On Friday, March 16, the Wisconsin Legislature adjourned the 2011-2012 Legislative Session. It is very unlikely that the Legislature will return under a Special Session, called by the Governor, or Extraordinary Session, called by the Legislature, to … [Read more...]
Producing Results in 2012
April 3, 2012
It’s been another very productive time for Competitive Wisconsin, Inc.! As I hope you’ve all noticed, after reviewing some very thoughtful analysis (special thanks to Committee Member Laurie Fischer of the Wis. Dairy Business Association for … [Read more...]
CWI – Supporting Business Development
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. also continued its exploration of interest in, and the value of, complementing, where appropriate, the work being done by Lee Swindall and his colleagues at WEDC in support of Wisconsin’s critical cluster industries. … [Read more...]
BE BOLD Investment Strategy April Release
Competitive Wisconsin’s BE BOLD Investment Capital strategic planning group met five times between August of 2011 and February 2012. During that time, the group generated and circulated a series of drafts of its capital investment strategy, called … [Read more...]
Be Bold 2 – Focusing on Jobs
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. is pursuing plans to launch a new BE BOLD focus on jobs and Wisconsin’s work force training and development challenges and opportunities. Like BE BOLD 1, BE BOLD 2 will commence with a major research effort undertaken by … [Read more...]
Roadmap from Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition
The Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition, of which Competitive Wisconsin is a member, presents this comprehensive white paper as a road-map for the state on the best and most efficient way to leverage the state's limited resources to catalyze angel and … [Read more...]
Cluster Industries Important to
Economic Growth and Vitality
BE BOLD: Competitive Wisconsin hosts pivotal discussion on cluster industries. Interest, turn-out and comments encourage leaders to explore creation of Wisconsin Cluster Industries Council. More than 130 representatives from key Wisconsin cluster … [Read more...]
CWI: Getting the Job Done
August 12, 2011
This has been the busiest, and most successful, twelve month period in the 30-year history of Competitive Wisconsin. CWI was instrumental in crafting the BE BOLD Wisconsin Plan and the Wisconsin Prosperity Strategy. Those documents have become the … [Read more...]
Pro-Growth Year
August 12, 2011
Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. has enjoyed a very busy and extremely productive year — a year in which our organization was a key catalyst for a transformative, pro-growth legislative agenda that enjoyed bi-partisan support. That critical agenda … [Read more...]
The Cluster Strategy Update
In 2010, after extensive study and a series of statewide summits, Competitive Wisconsin developed and vetted BE BOLD: The Wisconsin Property Strategy, which Scott VanderSanden and Bill McCoshen both referred to in their reports. This strategy was … [Read more...]