At the event announcing the Workforce Innovation Grant for Sauk Prairie High School, WEDC Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Sam Rikkers was greeted by the high-school marching band. Twelve regional projects tackling everything from advanced …
State website offers resources, highlights innovation A new spotlight is shining on Wisconsin’s rural communities and their residents with the launch of a state website: ruralwi.com—”a place for rural Wisconsin to find opportunities, celebrate our success …
Jean Marie Thiel (second from left) accepts her award from US Bank Vice President and Community Affairs Manager Suzanne Zwaska, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes and WEDC Deputy Secretary Sam Rikkers. Entrepreneurs meet to encourage diverse business growth …
More than 2,808 Main Street Bounceback Grants awarded Across the state, more than 2,808 locally owned businesses and nonprofits are opening new brick-and-mortar locations with help from the Wisconsin Tomorrow Main Street Bounceback Grant Program. In turn, …
A pilot program that trains teachers to bring computer science into Wisconsin K-12 classrooms is getting a boost from a $150,000 grant from WEDC. Governor Tony Evers and WEDC Secretary Missy Hughes made the grant announcement in the Howard-Suamico School …
Wisconsin entrepreneurs got a boost this month from a new WEDC grant program that fosters creative, inclusive approaches to growing and supporting businesses across the state. Community organizations in Wausau, Beloit, Milwaukee and Rhinelander received a …
Company: Exact Sciences Products: Exact Sciences is best known for its noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test, Cologuard®. Approved by the FDA in 2014, the stool DNA test has been used more than 7 million times. Its success enabled Exact Sciences to …
A Midwestern effort to crack into the hazelnut industry is getting a boost from a $79,800 grant from WEDC. The Targeted Industry Project (TIP) Grant will help with efforts to expand the hazelnut industry, which in the U.S. has historically been centered …
Visits to Germany and Austria in the spring and South Korea and Taiwan in the fall aim to boost trade WEDC’s in-person global trade ventures, which help Wisconsin businesses tap into export success, are planning to resume in 2022, and two upcoming trips …
Missy Hughes, Secretary and CEO, WEDC By Missy Hughes Secretary and CEO One of the biggest rewards that comes with our work in economic development is seeing how relatively modest investments can often produce big results. Several projects I’ve visited …
WEDC recognized for excellence in economic development MILWAUKEE, FEB. 24, 2022 –The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) was honored with two awards from the Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) Wednesday during the League’s annual Equal …
WEDC recognized for excellence in economic development MILWAUKEE, FEB. 24, 2022 –The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) was honored with two awards from the Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) Wednesday during the League’s annual Equal …
Connecting growing businesses such as Eagle River’s Arrow Gift Shop with tools and resources helps businesses grow, evolve and transition, as needed. Retaining key anchor businesses brings foot traffic to the district and creates a pool of local business …
WEDC program spurs innovation with $170,850 in seed money MADISON, WI. FEB. 17, 2022 – Five organizations with fresh ideas on how to strengthen entrepreneurship and support new business ventures have won a total of $170,850 in a new grant program …
WEDC program spurs innovation with $170,850 in seed money MADISON, WI. FEB. 17, 2022 – Five organizations with fresh ideas on how to strengthen entrepreneurship and support new business ventures have won a total of $170,850 in a new grant program …
The application deadline is approaching for a series of four workshops designed to help small businesses in Wisconsin access programming and innovation funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. The 1.5-hour sessions aim to connect firms through the …
Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant to allow YMCA to expand child care and youth programming in Green County MONROE, WI. FEB. 14, 2022 – A state Workforce Innovation Grant worth up to $3.7 million will help turn the Green County Family YMCA’s plans to …
Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant to allow YMCA to expand child care and youth programming in Green County MONROE, WI. FEB. 14, 2022 – A state Workforce Innovation Grant worth up to $3.7 million will help turn the Green County Family YMCA’s plans to …
Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant project aims to help residents earn a high school degree RACINE, WI. FEB. 10, 2022 – For new graduate Scott Fricke, a high school diploma means a chance at a new life. The 56-year-old Burlington resident left high …
Paid for by $100 million in the federal American Rescue Plan Act, 12 projects across Wisconsin are to soon receive $59.5 million in Workforce Innovation Grants through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. They tackle the state’s most pressing workforce …
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