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Beaver Dam art studio unveils new look with WEDC
Art on the Town is one of three Main Street Makeover winners BEAVER DAM, WI. [...]
Wisconsin’s Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld visits Ripon
The city applied for the $250,000 grant in January after approving a developer’s agreement with Knuth Brewing Co. to turn the American House building at 230 Watson St. into a brewpub and event center.
2 solar plants break ground in Juneau County
Solar power is spreading in southern Wisconsin, and Juneau County is getting in on the alternative energy source.
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.
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