A person who conducts or proposes to conduct any of the following may be certified under s. 238.301 (2):

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 238.302

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)   Job creation project. A project that creates and maintains for a period of time established by the corporation by rule full-time jobs in addition to any existing full-time jobs provided by the person.
   (2)   Capital investment project. A project that involves a significant investment of capital, as defined by the corporation by rule under s. 238.306 (2) (b), by the person in new equipment, machinery, real property, or depreciable personal property.
   (3)   Employee training project. A project that involves significant investments in the training or reeducation of employees, as defined by the corporation by rule under s. 238.306 (2) (c), by the person for the purpose of improving the productivity or competitiveness of the business of the person.
   (4)   Project related to persons with corporate headquarters in Wisconsin. A project that will result in the location or retention of a person’s corporate headquarters in Wisconsin or that will result in the retention of employees holding full-time jobs in Wisconsin if the person’s corporate headquarters are located in Wisconsin.