Economic Development

According to the Wisconsin Economic Scorecard for the second quarter, while a majority of residents (56 percent) say Wisconsin is “headed in the right direction,” only 28 percent view the economy as “good” and just 1 percent say it is “excellent.”
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Employers in the metropolitan Milwaukee area expect to hire at a vigorous pace in the third quarter, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.
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Gallup's U.S. Job Creation Index increased to 22 in May, the highest score for any month since April 2008.  
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Husco International announced today it is embarking on a multi-year, $45 million capital expansion project at its Wisconsin facilities in Waukesha and Whitewater, an endeavor that is expected to create more than 150 permanent new jobs in the state by 2015.
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Reed Hall, secretary and chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, will be the featured guest of the Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon, which will take place Wednesday, July 17, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub in downtown Milwaukee at 137 E. Wells St.
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Gallup's U.S. Job Creation Index increased to 22 in May, the highest score for any month since April 2008.
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More than $163 million of early stage funding was invested in emerging Wisconsin companies in 2012, up 7 percent from $153 million in 2011, according to a recent report from the Wisconsin Angel Network.
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Wisconsin’s six-month economic forecast ranks 49th in the nation, according to the latest state-by-state analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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The production rate of Milwaukee-area manufacturers contracted for the second consecutive month in May, according to the latest report by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
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Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN), a nonprofit dedicated to community development, will accept applications for the Silver City Business Plan Competition through tomorrow.
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