WEDC board OK'd Ashley Furniture getting $6 million tax credit, cutting 1,900 jobs. (Wisconsin State Journal, 8/24/2014)
Original post: 3/11/2014
Governor Scott Walker Attends Ribbon Cutting for Ashley Furniture Expansion. (Office of the Governor press release, 3/10/2014)
A "must" visit on Walker' itinerary. Todd Wanek, [he of the two $2,500 contributions from Arcadia and] President and CEO of Ashley, stated, “I am proud of the job our team has done integrating new production equipment, training and developing new employees, and keeping this facility competitive by improving efficiencies and increasing the quality of the upholstered products that are produced in Whitehall. Governor Walker has supported this expansion from the beginning and we appreciate his business approach of working with companies, like Ashley, to expand and grow in Wisconsin.”
Ashley has a history of contributing to Governors' campaigns:
- Jim Doyle (Dem.): $18,500 (10 contributions)
- Scott McCallum (Rep.): $12,500 (14 contributions, 12 of them on 1 day)
- Tommy Thompson (Rep.): $31,500 (22 contributions)
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