A century ago, Harry Soref had an idea for a new product: a tough but affordable lock. The Russian, Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant approached family and friends in Milwaukee and asked if they would ...

MILWAUKEE - Master Lock ended operations and closed its Milwaukee plant after more than 100 years in March 2024. Hundreds of jobs moved out of the city, and people in the city’s Amani neighborhood say ...

There are many sites around Milwaukee that were once home to large, buzzing industrial centers, employing hundreds, sometimes thousands of neighborhood folks, and we lament their shuttering and the ...

HERE IN THIS CITY. ACTUALLY, IT’S IT’S SHOCKING. MASTER LOCK EMPLOYEES NOT THE ONLY ONES BLINDSIDED BY THE COMPANY’S DECISION TO SHUT DOWN ITS MILWAUKEE PLANT. WERE YOU GIVEN ANY HEADS UP ABOUT THIS ...

Some residents have expressed excitement about the new Buc-ee’s proposal in Oak Creek. Others, mostly those closest to the development, have their concerns. As is the case with many developments, ...