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Wisconsin has real momentum—from Main Street to the global stage—and the proof is in the blog posts. Every day, Wisconsinites are getting creative, strategic, and connected, teaming up with WEDC to find new ways to bring their visions to life—and finding success in their businesses and communities in the process. Filter by topic to see the latest in Wisconsin economic development insights and news.
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Small businesses help communities thrive
Across the state, more than 3,000 locally owned businesses and nonprofits are opening new brick-and-mortar locations with help from the Wisconsin Tomorrow Main Street Bounceback Grant Program. In turn, those businesses are energizing their communities.
In communities, small investments are showing some big gains
Many communities are now leveraging these grants to advance downtown redevelopment plans and build communities that are stronger, more resilient and better positioned to attract and keep workers and businesses.
Tapping into trends in downtown entrepreneurship
The COVID-19 pandemic foisted many dizzying changes on locally owned businesses, including temporary and permanent closures, changing entrepreneur demographics, labor market shifts and a switch to online sales. One benefit of coordinating a long-standing program such as Wisconsin Main Street (celebrating its 35th year in 2022) is the ability to explore trends over time.
Apply by Feb. 22 for SBIR Ready workshops to help businesses access federal defense funding
Intended for technical leads, product managers, founders and team leaders from firms with fewer than 500 employees in technical areas including manufacturing, engineering, sensors, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data management and health care, the workshops will help companies understand funding opportunities and support them as they prepare proposals for submission.
Wisconsin innovates, invests to solve workforce challenges
As states across the U.S. grapple with a shortage of workers, Wisconsin is taking the long view toward solving workforce challenges and overcoming obstacles to workforce participation. Wisconsin's approach is distinctive in the way it works with regional partners to understand and address needs specific to each region of the state.
Fighting cabin fever by creating winter fun downtown
Wisconsin winters can seem long, dark and cold. The temptation is strong to hunker down and wait it out. But just because the days are short and frigid, there’s no reason your customers need to be prisoners in their own homes. You can ward off cabin fever by uncovering the fun side of winter right in your own downtown.
Exact Sciences chooses Wisconsin to expand its cancer-screening mission
WEDC is supporting Exact Sciences’ Wisconsin-based projects with an additional $18.5 million in performance-based Enterprise Zone Tax Credits, which will be awarded if the company meets new capital investment and job creation goals by 2025.
MARKETPLACE turns 40
Fireside chat recalls the origin of the Governor's Conference on Diverse Business Development
