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Wisconsin shines as a foreign direct investment destination
21 Aug 2024
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The state’s presence at the 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit highlighted its strength in biohealth as well as how Wisconsin provides effective support for companies.
Wisconsin highlighted its strengths as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) with its presence at the 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit.
The event, held outside Washington, D.C., in June, seeks to enhance economic growth and job creation by attracting FDI into the U.S. This year’s event was the largest in history, with more than 5,000 attendees, including more than 2,500 international delegates representing 96 international markets.
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