Post by Logan on Feb 8, 2016 4:31:31 GMT -6
Tech leaders say UW budget cuts are a 'dark cloud' on the state's economy
A $250 million cut in state funding to the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years could do great harm to Wisconsin’s economy, Madison area tech leaders said.
At the same time, they said, more incentives are needed to lure investors to put money into local startups.
Seven executives met for a recent roundtable discussion at Wisconsin State Journal offices, one year after they gathered for a similar exchange, to see if conditions in the area’s tech industry have improved or slid backward.
Both meetings were organized by the State Journal and Wisconsin Technology Council president Tom Still, and were moderated by Still and State Journal editor John Smalley.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/business/tech-leaders-say-uw-budget-cuts-are-a-dark-cloud/article_ac7706f9-2e17-5888-901e-1bec425c2342.html
A $250 million cut in state funding to the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years could do great harm to Wisconsin’s economy, Madison area tech leaders said.
At the same time, they said, more incentives are needed to lure investors to put money into local startups.
Seven executives met for a recent roundtable discussion at Wisconsin State Journal offices, one year after they gathered for a similar exchange, to see if conditions in the area’s tech industry have improved or slid backward.
Both meetings were organized by the State Journal and Wisconsin Technology Council president Tom Still, and were moderated by Still and State Journal editor John Smalley.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/business/tech-leaders-say-uw-budget-cuts-are-a-dark-cloud/article_ac7706f9-2e17-5888-901e-1bec425c2342.html