POLL: Shorewood or Bay, Which Village Has It Right on Business Recruitment?
Shorewood has spent a lot of money for its growth on Oakland Avenue, while Whitefish Bay chooses a more conservative approach that only recently seems to be paying off. Which one community has it right?
While there are certainly cultural and geographical differences between the neighboring villages of Shorewood and Whitefish Bay, the two communities’ philosophical difference in business development is just as stark. Shorewood has been very aggressive in spending money to recruit new businesses, while Whitefish Bay has decided to be more conservative with its expenses and more modest in its growth. But, Shorewood has added nearly 30 new businesses while losing just two over two years. Over that time span, Whitefish Bay has seen a lot of turnover with nine businesses leaving and another 14 opening their doors. John Stuhlmacher, chairman of the Whitefish Bay Business Improvement District, said in an article on Patch, "you have to let the …
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wfb51
7:15 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
I'm a little bored with these Shorewood VS. WFB articles - comparing schools and business districts, etc. Once and for all we are NOT similar communities! Why not compare WFB to Germantown? How about to River Hills or Bayside? Why the constant Oakland vs. Silver Spring theme? Our politics, our housing, our location vis a vis a mall, sharing a border with Fox Point and NOT the city of Milwaukee, … more ›