Economic development head Melissa Hughes looks to take agency in new direction

6 Feb 2020


The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.’s fourth CEO, Melissa “Missy” Hughes, said her first four months have been spent developing a new direction for the state’s top economic development agency.

The shift in direction, which Hughes and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers have said entails a greater focus on small businesses and rural communities, rather than on controversial deals like the one for the massive Foxconn project, is reflective of Hughes as a departure from previous leaders of the embattled WEDC since its 2011 creation.

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