Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Press Releases

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to Host Event Featuring Global Biohealth Experts at 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit

Madison, WI April 27, 2023– The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is inviting all conference participants attending the 2023 U.S. Department of Commerce’s SelectUSA Investment Summit to a panel discussion with leading Wisconsin biohealth …

Connect with us at SelectUSA 2023

The strength of Wisconsin’s biohealth sector will be spotlighted in a panel discussion featuring leaders from top state companies in the industry on Monday, May 1, at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland. All conference participants are urged to …

Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce 25 Wisconsin School Districts Awarded Fab Lab Grants

LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced that Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School and 24 other schools around the state will receive …

Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce 25 Wisconsin School Districts Awarded Fab Lab Grants

LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced that Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School and 24 other schools around the state will receive …

Grants give Northeast Wisconsin schools fab lab upgrades

SEYMOUR – Five schools across Northeast Wisconsin will see an upgrade in equipment and technology. Gresham, Omro, Mishicot, Seymour and Weyauwega-Fremont are among 25 school districts in the state to receive a piece of more than $560,000 in fab lab grants …

State awards Milton plastics firm $5.6 million as company expands

MILTON — A growing plastics manufacturer that says it looks to expand in Milton and create hundreds of new local jobs got a $5.6 million boost Wednesday from Wisconsin’s top economic development agency. In a deal announced Wednesday by the Wisconsin …

WEDC Board approves awarding up to $5.6 million in tax incentives to assist Charter Next Generation expansion in Milton

$270 million investment will create more than 340 new jobs statewide MADISON, WI. APRIL 25, 2023– The Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today approved awarding up to $5.6 million in performance-based tax credits to …

WEDC Board approves awarding up to $5.6 million in tax incentives to assist Charter Next Generation expansion in Milton

$270 million investment will create more than 340 new jobs statewide MADISON, WI. APRIL 25, 2023– The Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today approved awarding up to $5.6 million in performance-based tax credits to …

Downtown revitalization projects, people recognized

LA CROSSE – The best downtown revitalization projects of 2022 were recognized at the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held April 21 at the La Crosse Center in downtown La Crosse, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. announced in a news …

Winning downtown revitalization strategies

WEDC honors best Main Street initiatives with awards LA CROSSE, WI. APRIL 22, 2023 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized the best downtown revitalization projects of 2022 at the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held …

Winning downtown revitalization strategies

WEDC honors best Main Street initiatives with awards LA CROSSE, WI. APRIL 22, 2023 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized the best downtown revitalization projects of 2022 at the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held …

Protected: Signs of the times: New approaches to Main Street signage regulations

Three Lakes business wins Wisconsin’s Main Street Place-Makeover Contest

The Brew Station will receive up to $5,000 to create patio space. MADISON, WI. APRIL 14, 2023 – Downtown Three Lakes business The Brew Station is the winner of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) annual Main Street Place-Makeover Contest …

Three Lakes business wins Wisconsin’s Main Street Place-Makeover Contest

The Brew Station will receive up to $5,000 to create patio space. MADISON, WI. APRIL 14, 2023 – Downtown Three Lakes business The Brew Station is the winner of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) annual Main Street Place-Makeover Contest …

Sit down with WEDC Secretary Missy Hughes on economic future for Wisconsin

After receiving unanimous confirmation from the state Senate, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Melissa “Missy Hughes” sat down with political reporter Will Kenneally to discuss where she wants to take the agency in the next four years …

FlexRide Expanding Service April 17

A city-to-suburbs transit service, called FlexRide, will soft-launch an expansion on Monday, April 17. FlexRide provides an on-demand taxi service that operates between specific pickup zones in the city of Milwaukee and employment centers that can’t be …

Dr. Carol Hirschmugl: CEO and Co-Founder of COnovate, Inc.

After working on both coasts and even internationally, Dr. Carol Hirschmugl returned to the Midwest where she is now a Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). About COnovate COnovate is a startup that makes a new, carbon-based …

Here’s an employer that is providing key opportunities to workers with disabilities

Brady Poetzel is focused on the task in front of him. He puts a foam ring around a plastic throttle that is designed for small engines like a lawn mower. He also puts together brackets. “I like working on throttles and brackets,” Poetzel said. “I do a nice …

Wisconsin could be a global manufacturing hub for electric vehicle production, but more skilled workers, training needed

Wisconsin has the potential to become a global hub for electric vehicle production, according to a new report. But the report from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., or WEDC, found the state needs to address a number of challenges including “below- …

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation setting the framework for the region

The state of Wisconsin has landed on top when it comes to its fiscal affairs compared to other states across the nation. Despite the strain that the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic put on local businesses of any size, Wisconsin has been able to weather the …