“Over the past year, our small businesses have seen the effects of this pandemic firsthand,” Evers said in a statement. “These investments will ensure our main street businesses, our workers, and our state bounce back and better than before by helping folks recover from this pandemic while investing in new innovation and startups.”
Securing capital for new business startups has been an ongoing issue for years in Wisconsin. Evers is proposing a new $100 million venture capital program that will make awards of up to $25 million. Recipients must match the award with private money and invest in Wisconsin. At least 20% of the money being managed will be invested in minority-owned or women-only firms.
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WEDC investment to help fund reopening of the Heidel House
MADISON, WI. APRIL 28, 2021 – The City of Green Lake is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help renovate and reopen the Heidel House Hotel and Resort located in Green Lake.
The Community Development Investment (CDI) Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will support substantial redevelopment of the interior buildings to reopen the hotel and resort, which has been closed since May 2019.
“A vibrant downtown is crucial to a city’s overall economic health and its quality of life, which is why one of WEDC’s top priorities is to support communities throughout the state as they invest in improving their business districts,” said
two awards
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized the best downtown revitalization projects of 2020 at the 30th Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held virtually through dozens of socially-distanced âwatch partiesâ across the state.Â
Through video, Mary Gage, WEDCâs Vice President of Business and Community Development, kicked off the virtual event. Following her introduction, the narrated online ceremony recognizes the successful projects and initiatives executed by Main Street programs around the state. These projects included business and community development initiatives, historic preservation, community celebration and revitalization success stories from communities across Wisconsin.
âAll across the state, those involved in the Wisconsin Main Street Program demonstrate the innovative ways businesses are adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,â said Mary Gage, vice president of business and commun
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FOND DU LAC - Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation recently recognized Fond du Lac County businesses in the 30th Wisconsin Main Street Awards for revitalization, COVID-19 response and exemplary service.
Downtown Ripon took home two awards in the virtual ceremony held April 21: Best Volunteer Engagement and Best Historic Restoration.
Best Volunteer Engagement went to Rotary Square Beautification Project, for which volunteers raised funds and helped lay pavers, assemble pergola shades and install string lights in the 100 block of Watson Street, according to the Ripon Rotary Club Facebook page.
Mapes Hotel, at 300 Watson St. in Ripon, earned the city Best Historic Restoration for last year s renovation. The hotel was originally built in 1853 by Timothy Mapes, the son of Ripon s co-founder David Mapes, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society.