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Fab labs help kids, communities learn and thrive
What began five years ago as a chance to involve school kids in science, technology, engineering, art and math has grown to engage an entire Door County community.
Best practices, resources help wipe out contaminants to keep buildings safe
The potential for contaminants in the buildings where we live and work has always been a concern, whether it’s mold in our walls or foundations, lead in our paint or drinking water or asbestos in our insulation or floor tiles. This concern has become even more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many of us have been working from home and spending more time indoors.
Adams YMCA supports workforce participation, community health
The Adams YMCA-Aspirus Health Center opened Aug. 30 and within four weeks, more than 500 people became members, ranging in age from 8 to 88, said President and CEO Bret Salscheider. For most of the area’s residents, it is their first access to a local health and fitness facility, with strength training machines, group classes and wellness consultations.
Tin Cat Studio joins Amery’s downtown revival
It’s no secret that the continuing loss of manufacturing and agricultural jobs has brought economic hardship to many areas of rural Wisconsin. While small town main streets have been [...]
Grant helps a delicious idea expand, despite the pandemic
Bill Schwartz and Jeff Davidson are two self-described “computer geeks” and serial entrepreneurs from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. In the late 1990s, as the internet exploded, they developed an educational [...]
5 reasons strong commercial corridors are critical to rural communities
As the percentage of manufacturing and agricultural jobs in rural America continue to decline, many rural communities, including many in Wisconsin, have been able to reverse negative economic trends [...]
Revitalizing commercial corridors with the Main Street Bounceback Grants Program
The damage the pandemic has wrought in Wisconsin, and on the economy overall, is undeniable. According to Yelp, 60% of the 160,000 business closures registered in the platform in [...]
Improving building codes for Main Street
Many common building renovations in our Main Street communities have become too complicated and expensive for property owners to tackle—in no small part because of the past 100 years of layered building codes.
Reports evaluate community events, unlock improvements
An enormous amount of planning and effort goes into staging a successful community event, and the Wisconsin Main Street staff is available to help evaluate an event’s effectiveness and point the way toward improvements.
Two Wisconsin retailers welcome customers back with style
WEDC makeover winners unveiled new looks in June New looks should pay off for two Wisconsin businesses that went through retail makeovers in June with help from WEDC and [...]
Rural Eau Claire County residents testing SpaceX internet service with help from WEDC
WEDC is assisting Eau Claire County in launching a pilot program to test SpaceX’s Starlink, a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites that can provide high-speed internet in rural areas where broadband is limited or not available.
Entrepreneur perspectives
Wisconsin Main Street hosted its first Downtown Pitch Contest in June, inviting entrepreneurs from more than 100 Main Street and Connect Communities districts to share ideas for business concepts or expansions to meet the needs of local customers, enhance their district, and support and sustain local businesses.
