By Maria Hickey, KWMU
St. Louis, MO. – Brown Shoe Company will keep its headquarters in suburban St. Louis and add hundreds of new jobs over the next several years.
Brown Shoe had been considering a move to either Dallas or Madison, Wisconsin, where its Famous Footwear division has been headquartered for several decades.
Now, the Madison operation will be moved to Brown's headquarters in Clayton.
The 270 Madison-based employees will be offered jobs and relocation assistance. Those choosing not to relocate will be given severance packages.
Brown Shoe expects to eventually create 230 to 430 more jobs in St. Louis.