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Supporting Wisconsin’s small businesses
Wisconsin business owners and entrepreneurs will have the chance to learn and network for free during the Lieutenant Governor’s Small Business Academy. Small business owners, entrepreneurs looking for funding ideas and individuals considering starting a business are all encouraged to attend.
WEDC sends out grants to help groups create small businesses
Five Wisconsin non-profits aiming to improve help small businesses grow are getting grants from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. WEDC entrepreneurship director Ed Javier says the 170-thousand dollars in grants doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s being targeted to places where it can do the most good.
State officials in Washburn to encourage ‘Shop Small Wisconsin’ for holidays
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes visited Washburn today to see how the Main Street Bounceback Grants have transformed the small Bayfield County city’s downtown.
Plush Clothing Boutique gets a new look after winning mini-makeover contest
Plush Clothing boutique owner Yolanda Coleman has four words for the upcoming year of her business: “Let the games begin.”
Community returns to shuttered rural school in Iowa County
The desks are gone, along with the students, teachers, playground equipment and concerts. The 2018 closure of the elementary school was a blow to this eastern Iowa County village, and required students here to be bused to Spring Green.
Grants available for businesses moving into vacant sites
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission are bringing a new grant program to the region.
Community support brings new smoked meat market to Hillsboro
Community leaders say they had cheese, they had beer, the only thing that was missing was meat which is what helped them secure a community development investment grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
An $11 million upgrade to a downsized Heidel House Hotel
Two years after its closing, the Heidel House is ready to create new memories with the hope of attracting 25,000 to 35,000 guests a year.
Fun, food and financial benefits ease workforce challenges
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes visited Acuity Insurance’s Sheboygan headquarters today to highlight the company’s innovative investments in their employees and unique workplace culture.
Workshop on public art, design and placemaking held in Osceola
The Osceola Main Street Organization hosted Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) spring Main Street Workshop on Public Art, Design, & Placemaking at the Discovery Center. The workshop is intended to help invigorate and inspire residents as the community embarks on their Downtown Streetscape Planning process.
Menomonie’s Donut Sam’s earns statewide recognition
Donut Sam’s took top honors in the Best New Business at the event, which was hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The awards ceremony recognized the efforts by Wisconsin Main Street volunteers and staff for their historic preservation and downtown economic development efforts of communities in Wisconsin in 2020.
