WEDC has awarded a $750,000 grant to the Center for Dairy Research to establish the Beverage Innovation Center, a new center of excellence that will provide resources to small businesses to test and develop new beverage products. Read More
Wisconsin is home to some of the world’s most recognized and forward-thinking brands, including Kohler, SC Johnson, Harley-Davidson, and Briggs & Stratton. Each a leader in their respective industries, these companies collectively have a track record of more than 500 years of innovation. They are among the manufacturers that have helped solidify Wisconsin’s reputation as a state with a legacy of leadership in the industry. Read More
The 2019 Manufacturing Matters conference brought together the state’s manufacturing sector for two days of networking and learning, with an action-focused theme of “Make It Happen.” But another key theme of the event was the need to embrace change and not simply keep doing what the company and the industry have always done. Read More
Green Bay Packaging, Komatsu and Kimberly-Clark top the list of the biggest economic development projects of 2018. Read More
In response to strong demand, the WEDC has scheduled a second informational workshop on supply chain readiness for Monday, Oct. 29, in downtown Milwaukee. Read More
As digital communication shrinks the market for white paper, companies are turning to the "brown paper" used in packaging. Read More
Wisconsin’s biohealth industry comprises 4,320 firms statewide accounting for 107,616 jobs and $47.8 billion worth of economic output for the state. These figures demonstrate not only a significant impact for Wisconsin’s economy, but also the global reach of innovation taking place here, as biomedical discoveries made by research institutions and companies in Wisconsin help improve
WEDC, in collaboration with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity and the University of Wisconsin-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, are hosting two informational workshops this month on supply chain readiness. Read More
MADISON, WI. SEPT. 12, 2018 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), in collaboration with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity, Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the state’s regional economic development organizations is hosting five informational workshops throughout the state on supply chain readiness. The Supplier Readiness Series will include information
WEDC has awarded a $750,000 grant to establish the Forward BIO Initiative – a new biomanufacturing center of excellence that will help to bring groundbreaking research happening in Wisconsin out of the labs and into the marketplace. The grant will be administered by BioForward Wisconsin. Read More
