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High school students and employers will soon benefit from a new mobile welding lab that was recently delivered to the campus of Northwood Technical College, Rice Lake. Read More

Senators unanimously approved Missy Hughes, the secretary of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. Read More

To bring a new business to life, you need to find market fit, consider funding or financing, and perhaps most importantly, to decide where you'll set up operations to ensure that your business can thrive. Read More

WEDC Chief Operating Officer, Sam Rikkers, says those local groups have a much better connection to potential small business owners than state officials. Read More

Hundreds of new companies have been founded in Wisconsin since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now the state is getting nearly $80 million to support those startups and small businesses. Read More

The funding for Wisconsin would support capital access, collateral support, a debt/hybrid program, two loan participation programs and two equity/venture capital efforts.  Read More

University of Wisconsin alumni living in South Korea will promote Wisconsin as a good place to do business and encourage Korean investment in the state under a new agreement to be signed Thursday with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC). Read More

State and local grants designed to fill storefronts that closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to Stoughton’s art retail boom. Read More

Argentum et Aurum closed its doors at 25 N. Main St. in January, but is ready to welcome back customers in its bigger space for a grand re-opening Friday at 111 S. Main St. Read More

The tax credits are performance-based meaning Fiserv must meet some capital investment and hiring requirements including creating more than 250 new full-time positions during the next five years while retaining its current Wisconsin workforce of 980 employees. Read More