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When you say you’re from Wisconsin, it means something. We stay true to who we are, know what matters and do whatever it takes to get what we need to done. That’s how we’ve created such a diverse and interesting place to fulfill our souls and grow, and how we’re doing well across all aspects of life, career and business.
Discover all the areas in which Wisconsin excels below.
#1 CITY FOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Madison Ranked #1 city for Work-Life -Balance#1 CITY FOR CHILD OPPORTUNITY
Madison Ranked #1 in the US for Child Opportunity#7 MOST INNOVATIVE JOBS GAINED
Madison Ranked #7 in US Cities that gained the most inovative jobs from 2007 to 2017NYTimes, 2019
TOP TECH TALENT
Madison is #25 and Milwaukee #44 in the “Tech Talent Scorecard Ranking”CBRE Scoring Tech Talent in North America, 2019
#6 BEST STATE TO LIVE
With a high quality of life and top-notch health and education ratings, Wisconsin is a top state.WalletHub, 2019
#1
MADISON ONE OF 11 BEST UNTAPPED CITIES FOR STARTUPS IN 2020Fundera, 2019
TOP 10
STATES FOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY HEADQUARTERS475,000
EMPLOYED BY WISCONSIN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES$58,046
ANNUAL WAGE FOR MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEES IN WISCONSINMADISON #1
CITY WHERE WOMEN ARE FINDING GREAT SUCCESSSmartAsset, 2019
7 OF THE TOP 25
PLACES FOR MILLENNIALS TO MOVEReviews.org, 2019
#5
BEST STATES FOR MILLENNIALSWalletHub, 2019
#2
STATE FOR DOCTORSWalletHub, 2019
6 TOP STARTUP ECOSYTEMS
MADISON, MILWAUKEE, GREEN BAY, LA CROSSE, EAU CLAIRE & RACINESilicon Prairie News, February 2019
7TH
BEST STATE TO RAISE A FAMILYWalletHub, January 2019
LOWEST
VETERAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, MADISONWalletHub, November 2018
TOP 10
PLACE TO MOVE FOR A JOBLivability, October 2018
#1
MILWAUKEE THE TOP SPOT FOR FOOD ENTREPRENEURSLendingTree, October 2018
TOP TECH TOWN
MADISON IS NO. 14 ON LISTCompTIA, October 2018
MOST FORTUNE 500 CEOS
Kittleman & Associates, October 2018
BEST FOR MILLENNIAL FAMILIES
ValuePenguin, January 2019
4TH
GREEN BAY IS THE 4TH BEST CITY FOR WORKTIREMENTSmartAsset, June 2018
6TH
HAPPIEST STATE IN THE U.S.MagnifyMoney, 2018
DIVERSIFIED ECONOMIES
MADISON is #1, EAU CLAIRE #7Emsi, 2018
3RD
FASTEST-GROWING TECH TALENT MARKET, MADISONCBRE Scoring Tech Talent in North America Report 2018
5TH
BEST STATE FOR WOMEN5TH
STRONGEST ENGINEERING PROGRAM IN NATIONWalletHub, January 2017
800+
TECHNICAL DEGREE PROGRAMSU.S. Dept. of Education
5,000
TECHNICAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BLUEPRINT FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM2016 State of the State Address
#2
MADISON NAMED THE #2 METRO FOR ATTRACTING MILLENNIAL TALENTBusiness Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report
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