M&I Bank Pays Tribute to World's Largest Music Festival

M&I's downtown Milwaukee location transformed into two 18-story guitars 


MILWAUKEE, June 29  /PRNewswire/ -- M&I Bank "Rocks"! Two 18-story guitars will light up the Milwaukee skyline now through July 9 as M&I Bank pays tribute to rock 'n' roll and Summerfest -- the World's Largest Music Festival. The 18-story electric guitars are located on two sides of M&I Bank's headquarters -- 770 North Water Street, Milwaukee.

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  Fun facts about Milwaukee's largest guitar:

  -- 988 windows on the two sides of the M&I Bank building make up the
     guitar design.

  -- Nearly 100 boards needed to be cut to fit the unique guitar design.

  -- It took about 3 hours for over 100 employees to initially install the
     boards.

  -- Approximately 2000 lights will illuminate the guitar.

  -- Over the 11 days of Summerfest, M&I employees will maintain the guitar.



M&I Bank is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis. and is the largest Wisconsin- based bank. M&I also has locations in Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Nevada, and on Florida's west coast. http://www.mibank.com/

Summerfest, the World's Largest Music Festival, is located on 75 acres along the shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. M&I Bank is a sponsor of the 2006 Classic Rock Stage at Summerfest. http://www.summerfest.com/ 

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DATASOURCE: M&I Bank



CONTACT: Sara Schmitz of M&I Bank, [phone]



Web site: http://www.summerfest.com/

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