I was doing some spring cleaning in my office recently, and came across a stack of periodicals from 2009/10 that, in stark terms, painted a picture of the business environment in Wisconsin at the time.

Headlines included:

• “Lack of Jobs Available for Willing Workers” (Wisconsin was ranked No. 49 in private-sector job growth in 2008
• “The Brain Drain Continues” (in 2009, it was estimated that Wisconsin lost 14,000 college graduates to other states)
• “No Funding Available for New Businesses” (Wisconsin ranked in the bottom 10% for funds available for new businesses)

If you’re like me, seeing titles like these isn’t a surprise – it doesn’t take much effort to recall just how dire economic straits at the national, regional, and local levels were at the time these stories went to press. What may be surprising – and is inarguably remarkable – is the degree to which Wisconsin has rebounded in the years since the Great Recession, particularly relative to its neighboring states.

And people are beginning to take notice. Here’s what some of the leading publications in the country are saying about business in the Badger State:

According to Forbes Magazine, Wisconsin’s job outlook has improved to #24, up from #49 a decade earlier

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