Act 125 April 2012 Interim Report
As required by WI Stat. 238.306(3), the following interim report details WEDC investments in the Economic Development Tax Credit program through March 31, 2012. Program descriptions, history, and accountability efforts are explained in the Act 125 Interim Program Report. Information regarding specific projects, including actual award amounts and job creation information, is available through the Interim Projects.
Act 125 October 2011 Report
As required by the 2007 Wisconsin Act 125, the following report details each agency’s economic development programs, including awards made. Program descriptions, history, and accountability efforts are explained in the Program Descriptions (PDF document 3.83MB). Information on specific projects, including actual award amounts and job creation information, is available through the Interactive Project Data page.
This report, published October 1, 2011, includes program information current at each agency as of August 15, 2011. The exact date may vary by agency. Subsequent changes will be published in future reports.
How to Use the Act 125 Report Interactive Project Data page
This page describes usage and terminology used in the presentation of project data collected through the Act 125 reporting process.
The Page design: Two Main Parts
The Interactive Project Data page, titled State of Wisconsin Annual Economic Development Programs, is made up of two main parts. An upper Criteria Box allows you to refine search criteria by filtering on several columns and sorting on a column of your choice. A lower Results Table displays results meeting your search criteria in a grid layout.
Usage: Finding What You Need
Default
By default, the Interactive Project Data page lists all awards where new information was reported during the specified year. Project reports are listed in the Results Table according to Agency, then alphabetically by Recipient name. It may be necessary to scroll horizontally or vertically to see all relevant project information.
Filtering and Sorting
In addition to the default usage, filtering and sorting is available using appropriate fields in the Criteria Box. Click the Go button to update the list of project reports in the Results Table with new selection criteria. Multiple criteria may be changed at any time, but no changes are made to the results until the Go button is used. The Reset button changes all criteria back to their default values and updates the Results Table to display project reports from the most recent annual report.
The Report Year field allows selection of project data reported during a particular year. To see all available reports for a particular project, select All Years. Reports for each project will be listed with the most recent report listed first. Entering a recipient name into the Recipient field will limit results to any recipient names beginning with the characters entered. For example, entering Box will limit the Results Table to recipients beginning with the letters “Box,” such as Boxes For All and Boxwell Industries. All remaining fields (except Sort By) may be used for filtering by the named column’s actual values by selecting from the drop-down list. All filters are combined to generate the resulting project report list.
Selecting a Sort By column name from the drop-down list and Asc for ascending or Desc for descending will change the sort order of project reports displayed once the Go button is clicked. Changing the sort order does not change which project reports are listed, just the order in which they are displayed.
Following a Project Over Multiple Reports
To view a particular project over all years from award through the final report, select the Report Year of All Years, enter the first few characters of the recipient name in the Recipient field, and click Go. (If this method does not appear to work, begin by clicking Reset and then re-try it.)
Using Data In Other Ways
The Interactive Project Data page meets the requirements of 2007 Wisconsin Act 125. Downloads are not available at this time; however, data may be copied from the Results Table into other tools like a word processing or spreadsheet program for other uses.
Definitions
Report Year
Many projects require more than one year of activity to carry out the project. Act 125 reports are “snapshots” of each project at the end of any given fiscal year ending June 30. Selecting a particular Report Year will display the June 30 snapshot of each project that was active at any point during that fiscal year.
Each year’s report shows progress to date, so filtering by the most recent reporting year displays the most current summary of project activity. By default, the interactive data page presents the most recent reporting year.
Funding Status
Funding status indicates the extent to which awarded funds or other financial resources are utilized to support the project according to the following list:
- pending - indicates no utilization
- active - indicates partial utilization
- complete – indicates full utilization
- withdrawn - indicating that financial resources previously allocated will not be used. This often means that the planned project will not take place.
Reporting Status
Reporting status of Active indicates that project results are still being reported, while Complete indicates that there are no outstanding performance reporting requirements.
Final Status
Final status is Active until the final evaluation has been completed. Projects with Final Status of Complete do not appear on subsequent reports. Filtering on an earlier report year allows viewing projects previously reported as complete.
