% >>
NOW
TO
THE
ECONOMY
AND
NEW
% LEADERSHIP AT
THE
WISCONSIN
% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
% CORPORATION.%MISSY HUGHES I
S
THE
NEW
CEO,
% FORMALLY GENERAL
COUNSEL
FOR
% ORGANIC
VALLEY, A
NATIONAL
COOP% FARM ORGANIZATION.
% SHE
TAKES
THE
REINS
FROM
MARK
% HOGAN WHO
WAS
APPOINTED
IN
2015
% AND
STEPPED
DOWN
IN
SEPTEMBER.
% HOE
DPAN
!
HOGAN
OVERSAW
THE
$3
BILLION
% FOXCONN CONTRACT WITH THE
STATE.
% WE TALK
NOW
ABOUT
THE FUTURE
OF
% THAT
PROJECT AS
WELL
AS
OTHER
% AGENCY
PRIORITIES
WITH
NEW
WEDC
% HEAD MISSY HUGHES.
% THANKS VERY MUCH FOR
BEING
HERE.
% >> THANK
YOU.
% >>
TELL
ME
HOW
YOUR
BACKGROUND
% INFORMED HOW YOU
WILL
WORK
AS
% CEO AT
WEDC.% >>
I
CAME
FROM A
CORPORATION
OF
% 2,000
FAMILY FARMERS.
% AND
MY
BACKGROUND THERE
IS
% REALLY
BRINGING
ALL
OF
THESE
% DIVERSE
STAKEHOLDERS
TOGETHER.
% THEY'RE
THE
OWNERS OF THE
% BUSINESS AND
BRINGING THEM
% TOGETHER
TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE
% WE
GOING,
HOW
ARE
WE
GOING
TO
% MARKET
AND WHAT
ARE
WE
TRYING
TO
% DO
TO
SUCCEED.
% SO I
THINK
THAT
EFFORT
OF
% COLLABORATION IS
GOING
TO
SERVE
% ME
REALLY
W
ELL AS
I
WORK
AT
WEDC
% WITH
ALL
THE
DIFFERENT
% STAKEHOLDERS
INVOLVED
IN
% ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN
% WISCONSIN.%>>
NOW, YOU
HAVE
TOURED
THE
% STATE EVEN
IN
YOUR SHORT
TENURE
% AS
CEO.
% WHAT DID
YOU
FIND
AND
WHAT WILL
% BE YOUR
PRIORITIES?
% >> I
FOUND
THAT
THERE'S A
LOT
% GOING
ON
ALL AROUND
THE
STATE AS% FAR
AS
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
% GOES.
% AND
WHAT I
WAS
REALLY
IMPRESSED
% WITH
IS
THE
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
% PARTNERSHIP THAT
I
SAW
% THROUGHOUT THE
STATE
IN
PLACES
% LIKE
GREEN
!
GREEN
BAY
OR
EAU CLAIRE,
% BUSINESSES THAT
WERE
TAKING
% ADVANTAGE OF BEING
IN A
STRONG
% COMMUNITY
AND
WORKING
WITH
THE
% COMMUNITY
TO
MOVE
THINGS
% FORWARD.%>> WHAT IS THE
SITUATION WITH
% FOXCONN RIGHT
NOW?
% >> SO
FOXCONN
IS
UNDER A
WHOLE
% GAMBIT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND
% THERE'S A TON
HAPPENING THERE.
% WE JUST
BRIEFED THE
WEDC
BOARD% ON THE
CONSTRUCTION THAT'S
% HAPPENING
THERE.
% WHERE I'M
LEARNING ABOUT
IT,
I'M% MEETING
WITH
THE
LEADERSHIP
% SOON.
% THERE'S
BEEN A
WHOLE
TRANSITION
% OF DIFFERENT FOLKS.
% THERE'S A DIFFERENT
% ADMINISTRATION, A DIFFERENT ME
% AND A
DIFFERENT
FELLOW
IN
CHARGE
% OF
AMERICA'S
PROJECTS
FOR
% FOXCONN.
% SO I'M
GOING TO BE
MEETING
WITH
% HIM
AND
REALLY
LEARNING MORE
% ABOUT
HOW
D
O
WE
MAKE
THIS
% PROJECT
SUCCEED,
BOTH
FOR FOR
% EXAMPLE CON AND
FOR
THE
STATE.% >>
HOW
IMPORTANT
IS
% ACCOUNTABILITY?%>>
HOW
IMPORTANT
IS
% ACCOUNTABILITY?
% I
THINK
IT'S
IMPORTANT ACROSS% THE
BOARD
FOR
FOXCONN
OR
ANY OF
% THE
PROJECTS THAT
WEDC
IS
% INVOLVED IN.
% AND SO
MARK
HOGAN
HAS
PUT
IN A
% GREAT
FOUNDATION
OF
% ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
TRANSPARENCY% AND
I
LOOK
FORWARD
TO
REALLY
% BUILDING ON
THAT.
% BUT
ALSO
REALLY
THINKING
ABOUT
% WHAT
ARE
THE
OTHER
PROJECTS
THAT
% WEDC CAN
BE
INVOLVED
IN,
WHETHER
% IT'S
COMMUNITY
BUILDING
OR
SMALL
% MINORITY
BUSINESSES,
HOW
ARE
WE
% HELPING
THEM.
