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Gov. Evers Announces Main Street Bounceback Grant Program Has Helped Over 4,200 Small Businesses and Nonprofits, Invests Additional $25 Million into Program
We’ve have seen firsthand how these investments helped support local economies in downtowns and communities that are now filled with unique businesses that otherwise might not be there today.
Gov. Evers: $25 million more for Main Street Bounceback Grant Program
Additional investment into the Main Street Bounceback Grant Program, which has already helped more than 4,200 small businesses and nonprofits across all 72 Wisconsin counties.
Weinbrenner Shoe Company expands into abandoned Merrill property
Weinbrenner officials say the expansion, which will create at least 50 new jobs, will help them meet increased demand for their products.
Gov. Evers Announces Major State Investment in Biopharmaceutical Company’s Wisconsin Expansion
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals can research new therapies for debilitating diseases, bring them to market, and manufacture them all right here in Wisconsin.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals breaks ground on $220 million Verona campus; company to receive $16 million from city, $2.5 million from state
Gov. Tony Evers announced the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is providing $2.5 million in performance-based tax credits to Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals.
Weinbrenner Shoe Co. to expand into abandoned Hurd windows property in Merrill, create at least 50 jobs
The expansion was made possible through a partnership between the city of Merrill, which is contributing a $300,000 development incentive, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., which is supporting the project with a $250,000 Idle Sites Redevelopment Grant.
Afghan evacuees eager to help fill Wisconsin jobs, but face barriers from transportation to language to child care
Federally contracted resettlement nonprofits have helped Afghans find housing and jobs, but they aren’t equipped to address all employment barriers.
Wisconsin broadband speed test aims to find slow service, dead zones
With high-speed internet considered essential for Wisconsin’s growth and prosperity, consumers and businesses have been asked to take speed tests to determine where coverage is lacking.
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