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Melissa Hughes: “Caledonia is a great example of a community that took a hard…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Published | Video Starts at 14:51

There are efforts being made by the companies to build sustainable energy. And so by being at the table, we, right at the beginning you can have those conversations. And I think Caledonia is a great example of a community that took a hard look at this and then said, we don't want to do this. And Microsoft said, okay, we're out, no problem. We're going to go find a community that's excited about this. That's exactly what we want to have happen. (14:51–14:59)

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Asserts that the community of Caledonia decided against a project after consideration.

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