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The latest annual jobs report raises the number of jobs since Gov. Scott Walker took office to about 165,000.
Scott Walker touted the slogan "Wisconsin is Open for Business" after winning election in 2010 and created the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to help create 250,000 jobs. But it stumbled out of the gate.
Having promised to create 250,000 jobs by the end of his first term, Gov. Scott Walker championed a bold strategy: Abolish the state’s faulty Commerce Department and replace it with a public-private hybrid more responsive to business needs.
Mike Huebsch
Paul Jadin
Get caught up on the latest developments on Gov. Scott Walker’s job-creation agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
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Mark R. Hogan was an executive at M&I bank for four decades and most recently a senior adviser at BMO Harris.
State Rep. Samantha Kerkman said she is considering creating criminal penalties for defrauding WEDC.
The former Marshfield Clinic CEO steered the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. through difficult times.
Rep. Samantha Kerkman is co-chairwoman of a committee that will be reviewing a recent audit of troubled agency.
Irresponsible loans, a lack of oversight and personnel problems have plagued the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. since its creation by th…
The loan was never repaid; it’s one of numerous agency awards that have raised questions since it was created under Walker.
The Legislature recently decided to keep four lawmakers on the oversight board for the troubled job-creation agency.
The state gave a federally funded $686,000 loan to Morgan Aircraft but failed to perform an up-to-date financial review of its finances. State…
The agency review comes on the heels of a State Journal investigation into a questionable $500,000 loan.
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