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Something new is brewing in southwest Wisconsin

December 22, 2025|Entrepreneurship, News|

A landmark in downtown Cuba City is preparing for a new chapter as Wired Rabbit Coffee Roasters transforms the former Cuba City State Bank and Post Office into a destination for coffee roasting, tasting, and community gathering, with the help of a grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

Gov. Evers Celebrates “Shop Small Wisconsin,” Encourages Wisconsinites to Shop Local this Holiday Season

December 1, 2025|News, Small Business|

For the fifth consecutive year, Gov. Evers has proclaimed the weeks between Small Business Saturday through the end of the year as “Shop Small Wisconsin Season.”

WEDC, Foxconn announce additional $569 million investment in Racine County

November 25, 2025|News|

Foxconn is expanding its Wisconsin manufacturing footprint to meet rising demand from U.S. customers and strengthen domestic supply chains for advancing innovation in data management and resilient, next-generation technological capabilities for the future.

Support local businesses and Shop Small this holiday season

November 20, 2025|News, Small Business|

This holiday season, Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) are urging everyone to shop at the small businesses around Wisconsin that help make our communities more vibrant and our state more prosperous.

Fueling Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial spirit: BizStarts Midwest Visiting Professors Symposium

November 18, 2025|Entrepreneurship, News, Thrive Newsletter|

Entrepreneurs, educators, and community leaders received world-class entrepreneurship education in Milwaukee at the Midwest Visiting Professors Symposium (MVPS), an event hosted by BizStarts.

WEDC launches Talent Recruitment Grant Program to attract new residents

November 13, 2025|News, Thrive Newsletter, Wisconsin Communities|

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is announcing the launch of the Talent Recruitment Grant Program, a new initiative designed to support local efforts to attract new residents to Wisconsin.

Meta, state and local officials announce $1 billion data center investment in Beaver Dam project

November 12, 2025|Business Attraction, News|

Meta anticipates the project will result in more than 1,000 skilled trade jobs on site at peak construction. The data center is expected to come online in 2027, after which it will support more than 100 operational jobs.

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