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Testimony of Sam Rikkers, Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation; Assembly Committee on Rural Development
3 Mar 2023
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Good morning. My name is Sam Rikkers and I am the Deputy Secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. I would like to thank Representative Armstrong and the Rural Development Committee for inviting me here today to talk about WEDC’s Office of Rural Prosperity and the important work it is doing to help Wisconsin’s rural communities thrive.
According to the U.S. Census and the UW-Madison’s Applied Population Lab, 97 percent of our state’s land is considered rural, and nearly a third of Wisconsinites call these places home. Our rural communities are unique and blessed with some our state’s most amazing natural resources and landscapes. They are home to hard-working, caring people, and they are filled with a myriad of opportunities and challenges
Read the complete article from Wisconsin Economic Development here.
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