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Village of Ashwaubenon receives $250,000 state grant to support construction of mixed-use building near Lambeau Field
WEDC will support development of The Common Place, a five-story, mixed-use building. Its 88 residential units, will include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.
21 Wisconsin school districts awarded Fab Lab Grants
Grants support high-technology workshops equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control routers and plasma cutters.
Perlick Corporation renovates facility in Milwaukee
This “lean transformation” of the Milwaukee plant will improve Perlick Corporation’s efficiency and performance in the wake of growing customer demand.
Perlick plans $11.5 million in upgrades to Milwaukee plant, will add 35 jobs
The $11.5 million project is expected to create 35 jobs over the next three years. The project will improve Perlick’s efficiency and performance in the wake of growing customer demand.
Gov. Evers, WEDC, Company Officials Announce Milwaukee Tool Plans to Invest $206 Million, Create 1,000 More Jobs
State will provide up to $22.5 million in additional performance-based tax credits MENOMONEE FALLS — [...]
Fast-growing Milwaukee Tool is adding 1,000 state jobs in the next three years as it ramps up technologies used by workers in skilled trades
Milwaukee Tool creating many new positions in technical roles in Menomonee Falls, Brookfield, Milwaukee, Mukwonago, Sun Prairie and West Bend.
Evers awards Marinette Marine tax credits to help hire workers and complete facility upgrades for frigate contract
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday announced $12 million in state tax credits to help Fincantieri Marinette Marine ramp up production of the Navy's new guided missile frigate.
Gov. Evers Announces State Will Support Shipyard Building New Generation of Navy Frigates with Up to $12 Million in Tax Credits
Tax credits will support Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s $300 million expansion of their manufacturing facilities to produce the new Constellation class frigates.