Seven-County Region On Losing End of Income Shift; $214 Million Leaves Area; Better Illinois Ties Urged

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Personal income continues to move out of the seven counties of southeastern Wisconsin, but a regional approach that includes better links to the northeast counties of Illinois could help solve the problem, a new report suggests.

The report by the Public Policy Forum follows up on a study by the organization last year. That study showed the region had an income loss of more than $2 billion over the 10-year period of 1993 to 2002 as people who moved out of the area earned more money, on average, than people who moved in.

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Seven-County Region On Losing End of Income Shift; $214 Million Leaves Area; Better Illinois Ties Urged

Jeffrey C. Browne, president of the Milwaukee-based public interest research organization, said personal income migration is an important measure of a region's economic vitality. He compared it to t...

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