During a debate over what to do next about Wisconsin’s lead economic development agency, a Republican member of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee took an openly skeptical stance. “I don’t really agree with the main mission of (the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.),” said Rep. Dean Knudson, R-Hudson. “I never did. It’s really not a proper role of government to be doing this.”
“This” to Knudson apparently means all state economic development programs run through WEDC. Those programs include business grants, loans and other initiatives aimed at encouraging startup companies, attracting new businesses, retaining companies already here or generally working to improve Wisconsin’s business climate.
