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23 businesses named finalists for 2021 MARKETPLACE Governor’s Awards
Note: This version of the press release corrects the name of one of the finalists [...]
Governor Evers, WEDC Secretary Hughes Encourage Everyone to ‘Shop Small Wisconsin’ This Holiday Season
Taking part in Shop Small Wisconsin helps keep local businesses thriving WASHBURN, WI. NOV. 18, [...]
State officials in Washburn to encourage ‘Shop Small Wisconsin’ for holidays
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes visited Washburn today to see how the Main Street Bounceback Grants have transformed the small Bayfield County city’s downtown.
COVID-19 exposure notification tool now available
The tool, which can be enabled in iPhone settings or downloaded as an app for Android, can help reduce virus transmission by notifying people who have been in close contact with someone who tested positive.
In Green County, working to ameliorate a child care desert
Providers and non-profit groups in Green County have teamed up to bolster child care where demand exceeds supply so drastically that the county has been called a child care desert.
Plush Clothing Boutique gets a new look after winning mini-makeover contest
Plush Clothing boutique owner Yolanda Coleman has four words for the upcoming year of her business: “Let the games begin.”
New look for WEDC Mini-Makeover Contest winner Plush Clothing
Plush Clothing in downtown Racine unveiled their new look today after a team of Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) staff and designers transformed the store in a one-day reality TV style makeover.
City of Spooner receives $119,000 state grant to support a new green space
A $119,000 Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will allow the city of Spooner to transform a former post office into a green space that will link the city’s downtown with two museums, a developing railroad-themed park and a recreational trail.
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