaukee's eastward focus could help keep graduates from leaving the city

Patrick Thomas and Jack Goods

In 10 years time, Marquette’s Vice President of Public Affairs Rana Altenburg sees downtown Milwaukee’s Westown neighborhood as one of the hottest spots in the state for millennials. She envisions young professionals living downtown right after graduating college and sees Marquette basketball and the Milwaukee Bucks championship banners hanging in their new arena.

(Photo by Yue Yin/yue.yin@mu.edu)
The 32-story Northwestern Mutual Tower, located on Wisconsin Avenue, is expected to create 1,900 new jobs according to the city (Photo by Yue Yin/yue.