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Create 10,000 new businesses

Will "get government out of the way of employers ... who will then help Wisconsin create 250,000 jobs by 2015, and as we create those new jobs, we will be able to add 10,000 new businesses.”

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Scott Walker

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By Tom Kertscher • December 20, 2018
Different measuring sticks size this one up differently

By Dave Umhoefer • September 25, 2014
Numbers have surpassed the 10,000 mark, but are volatile

By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2013
A sharp reversal from the last time we checked

By James B. Nelson • August 7, 2013
By the best measure available, there has been a net loss

By Dave Umhoefer • May 14, 2012

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No final rating

Different measuring sticks size this one up differently

Numbers have surpassed the 10,000 mark, but are volatile

A sharp reversal from the last time we checked

By the best measure available, there has been a net loss

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