….Thanks to the twin pillars of the University of Wisconsin and state government, Madison has historically enjoyed a leg up on the rest of the Badger State when it comes to riding out economic hard times.
But with the national economy facing unprecedented challenges and government no longer the biggest employer in town, can the region avoid the pain of this latest downturn?
“No doubt Madison and Dane County have been insulated but eventually this is going to catch up to everybody,” warned Ken Harwood, a business consultant from Verona and publisher of Wisconsin Development News.