Thrive Economic Development News Today

Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County announced Thursday that it is expanding its service area to include communities in neighboring Jefferson County to help meet a demand for affordable housing there.

JEFFERSON — Thrive Economic Development announced the launch of the Live Local Development Fund, an initiative aimed aimed at promoting housing development and fostering vibrant communities across Jefferson County.

Migrant Equity Southeast is calling on the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System to address the urgent need for investing in Hispanic and Spanish-speaking families through increased language access and support. In partnership with NYU Metro Center, Migrant Equity Southeast released a report highlighting the need for the school district to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic students, who have grown by 66% over the past decade and now represent 12% of the districts population. Dani...

Dairy farms have been going out of business left and right in California and across the country - in part, they say, because milk prices are so volatile, and today are well below production costs. Now the National Family Farm Coalition is proposing the Milk from Family Dairies Act - a long-term solution that would set a minimum price that processors pay producers. Lynne McBride - executive director of the California Dairy Campaign at the California Farmers Union - said it would also put in p...

An infusion of federal aid is expected to greatly expand access to broadband, or high speed internet service, across rural New Hampshire. Nearly $200 million in federal aid from the bipartisan infrastructure law along with additional funds from the American Rescue Plan will connect hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Sarah Davis, vice president of government affairs for Consolidated Communications, which connects homes with broadband throughout the Northeast, called the funding a ga...

As rural communities still suffer from the so-called digital divide, the Biden administration has announced the rollout of more than $42 billion for the expansion of high-speed internet access. That includes $1 billion dollars for Wisconsin. The funding comes from the multi-year federal infrastructure law that was adopted in late 2021. ...

The Thrive Economic Development organization is taking what it calls a “strategic focus” on the future for the greater Jefferson County area with a robust business environment, activated and supported