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West Bend mother’s nighttime tradition becomes successful daily business
When West Bend mom Hannah Schleef began creating cloth books as a way to connect with her toddler, she never imagined it would lead her to create a wildly popular, fast-selling book collection and opening her very own downtown studio space.
Gov. Evers Announces $4.6 Million to Support Workforce Housing through Workforce Innovation Grant Program
Grants will be awarded to the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to support water infrastructure in a 32-unit workforce housing development.
Startup’s battery concept could assist in solving Wisconsin’s salt pollution problem
ChloBis Water, a desalination company with about five employees, was launched in 2021 out of a deep-seated desire to preserve the environment.
City-To-Suburbs Transit Service Expanding With $4.2 Million State Grant
Grant provides a low-cost, on-demand service that connects workers in Milwaukee’s central city to employers in Waukesha County.
WEDC Awards International Market Access Grants to Ag Businesses
International Market Access Grants were made available through the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports in the biennial budget.
WEDC makeover contest: Reveal of renovated Mayville store
The big reveal of Fred’s Beds in downtown Mayville took place Wednesday following the completion of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s seventh annual Main Street Makeover contest.
Gov. Evers Announces $23.3 Million to Support Early Childhood Education, Reduce Barriers to Workers Entering the Workforce
Grants for projects that address local needs for early childhood education (ECE) teachers and support career opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (PWIDD).
Gov. Evers Announces $9.7 Million in Workforce Innovation Grants to Support Long-Term Solutions to State’s Workforce Challenges
Programs across five Wisconsin counties include investments to support around-the-clock transportation options for work as well as trauma-informed education and services to engage unserved and underserved populations in the workforce.