About three-dozen people from Germany – members of the federal parliament, business leaders, academics and a few journalists – recently visited as part of a program sponsored by The Congressional Study Group and Atlantik-Brucke e.V., a German association that promotes trans-Atlantic relations.
By the time they reached the end of their journey Thursday, the group had heard enough about American politics. Instead, they wanted to talk about why companies should set up shop in Wisconsin versus the East or West coasts. It was a discussion that touched on some of the state’s strengths, as well as a few of its enduring challenges.
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