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Regional Report: Midwest Relies on Innovation to Restore Economic Health

Cynthia Kincaid  (July 2011)
The Midwest region will have to find new ways to capitalize on resources, while creating fresh alternatives in raising revenues and growing jobs..some states are doing just that. More

Market Report: Plastics Focuses on Diversification to Thrive

Clare Goldsberry  (March 2011)
The plastics industry is focusing on diversifying the industries it serves — and the locations it selects — to grow. More

Market Report: Food Processing Shows Concern for Public’s — and Its Own — Health

Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (March 2011)
The food processing industry is responding to government and public urging to make their products healthier and realizing substantial growth. More

When Taxes Affect Industry-Specific Location Decisions

Michael McDermott, Associate, Strategic Consulting Group, Grubb & Ellis (March 2011)
Certain industry sectors are more sensitive to specific taxes, and companies in those sectors need to know what to avoid. More

Wisconsin Direct Financial Incentives 2011

Area Development Online Research Desk (March 2011)
Wisconsin's economic development, finance, and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment. Specific programs include industrial revenue bonds, the Technology Venture Fund, and the Brownfields Initiative. More

Wisconsin Basic Business Taxes 2011

Area Development Online Research Desk (March 2011)
Wisconsin’s economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment. Specific programs include basic business taxes, research and development tax credits, and sales and use taxes. More

U.S. Companies Reshoring Operations Back Home

Dana Olson, President and CEO, Ecodev (2011 Directory)
American business executives are reconsidering their overseas operations and realizing that outsourcing may not be the best option. More

Regional Report: Bioscience and Energy-Efficiency Repair Automotive's Crash in Midwest

Mali R. Schantz-Feld (June/July 10)
The automotive sector’s crash brought hard times for some Midwestern states, but the region sees new life in the biosciences and energy-efficient vehicles. More
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wisconsin at a glance

POPULATION: 5,580,000

LABOR FORCE: 3,081,700

RIGHT TO WORK: No

TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, tourism

EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Trade, finance, biotechnology, high-technology manufacturing, printing, healthcare

COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 22.8%

BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Single-factor tax treatment

Corporate Income Tax: 7.9 percent of net income

Sales and Use Tax: 5 percent of gross receipts from sales, leasing, or renting tangible personal property and certain services, with exemptions

Property Tax: Rates vary by taxing jurisdiction (towns, villages, cities, counties, school districts, and special districts); nonmanufacturing assessments are done at the local level at some percentage of market value; taxes are levied within taxing jurisdictions using the local assessment; property tax exemptions are offered for manufacturing machinery, equipment, inventories, machinery used exclusively for R&D, computers, and computer equipment; a sales tax exemption for equipment and energy used in the manufacturing process

BUSINESS INCENTIVES
Brownfields Initiative

Community Development Block Grant programs

Economic Development Tax Credit Programs (consolidated)

Industrial revenue bonds

Forward Innovation Fund

Low-interest loans

Training grants

Tax incremental financing

Wisconsin Entrepreneurial Network

Technology Commercialization Programs

Angel Investor Tax Credit Program

Early Stage Seed Investment

Principal Manufacturing industries

  • Machinery (Except Electrical)
    13.9%
  • Fabricated Metal Products
    13.1%
  • Food Products
    12.1%
  • Paper and Allied Products
    8.7%
  • Transportation Equipment
    6.8%
  • Printing, Publishing, & Allied Industries
    6.7%
  • Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products
    6.4%
  • Electrical Machinery
    4.9%
  • Lumber & Wood Products
    4.8%
  • Other Manufacturing Industries
    22.6%