Economic Development On the Road to Recovery,; a Road Map Is Indispensible Wisconsin has a Lot of Helpful Programs for Businesses, but It Doesn't Have an Overarching Strategic Plan for Economic Growth. It Needs One.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › July 18, 2009

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You wouldn't try to drive to your buddy's cabin in the North Woods without a good map -- or maybe even a good compass, considering some of Wisconsin's serpentine back country.

Likewise, the state of Wisconsin can't navigate the ever-more treacherous roads of the global economy without a plan. That's the main message we took from last week's opinion article by businessmen Tom Hefty and John Torinus ("Backward we go in Dairyland," July 12 Crossroads).

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Economic Development On the Road to Recovery,; a Road Map Is Indispensible Wisconsin has a Lot of Helpful Programs for Businesses, but It Doesn't Have an Overarching Strategic Plan for Economic Growth. It Needs One.

Wisconsin's Department of Commerce has dozens of programs to help businesses. Gov. Jim Doyle's Grow Wisconsin program has many fine elements. And, contrary to what his critics say, the governor has been a cheerleader for business. But Wisconsin doesn't have a strategy that binds its programs with its othe...

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