Instead of “growing our own”, the Walker Administration has encouraged a policy of giving tax breaks and WEDC handouts to established corporations and campaign contributors over encouraging small-business start-ups and increasing the talent base in the state.
The result is jobs being added only as a last resort, and very little being done in terms of increased firms and competition (in fact, competition seems to be discouraged by this WMC-supported crew). No wonder the Kaufmann Family Foundation ranked Wisconsin 45th in the nation in 2013 for entrepreneurship.
Via Stagnant jobs in Wisconsin could be due to bad strategy @ Jake’s Economic TA Funhouse.