Orchid Monroe is an illustration of the direction we're following as a state, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said in a Times interview Wednesday.
And with 10 more jobs expected to be created, Orchid is an example of a Wisconsin success story, according to Kleefisch.
Kleefisch said Orchid's electric drive research pickup, expected to be on the road in September, will put Wisconsin in the global race, for such products.
"We're changing the way we do business at the state level," she said. "Not looking for more handouts, but allowing job creators to do what they do best - create jobs."
The state's new administration holds a marked difference in encouraging business compared to Illinois, she said. Illinois' proposed increases in income and corporate taxes - a hike estimated as high 67 percent - is not sending a friendly message, she added.
"Illinois is cashing out," she said. "You're not going to see (in Wisconsin) what's coming out of our neighbor to the south."
Kleefisch said she sees early indicators of a economic recovery in the state.
"Businesses have been scared to add jobs," she said. "The governor is serious about job creation, but the government doesn't create jobs. We're letting job creators take us there."
And with 10 more jobs expected to be created, Orchid is an example of a Wisconsin success story, according to Kleefisch.
Kleefisch said Orchid's electric drive research pickup, expected to be on the road in September, will put Wisconsin in the global race, for such products.
"We're changing the way we do business at the state level," she said. "Not looking for more handouts, but allowing job creators to do what they do best - create jobs."
The state's new administration holds a marked difference in encouraging business compared to Illinois, she said. Illinois' proposed increases in income and corporate taxes - a hike estimated as high 67 percent - is not sending a friendly message, she added.
"Illinois is cashing out," she said. "You're not going to see (in Wisconsin) what's coming out of our neighbor to the south."
Kleefisch said she sees early indicators of a economic recovery in the state.
"Businesses have been scared to add jobs," she said. "The governor is serious about job creation, but the government doesn't create jobs. We're letting job creators take us there."