March 23, 2022

Local elected officials, employers and other community and regional leaders are in nearly universal agreement that the most pressing systemic challenge they face is the difficulty they face recruiting and retaining the workforce needed to support and grow the economy; pay for essential public services and secure the future. They are also in general agreement that in their areas, investments in one or more of eight areas would improve their and Wisconsin’s ability to recruit and retain the workers and families they need. Those eight areas include: broadband access; housing; transportation; early care and education; energy; health care; rural resurgence; and community quality of life and opportunity.

Save the date for Competitive Wisconsin Inc.’s (CWI) virtual and in-person event, Priority: Early Care and Education, on April 14, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., at the Lunda Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Registration for this event begins next week.

Competitive Wisconsin, Inc. (CWI) is a unique non-partisan coalition that engages business, education, agriculture and labor in strategic collaborations dedicated to strengthening and growing the Wisconsin economy. To learn more, visit CWI’s website at www.competitivewi.com.