Wingspread Briefing

The Alliance Working Teams convened for their autumn quarterly meeting on Friday, October 10 at The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin. The Working Teams were welcomed to the historic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed House at Wingspread by Johnson Foundation President Roger Dower, before splitting up into individual breakout sessions to continue preparations for their showcase products that will be featured at the Second Annual Summit on Regional Competitiveness.

Wingspread Green

Alliance Green Growth

Wingspread Workforce

Alliance Human Capital Team

Showcase products further refined at Wingspread included:

  • Alliance Green Growth Working Team–Regional water technology receptions to be held in partnership with institutional stakeholders to define and regionalize the tri-state water cluster;
  • Alliance Human Capital Working Team–A promotional video highlighting the region’s innovative Hiring Event model and the launch of Hiring Events around the region;
  • Alliance Innovation Working Team–An online portal for accessing tri-state innovation assets based upon the successful model of DetroitBizgrid; and
  • Alliance Transportation & Logistics Working Team–A GIS-based graphical database of tri-state transportation infrastructure assets.

Wingspread Innovation

Alliance Innovation Team

Wingspread Transportation

Alliance Transportation & Logistics Team

The Alliance would like to thank The Johnson Foundation for hosting the Working Teams quarterly meeting, and as always the hardworking members of the Working Teams. We look forward to a successful event on December 19. We’re almost there!

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