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Generac eyed South Carolina and Georgia for expansion before picking Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. said it will award an additional $9 million in Enterprise Zone tax credits to Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. if the company completes its goal of another $53 million investment in facilities across Wisconsin and the creation of more than 700 jobs by 2024. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-10-04T10:05:49-05:00September 29, 2021|News Coverage|

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Supporting Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial spirit with new grant program

A new grant program will allow the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to fund organizations creating innovative new programs to support entrepreneurs. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-10-04T10:07:55-05:00September 27, 2021|News Coverage|

Rural policymakers leaders look for long term answers for economic growth

Leaders and officials in Wisconsin’s rural communities must be creative and work together to turn around decades of decline and build sustainable local economies, experts said at a WisPolitics event held in La Crosse on Tuesday. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-09-17T11:02:24-05:00September 16, 2021|News Coverage|

Area businesses win state awards

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission are bringing a new grant program to the region. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-09-17T10:56:54-05:00September 16, 2021|News Coverage|

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. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-09-17T11:03:55-05:00September 13, 2021|News Coverage|

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. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-09-03T10:47:38-05:00September 2, 2021|News Coverage|

Eau Claire receives $250K state grant to help revitalize downtown

Eau Claire Economic Development Manager Aaron White said the grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is a pass-through grant, meaning the city applies for it on behalf of a business and then the awarded funds are passed on to the business, which in this case is Merge Urban Development Group, a real estate company based out of Iowa. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-09-03T10:39:23-05:00September 2, 2021|News Coverage|

WEDC offering $10,000 grants to help Main Street ‘Bounce Back’

Boarded-up buildings scattered through downtown streets aren’t just eyesores. They come at a serious cost to local governments. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-08-27T12:15:16-05:00August 27, 2021|News Coverage|

Monticello community kitchen to launch farm-to-doorstep meal delivery

Community Kitchen Co-op got a boost in June with a $48,900 Capacity Building Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). With matching and in-kind donations attached to the grant, it amounts to about $55,000 in startup funding. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-08-27T12:11:32-05:00August 27, 2021|News Coverage|

Racine receives WEDC grant to support Jeffers’ Horlick campus redevelopment

The city of Racine is receiving a $250,000 matching grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to support J. Jeffers & Co.'s redevelopment of the headquarters building within the Horlick Malted Milk Co. complex. Read More

Jake Mieske2021-08-27T12:18:36-05:00August 26, 2021|News Coverage|