FOND DU LAC ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE: May Business Connection
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Teresa Esser: Wisconsin needs a new state brand
By Teresa Esser
In a May 24 article titled "Miracle in the Midwest: How Madison, Wisconsin Became a Hotbed of Biocapitalism," the publishers of Forbes magazine told the world what our state's intellectuals have long known, but never discussed with outsiders. The secret is this: Wisconsin is filled with hardworking, well-educated thinkers, and they're thriving. The unemployment rate in Madison...
WisBusiness: Airline Tax Breaks Still Awaiting Clearance
By Joanne Haas
The longer a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of an airline property tax exemption for two Wisconsin-based airlines sits in the Court of Appeals, the longer a bill seeking to secure more than $18 million in tax breaks for two state-based airlines stalls.
As one Republican put it, the legislation to benefit Midwest Airlines and Air Wisconsin "is spinning...
