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Destroyed by fire in 2020, The Cheel restaurant in Thiensville receives $250K state grant to rebuild
The Cheel was just awarded a $250,000 Community Development Investment grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to help rebuild its restaurant. Reconstruction plans for the new restaurant include an expanded dining room, a patio, event space and an area for live music.
Adaptive reuse could help address Wisconsin’s affordable housing shortage
Adaptive reuse projects aren’t new in the state, but they've been gaining momentum in recent years thanks to incentives like affordable housing tax credits from Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and historic preservation credits through WEDC.
Buttigieg: ‘It’s about time’ federal funds approved for Port of Green Bay expansion
The Port of Green Bay is on the verge of starting work on its first new shipping terminal in more than 100 years thanks to federal dollars U.S. Transportation.
Thiensville awarded $250,000 state grant to rebuild restaurant
The matching grants are awarded based on the ability of applicants to demonstrate the economic impact of the proposed project, including public and private partnership development, financial need, and use of sustainable downtown development practices.
Testimony of Errin Welty Senior Downtown Development Director, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Assembly Committee on Rural Development
Errin Welty, Senior Downtown Development Director, talks about WEDC’s downtown development programs and their role in rural economic development.
Rideshare program off to speedy start
The program is funded by a Workforce Innovation Grant of up to $3.2 million administered by WEDC and the Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
At WEDC, focus expands to communities and small businesses — not just big ones
Addressing local needs for stronger broadband internet service, expanding affordable housing and finding ways to expand the available workforce and draw future workers to the state.
Waupaca County’s ‘Catch a Ride’ Program Breaks Down Transportation Barriers for Workers
The goals of this is to meet people where they are and understand that everybody wants the opportunity to fully participate in the economy.
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