EXECUTIVE BRANCH: COMMERCE


DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT


                                   SECRETARY
Boards and Councils                                              Forward
Wisconsin, Inc.
                                  Deputy Secretary


       Division of
     Administrative
        Services

Bureaus of:
  Fiscal and Contract
    Services
  Information Management
  Personnel and Employe
    Development


        Division of
  Economic Development

Bureaus of:
  Business Development
  Community Development
  Development Financing
  International Development
  Minority Business
    Development

Permit Information Centers
Small Business Ombudsman


       Division of
  Public and Government
       Relations

Bureaus of:
  Public Information
  State and Federal
    Relations

Office of Business Advocacy


      Division of
Research and Planning


       Division of
       Tourism
       Development

Bureaus of:
  Communications
  Tourism Marketing and
    Development

Office of Film Promotion


Units attached for administrative purposes under Sec. 15.03:
  Development Finance Board
  Employe Ownership Board



Wisconsin's economy and communities. The division includes the Bureau of
Public Informa-
tion, the Bureau of State and Federal Relations, and the Business Advocacy
Office.
  The Division of Research and Planning is the strategic planning arm for
the Department of
Development. It conducts research on the performance of the state economy
and on related
policy issues. The division's work includes recommending long-term economic
development
strategies and specific public and private sector programs to enhance state
economic develop-
ment. The division includes the Small Business Innovative Research and Entrepreneurial
Assis-
tance Programs.
  The Division of Tourism Development is responsible for promoting tourism
to residents and
nonresidents; promoting travel to the state's scenic, historic, natural,
agricultural, artistic, edu-
cational, and recreational attractions; stimulating the development of commercial
tourist facili-
ties; and assisting cooperative tourism development efforts and other private
sector tourism in-
dustry programs. The division is also expanding its mission to include sales
promotion, product
and management development, and financial partnership ventures with nonprofit
tourism indus-
try organizations. It includes the Bureau of Communications, the Bureau of
Tourism Marketing
and Development, and the Office of Film Promotion.


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