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5 Lessons from My Year on Main Street
This article offers five lessons from my year working as an intern with the Wisconsin Main Street Program, highlighting underappreciated tools and strategies communities can use to support strong downtowns.
WEDC & Ellsworth Celebrate Main Street Makeover Winner
Program designed to foster business and community engagement and showcase the businesses that bring life to downtown districts.
Trade missions offer Wisconsin businesses the chance to grow globally
WEDC will lead seven missions to eight countries in 2024-25 MADISON, WI. MAY 10, 2024 – Wisconsin businesses looking to extend their reach by entering global markets will be [...]
Certified In Wisconsin Program now open for new applications
The Certified In Wisconsin Program—which designates commercial development sites as being shovel-ready, making them attractive to developers and valuable to communities—will accept new applications through May 31, 2024. “The [...]
Gov. Evers, President Biden, Microsoft Officials to Celebrate Historic Investments in Mount Pleasant Datacenter, Global Co-Innovation Lab, and AI Solutions for Wisconsin Manufacturers
Microsoft plans to invest $3.3 billion in Wisconsin, create new partnership with UW-MilwaukeeRACINE — Gov. Tony Evers today is set to welcome President Joe Biden back to Wisconsin and join [...]
Certified In Wisconsin offers assurance to site selectors
The information technology giant has said it will invest "billions of dollars" at the southeast Wisconsin site over the next decade, and is also investing in local watershed restoration and STEM education.
WEDC awards Mosinee Fab Lab Grant for elementary school
Secretary Hughes urges more districts to follow Mosinee’s lead MOSINEE, WI. April 30, 2024 – The Mosinee School District today received a $25,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development [...]
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce 18 Wisconsin School Districts Awarded Investments to Support STEAM Skills and Learning
Fab lab awards to support high-tech, hands-on learning opportunities in schools MUSKEGO — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, today announced [...]
Recognizing revitalization success
Each year at the Wisconsin Main Street Awards, we recognize individuals, businesses, and community leaders who have made an impact in their downtown districts through their dedication of [...]
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Nestlé Purina’s $195 Million Expansion of Jefferson Factory
Steel infrastructure going up at Purina's Jefferson factory. Project will create 100 new high-paying jobs, qualify for up to $1.7 million in performance-based incentives MADISON — Gov. [...]
Wisconsin Main Street success stories celebrated at 33rd annual awards event
WEDC salutes top 2023 revitalization projects at Green Bay awards ceremony GREEN BAY, WI. April 19, 2024 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) celebrated the best downtown revitalization [...]
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Incentives to Assist Kikkoman’s $800 Million Investment in Rural Wisconsin
Investment in Walworth and Jefferson communities will create 83 new high-paying jobs MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced that the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation [...]
