WEDC head backs current agency structure, calls for finding 'innovative ways' to help farmers
4 Feb 2020
The new head of Wisconsin's job agency said keeping the organization in its current form is "really the way to go" in promoting economic development among businesses and communities throughout the state.
After spending four months on the job, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes said she "would advocate strongly for leaving the structure the way it is" at the agency — the entity Gov. Tony Evers at one point pledged to de-fund as a gubernatorial contender.
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UW-Madison’s director of dairy policy analysis predicts U.S. milk prices will continue to climb in 2020 as low production helps clear out domestic and international stocks of milk.
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