As Wisconsin's lead economic development agency, with more than 600 regional and local partners, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) fosters the cooperation necessary to support sustainable business growth and job creation. Our model is customer-service focused and aligns with the needs of businesses. To ensure we are effective and efficient, we collaborate with our state economic development network to deploy tools, provide financial and technical support, encourage entrepreneurship, and advance industries.Together, we leverage Wisconsin's unique character as a state that is innovative, hardworking, independent and success-minded to create the right climate that maximizes the potential for economic growth in Wisconsin.