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Global trade venture will help Wisconsin companies connect to markets in Germany, Austria in May
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is inviting Wisconsin companies to explore exporting opportunities during an in-person global trade venture to Germany and Austria from May 14-21. Registration for the venture closes March 11.
Projects take on Wisconsin’s biggest workforce challenges
At the event announcing the Workforce Innovation Grant for Sauk Prairie High School, WEDC Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Sam Rikkers was greeted by the high-school marching [...]
WEDC locating its offices in Urban League’s Black Business Hub
As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to directly support small businesses, WEDC will locate its Madison offices in the Urban League of Greater Madison’s Black Business Hub when construction is complete in 2023.
Greater Milwaukee Urban League honors WEDC
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) was honored with two awards from the Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) Wednesday during the League’s annual Equal Opportunity Day Salute to Excellence. The League presented WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes with the Excellence in Community and Economic Development Award for WEDC’s work to address the needs of diverse businesses and chambers of commerce and for the organization’s efforts to advance worker retention and recruitment following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Five groups win grant funding to boost entrepreneurship
Five organizations with fresh ideas on how to strengthen entrepreneurship and support new business ventures have won a total of $170,850 in a new grant program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). The Entrepreneurship Partner Grants, awarded on a competitive basis, aim to promote entrepreneurial growth across the state and impact underserved communities by funding new programs.
Room to grow
Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant to allow YMCA to expand child care and youth programming in Green County
High school diploma opens opportunities
A state Workforce Innovation Grant worth up to $5.6 million will allow the college, YWCA and other partners to guide more students through the process of earning a high school diploma and entering the workforce or seeking additional training. Gateway Technical College and its partners including the YWCA of Southeast Wisconsin, Southeast Wisconsin Workforce Development Board and Racine County Higher Expectations will use the grant funding for Southeast Wisconsin’s Talent Optimization Project (SWTOP).
Applications open February 22 for second round of Workforce Innovation Grants
Applications will open February 22, 2022, for the second round of Workforce Innovation Grants of up to $10 million to local and regional projects that will help meet the state’s next-generation workforce needs, Governor Tony Evers announced today. The Workforce Innovation Grant Program offers grants from $250,000 up to $10 million to regional economic development partners to design and implement innovative plans to tackle their communities’ most pressing workforce challenges.
Workforce Innovation Grant helps youth discover career path
A Workforce Innovation Grant of up to $3.3 million is helping launch the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee’s new Ready Center and a collaboration between schools, employers and others to help young people find a career path. A partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Schools, Employ Milwaukee, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Herzing University, and more than a dozen large employers, the Ready Center Collective will offer students job experience, training and the possibility of earning professional certifications and college credits while still in high school.
Testimony of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes
There are many reasons to celebrate the progress our state has made. Wisconsin’s economy continues to grow robustly in every corner of the state. Unemployment has dropped from double-digits in the early days of the pandemic to the lowest levels in decades, while participation in the labor force reaches new highs. Wages are up and new businesses are emerging.
New skills open up manufacturing opportunities
The state of Wisconsin is helping Mid-State Technical College and its partners make that investment with a Workforce Innovation Grant worth up to $9 million. The grant will help the college and partners build the Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering Technology and Apprenticeship Center in Stevens Point and help youth and unemployed or underemployed people of all ages overcome the barriers preventing them from thriving in the workforce.
Creating a workforce to build healthier communities
With help from Wisconsin’s Workforce Innovation Grant, UW-Eau Claire, Mayo Clinic, and others hope to train new generation of health care workers, teachers
