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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Supporting Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial spirit with new grant program
A new grant program will allow the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to fund organizations creating innovative new programs to support entrepreneurs.
WEDC recognized for excellence in financial reporting
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has again earned national recognition for outstanding financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).
Now available: updated vaccine guidelines for employers
The document has been updated to reflect developments including the rise of the Delta variant and COVID-19's movement toward becoming an endemic virus rather than one that is transmitted in isolated outbreaks.
WEDC aid allows historic renovations to move forward
A trio of properties in Columbus’ Downtown Historic District are being renovated with help from a $250,000 Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
Rural policymakers leaders look for long term answers for economic growth
Leaders and officials in Wisconsin’s rural communities must be creative and work together to turn around decades of decline and build sustainable local economies, experts said at a WisPolitics event held in La Crosse on Tuesday.
Area businesses win state awards
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission are bringing a new grant program to the region.
Connecting Wisconsin to Africa
Seven out of 10 of the world’s fastest-growing national economies are in Africa. But not one African country makes the list of Wisconsin’s top 30 export partners.
Grants available for businesses moving into vacant sites
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission are bringing a new grant program to the region.