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 ...
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 ...
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 ...