In hopes of eliminating much of the delay associated with site development, the Walker administration has unveiled a new program to pre-certify Wisconsin properties that are ready for business development.
The initiative is called “Ready, Set, Build!” It calls on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to select a qualified business to provide site certification services to WEDC. The WEDC recently closed a Request for Proposals process, and is in the process of selecting a firm.
The 2010 “Be Bold” study identified a lack of certified cites as a competitive weakness for the state. The site certification program could be implemented by the spring 2012.
“Pre-certifying building sites will allow job creators in Wisconsin and around the world to find the perfect location for their expansion knowing they can begin building immediately,” Paul Jadin, CEO and Secretary of the WEDC, said in a press release.