% I THINK
THERE'S A
WHOLE
GAMBIT
% BEYOND
FOXCONN.
% AS
CEO
OF
WEDC
I
HOPE
WE'RE
% TALKING A LOT
MORE
ABOUT
THOSE
% PROJECTS
AND A
LOT
LESS
THAN
% FOXCONN.%>>
WE
READ
THAT
MANUFACTURING% HAS
SLIPPED
IN
WISCONSIN.% WHAT IS
YOUR
PLAN
TO
MAKE
SURE
% THAT THE
STATE'S
LARGEST
% EMPLOYMENT
SECTOR
THRIVES
GOING
% FORWARD?%>> I
THINK
THAT
THERE'S A
NEW% DAY FOR
MANUFACTURING IN
% WISCONSIN.
% AND AS
PART
OF
MY
TOUR,
I
% VISITED A
NUMBER
OF
% MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES.
% AND
I
SAW
AMAZING
ROBOTICS.
% I
SAW
AMAZING
NEW
TECHNOLOGY
% THAT'S
BEING
IMPLEMENTED.
% AND
JUST
SIMPLE
IDEAS.
% PRINT
PACK
IN
RIEN
!
RHINELANDER
HAS A
% GREAT NEW
IDEA
FOR
SIMPLE
THINGS
% LIKE
PRINTING
FILMS
THAT
GO
% AROUND CANDY BARS.
% I
THINK
THERE'S
ALL
SORTS
OF
NEW
% THINGS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE
% HAPPENING
AND
THE
FUTURE
OF
% WISCONSIN
IS
MANUFACTURING AND
% THE
FUTURE
OF
WISCONSIN'S% WORKFORCE IS WORKING I
N THAT
% MANUFACTURING.%>> WHAT DO YOU
THINK
ABOUT
THE
% MANUFACTURING
AND
AG
TAX
CREDIT
% AS A
JOB
CREATION
TOOL?
% >>
I
THINK
THAT
OFFERS
THE
% ABILITY
FOR
MANUFACTURING
AND
AG
% BUSINESSES
TO
LOCATE
IN
% WISCONSIN
WITH
VERY
LITTLE
TAX
% IMPACT.
% AND
SO
THEN
THEY'RE
ABLE
TO
% SPEND THEIR
MONEY ON
THE
% WORKFORCE
AND
ON
DEVELOPING% JOBS.
% SO
IT'S A
REGENERATIVE EFFORT.
% I
THINK WE
NEED
TO
UNDERSTAND IS
% THAT WHY
COMPANIES
ARE
STAYING
% IN WISCONSIN
AND
WHY
THEY'RE
% COMING
TO
WISCONSIN AND
% UNDERSTANDING THE
IMPACT
OF
IT,
% AS WE
NEED
TO
BE
DOING
WITH
ALL
% OUR
TAX
CREDITS.% >>
WHAT
ARE
OTHER
KINDS
OF
JOB
% CREATION TOOLS THAT YOU
WOULD
% LIKE TO
MAKE
USE
OF?
% >>
I
THINK
ONE OF
THE
REALLY
% MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS
IN
JOB
% CREATION
IS
HAVING
THE
% FOUNDATION FOR FOLKS TO
WANT
TO% COME
AND
STAY
IN
WISCONSIN.
% SO
STRONG
COMMUNITIES, A STRONG% QUALITY
OF
LIFE,
HOUSING,
% BROADBAND.
% THERE'S A
GAMBIT
OF
ALL
% DIFFERENT TOOLS IN
THE
TOOLBOX
% IN
ORDER
TO
CREATE
JOBS.
% IT'S
NOT
JUST TAX
CREDITS.
% IT'S
NOT
YUS
!
JUST
THE
STATE
GIVING
% AWAY
INCENTIVES.
% BUT
IT'S
WORKING
WITH
ALL
MY
% PARTNERS
IN
THE
AGENCIES.
% I
JUST
CAME
FROM
MY
FIRST
% CABINET MEETING
AND
MEETING ALL
% THE FOLKS
I'M
GOING TO
BE
% WORKING
WITH
IS
REALLY
EXCITING.% >>
ONE THING
THAT
I
KNOW
THAT
% THE
PREVIOUS
CEO
HAS
EMBARKED% UPON WAS
THIS
KIND
OF
AD
BLITZ
% TO
KIND
OF
ATTRACT EMPLOYEES
TO
% WISCONSIN.
% HOW IS THAT GOING?
% ARE
WE
DOING
WELL
ON
THAT?
% >>
WELL,
I
THINK WE
HAVE A
GREAT
% CAMPAIGN.
% AND
WHAT
I
ALWAYS
SAY,
COMING
% FROM A
MARKETING
COOPERATIVE,% YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A
GREAT
PRODUCT
% AND THEN
YOU
CAN
MARKET
THAT
% GREAT PRODUCT.
% SOIC
!
SO
MAKING
SURE WE
HAVE
STRONG
% COMMUNITIES, STRONG
BUSINESSES,
% PLACES
THAT
KIDS
WANT TO
GO
AND
% WORK
AT,
THAT
PARENTS
WANT
THEIR
% KIDS TO GO
WORK
AT
AND
THEN
% WE'LL MARKET
THAT
PRODUCT
AND
BE
% ABLE
TO
RETAIN TALENT
AND
BRING
% FOLKS