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The Osceola Main Street Organization hosted Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC) spring Main Street Workshop on Public Art, Design, & Placemaking at the Discovery Center. The workshop is intended to help invigorate and inspire residents as the community embarks on their Downtown Streetscape Planning process.

Startup community leaders and investors alike are looking to rally support for a proposed $100 million state investment in a “fund of funds” contained in Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal. 

A Verona restaurant went through a transformation Monday, receiving a 24-hour makeover with the help of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and consulting firm Retailworks.

As the summer travel season begins, the Acting Secretary of Tourism Anne Sayers and Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.'s CEO and secretary Missy Hughes toured the state's hotspots including Westby Creamery and the La Crosse Distilling Co.

Applications for up to $420 million in new Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grants for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will open at 8 a.m. Monday, May 24 through 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 7, Governor Tony Evers announced today.

Missy Hughes, director of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., said the tower is important to the city not just because it will attract visitors — a vital part of Door County's economy — but also because that will help other local industries like hospitality and restaurants, along with the construction jobs that the project required.

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes visited Green Bay’s Fork Farms today with a simple message: Wisconsin can help businesses and entrepreneurs bring big ideas to life.

Kwik Trip is being awarded an additional $5 million in tax credits by the state after it exceeded original job growth and capital investment goals at its La Crosse campus over the last five years, even throughout the pandemic.

Six local startups were recognized Monday night for $10,000 grants they each recently were awarded from the MKE Tech Hub Coalition.

Wisconsin restaurants, bars, bakeries, food trucks, breweries, wineries, distilleries and inns that prepare and serve food or beverages can now apply for funding equal to what was lost in the pandemic up to $10 million per business. The federal Small Business Administration’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund recipients do not have to repay the funding as long as it is used for eligible purposes by March 11, 2023.

The City of Sturgeon Bay is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) renovate its theater located in downtown Sturgeon Bay.