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WEDC was established in 2011 during the tenure of Gov. Scott Walker to replace the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.The impetus for WEDC resulted from a 2010 report titled “Be Bold Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Competitiveness Study” that recommended a non-political authority be created to design and deliver a statewide economic development strategy.
The request, submitted by Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, asks that $15 million go to the Child Care Counts program.
The largest grants are $2.8 million for a processing facility to warehouse, clean, package and distribute organic ... – A total of 30 Wisconsin projects will receive a portion of $23.2 million ...
It was established as the Wisconsin Department of Development in 1979, renamed to the Department of Commerce in 1995, and abolished in 2011. The department was responsible for implementing and overseeing the economic development programs for Wisconsin through consultation, technical assistance, and relocation assistance.
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) is a progressive policy institute housed on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It was founded in 1991 by UW Professor Joel Rogers . [ 1 ] The organization says that its core values are democracy, sustainability and equality.
The grants will be provided to apartment developments which have already received federal or state affordable housing tax credits in 2020 and 2021.
An economic development corporation ("EDC") is an organization common in the United States, usually a 501(c)(3) non-profit, whose mission is to promote economic development within a specific geographical area. These organizations are complementary to Chambers of Commerce. Whereas a Chamber of Commerce promotes the interests of businesses in a ...
The U.S. government designed TIGER grants in order to incentivize bettering environmental problems and reducing the United States' dependence on energy. On the economic front, the United States hopes infrastructure investment will encourage job creation, a pressing political priority; this would likely require the project to be shovel-ready.