Janitorial and commercial cleaning leads in Milwaukee, WI

Downtown's East Town and Westown hold the corporate headquarters of Northwestern Mutual, whose tower dominates the lakefront, along with a range of banks and law firms. The Historic Third Ward has converted warehouses into offices, agencies and showrooms. Marquette University sits on the west edge of downtown, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is on the East Side.

The Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa combines Froedtert Hospital, Children's Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin in one large campus, with clinics and research buildings around it. Advocate Aurora and Ascension also run hospitals and outpatient centers across the metro. Wauwatosa's Research Park and the Mayfair area add offices close by.

West along I-94 and Bluemound Road, Brookfield and Waukesha form the main suburban office and medical corridor. Manufacturing and industrial parks line the Menomonee Valley, Butler and New Berlin, while Oak Creek and Franklin in the south have added large distribution buildings. For a cleaning company, one corridor such as Bluemound Road can fill a route with offices and clinics. Where a plant is privately owned, the person who picks the cleaner is often the owner or plant manager on site, and they can say yes in one conversation.

What changes through the year

Milwaukee winters are long, with snow and road salt from December through March and cold wind off Lake Michigan. Salt and slush wear down entry carpets and hard floors, and buildings need more frequent mat and floor care. Spring thaw brings mud. Summer is festival season along the lakefront, with Summerfest in late June and early July, and Brewers and Bucks games bring event crowds downtown.