As we look ahead to the new year, we’re also looking back on the completion of one of Wisconsin’s most successful small business development initiatives—the Main Street Bounceback Grant Program. Read More
The IMAG Program, launched in 2014, lets Wisconsin companies get reimbursed for specific expenses connected to an export project that will help them boost their presence in an international market. Read More
To help the state’s small and midsize businesses get ahead, WEDC is providing them with access to the SizeUpWI tool, a customized platform that provides data-driven answers to questions about competitive performance indicators, local opportunities, and advertising hotspots. Read More
Main Street Bounceback Grants helped many of Wisconsin’s small brewers keep their footing, emerge from the crisis, and tap into success. Read More
The 2022 MARKETPLACE put the focus on diverse business owners with more than 600 people attended the event, which was held Dec. 6-7 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Read More
Wisconsin Ambassadors are a collection of industry leaders from all facets of the economic landscape in Wisconsin. These innovators actively contribute to WEDC’s overarching goal of building an economy that works for everyone. Read More
The Dodge County community of Mayville is leveraging the power of partnership to engineer a compelling remake of its downtown, an effort that earned a prestigious placemaking award from the Mid-America Economic Development Council. Read More
Economic development is not about numbers and rankings, or about inputs and outputs, or profit and loss margins, or buildings and capital investments. It’s about people. Read More
The Governor’s Export Achievement Awards began in 1981 to recognize companies that have contributed to Wisconsin’s exporting strength by achieving extraordinary results in international markets and elevating Wisconsin’s competitiveness in the global economy. Read More
Waukesha and West Bend are prime examples of the way communities can combine various economic development tools to multiply the impact on downtown redevelopment. Read More