WEDC offering $10,000 grants to help Main Street ‘Bounce Back’
Boarded-up buildings scattered through downtown streets aren’t just eyesores. They come at a serious cost to local governments. Read More
Monticello community kitchen to launch farm-to-doorstep meal delivery
Community Kitchen Co-op got a boost in June with a $48,900 Capacity Building Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). With matching and in-kind donations attached to the grant, it amounts to about $55,000 in startup funding. Read More
Racine receives WEDC grant to support Jeffers’ Horlick campus redevelopment
The city of Racine is receiving a $250,000 matching grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to support J. Jeffers & Co.'s redevelopment of the headquarters building within the Horlick Malted Milk Co. complex. Read More
Grant program to help small businesses find homes in Wisconsin
Businesses and nonprofits considering moving into a vacant Wisconsin commercial space may be eligible for a $10,000 Wisconsin Tomorrow – Main Street Bounceback Grant through a newly created program. Read More
City of Racine receives $250,000 state grant to support redevelopment of historic facility
The City of Racine is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help fund the redevelopment of the headquarters building within the Horlick Malted Milk Co. complex. Read More
Now available: Episode 5 of the Wisconsin Employer Vaccine Forum
The discussion addresses how the pandemic landscape has changed with the Delta variant and how vaccination rates can impact the economy. Read More
Tax credits available for employers who provide paid leave for vaccination
Provided under the American Rescue Plan Act, the credits cover leave provided to receive the vaccination and/or recover from side effects anytime from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2021. Read More
Virtual Global Trade Venture: Africa 2021
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is organizing a virtual Global Trade Venture to Australia and New Zealand from Nov. 8-19, 2021, to help Wisconsin companies connect with export partners in these markets. Read More
Co-op takes CSA model to next level with WEDC help
A group of Southern Wisconsin farmers and food producers are opening the Community Kitchen Co-op, which will use a community supported agriculture (CSA) model to provide fully prepared locally sourced meals, bakery, dairy, eggs and more to subscribers. Read More
Village of Orfordville receives $250,000 state grant to support redevelopment of vacant downtown site
The Village of Orfordville is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help redevelop a vacant lot located downtown. Read More
Couleecap seeks entrepreneurs for 2021 pop-up shop program in Viroqua
Couleecap is offering a low-risk opportunity for small business owners and entrepreneurs across the region to make their vision a reality and test their ideas in a retail market setting. Read More
High levels of interest seen for WEDC grant program
A little over a week into the application period for the Main Street Bounceback Grants program, regional economic development groups are seeing high levels of interest from local businesses. Read More