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