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Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on December 8, 2014 in an opinion piece:

"Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan."

By Dave Umhoefer • December 17, 2014
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on April 20, 2014 in an opinion piece:

"Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 20, 2014
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 in testimony to the Legislature:

Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."

By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on July 18, 2011 in a television ad:

"When Nancy Nusbaum was Brown County executive, spending went up nearly 50 percent."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 5, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release:

Protesters "attacked" the group’s headquarters with "graffiti on the sidewalk" and "stenciled images … smeared on the building and statue."

By James B. Nelson • June 15, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on June 12, 2011 in a radio ad:

An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.

By James B. Nelson • June 12, 2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on October 29, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:

Says four Democratic state senators voted to "raise taxes on Wisconsin workers by another $510 a month so freeloaders can get free state-run health care."

By Tom Kertscher • October 30, 2010