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Main Street Bounceback Grant Program offers small businesses, nonprofits support to move into downtown spaces
Thousands of small businesses across the state of Wisconsin are gearing up for a multi-million dollar boost to help them recover.
Transforming Wisconsin’s workforce
WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes participates in a tour at Northwood Tech on [...]
This 23-year-old is among those working Wisconsin’s forests. Here’s how the industry is fighting shortages
Violet Thielke works part-time with the Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association, after graduating in December from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a degree in forest management and a minor in business administration.
Celebrate workers in Wisconsin by investing in them
Across state government, we’re investing strategically to help workers and to strengthen our communities so they can attract the best talent.
Towns are turning vacant schools into affordable housing
Small rural towns across the country has been hit by the housing crisis. With limited options and space, towns are starting to use creative and cost savings solutions.
Celebrating Wisconsin’s workers by investing in them
Across state government, we’re investing strategically to help Wisconsin workers and to strengthen our communities so they can attract the best talent from all over the country.
Small businesses boom
More than 50 West Bend businesses and nonprofits have received the $10,000 grants from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) aimed at helping bring new life to formerly vacant commercial spaces.
Two Green Bay area groups get $1.3 million to support women, minority and veteran entrepreneurs
Women, minority and veteran entrepreneurs will see more of this sort of one-on-one engagement after the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. presented On Broadway Inc. and NEWCAP with more than $1.3 million in Diverse Business Assistance Grants.