Master Lock Plans Move to former Caterpillar HQ in Oak Creek

OAK CREEK -- Master Lock is on the move to a larger headquarters in the City of Oak Creek.

According to a report by the Milwaukee Business Journal, Master Lock would move to the 26-acre Caterpillar Global Mining Division campus at 6744 S. Howell Ave., which has about 121,000 square feet of office space in its two main buildings. It will take control of the Howell Avenue campus in fall to begin renovation work, and will move operations there in early 2017, according to a Master Lock press release.

The company is currently located at 137 W. Forest Hill Ave. in Oak Creek.

Master Lock currently employs about 350 workers at its Oak Creek headquarters. The company is currently hiring, and is expecting their new headquarters to accommodate around 450 employees.