Head of Wis. economic development agency quits

Published September 20, 2012 5:50pm ET



MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Paul Jadin, the former mayor of Green Bay who served as the first head of a quasi-public economic development agency created last year by Gov. Scott Walker, announced his resignation Thursday.

Jadin’s decision to quit the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation comes after questions were raised earlier this year about how he and the agency handled an offer of tax breaks to a company bidding on a multimillion dollar state contract.

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