The shopping season continues today with Shop Small Saturday, with plenty of folks supporting small businesses. Many local shops offering unique discounts, deals are appreciating the rise in sales from local customers and tourists alike. Sam Rikkers, the …
WEDC officials will visit locally owned businesses and vibrant downtowns MADISON, WI., NOV. 22, 2023– Wisconsin’s unique small businesses help make our communities more vibrant and our state more prosperous. This holiday season, the Wisconsin Economic …
As part of its partnership with the city, MATC will purchase Fire Station No. 6 at Perry Street and Badger Road for $1, the college announced Thursday. The fire station would be torn down and replaced with a child care facility that also would include …
Investment will supercharge building of Regional Tech Hub MADISON, WI. NOV. 16, 2023 – A special round of Entrepreneurship Partner Grants (EPG) will be available to groups supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs working in biotechnology, personalized medicine …
Main Street Makeovers to take place this spring in Ellsworth, Mayville MADISON, WI. NOV. 16, 2023 – Two downtown businesses have been named as winners in the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) annual Main Street Makeover Contest. The …
Winners will be announced at Dec. 7 conference MADISON, WI. NOV. 14, 2023 – Seventeen Wisconsin companies and individuals have been named as finalists for the 2023 MARKETPLACE Governor’s Awards, which honor Wisconsin businesses owned by minorities, women …
Northwood Technical College celebrated the addition of a new advanced manufacturing training lab at the Rice Lake Campus on Friday. The new lab is part of the Housing Opportunity and Mobile Education Solutions Workforce Innovation Grant initiative with the …
Isaac moved to Madison, Wisconsin because it combines the conveniences of a big city with the intimacy of a small community. Column by Isaac Showaki Ten years ago, my life changed for the better when I left the big cities behind and moved my life and …
Microsoft plans to make a major investment in Wisconsin, including billions to expand its data center footprint in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday. Microsoft Corp. is set to purchase more than 1,000 acres in the village, some of …
American Orthodontics, a manufacturer of orthodontic supplies and products with headquarters at 3524 Washington Ave. in Sheboygan, is adding another site in Saukville. It is part of the village’s Northern Gateway Community Collective, a 99-acre development …
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Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez was in Medford on Tuesday to check in with three area businesses who received funds through a COVID-era program to promote business redevelopment. The businesses received $10,000 grants through Wisconsin …
How did Wisconsin finally land “Top Chef?” The answer involves money. According to documents obtained by the Cap Times, Travel Wisconsin coordinated a total of $1.3 million in incentives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation ($500,000) as …
The report offers performance data for the programs WEDC offers to support a vibrant entrepreneurial culture in Wisconsin. Read More
On Monday, Governor Tony Evers’ Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence held their first meeting where they discussed the future uses of A.I. in the state of Wisconsin, and how the current workforce could be impacted. The task force is used as …
Willie Smith is helping to breathe new life into abandoned and neglected areas in Milwaukee by harnessing the power of partnerships. As executive director of the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NSCDC), Smith and his partners are …
Too often, initial discussions of community challenges can devolve into frustrating criticism sessions that reach a dead end, leaving opportunities for change in the dust. But across Wisconsin, communities are finding ways to move beyond complaining into …
Bill Harrington invests in people and sells trust. This is how Harrington characterizes his work as founder and CEO of Harrington Solutions, a Grafton firm that assembles teams of workers—including formerly incarcerated people and refugees—in trustworthy …
