“There was fear back in the 1980s for Wisconsin’s future, but the fear fueled united, proactive action. Today Wisconsinites’ fear has largely propelled divisiveness and self-serving actions. Back then, the Shining Star of the Midwest as we had been called, experienced its first relative economic decline. The past two decades have seen many more periods of falling behind as rapidly growing technology industries emerged outside our borders.”
~Kay Plantes, MIT-trained economist, business strategy consultant, columnist and author. She previously served as economic advisor for former Wisconsin Gov. Lee Dreyfus.
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