This study describes five key strategies and 98 action steps for creating a successful, knowledge-based economy in the Northeast Wisconsin region. The Northeast Wisconsin economy has been hammered by the loss of manufacturing jobs during the last four years, and many workers have lost good-paying jobs. The study focuses on the need to move toward a different, knowledge-based, economy. It also emphasizes the need to create a regional approach to economic prosperity and the challenges to achieving it.

A look at the economic, social, and environmental challenges facing the northern region of Wisconsin in the early 20th century, and proposed solutions for sustainable development and growth. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.