Source: Mitchell Schmidt, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, 3/5/21


Kelliann Blazek, who took the helm of the state’s rural prosperity office less than a year ago, has been tabbed to join President Joe Biden’s administration in Washington to assist with rural policy. The new role sets up a return to Washington for the Wisconsin native, who spent several years working on rural and agricultural life legislation at the U.S. Capitol before returning to Wisconsin in April to become director the the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.’s Office of Rural Prosperity, which was created last year to support rural communities.

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