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Wisconsin Rural Development has 62 employees with the state office in Stevens Point, and field offices in Dodgeville, Fond du Lac, Menomonie, Shawano and Spooner. The department spent nearly $770 ...
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin received $5.2 million, which will be used to build 11 housing units. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians was awarded $5.8 million, which will be ...
In 1995 LISC launched Rural LISC, expanding beyond urban areas in an effort to spur rural economic and housing development. In its first year, Rural LISC supported 68 rural development organizations. Today, it partners with hundreds of organizations in over one thousand rural counties. [21] [22]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s rural communities have gained greater political representation in their state’s legislature due to population migration along with new legislative maps ...
The lack of affordable housing in rural areas of the United States continues to be a critical issue and concern. Factors that can affect affordable rents and home ownership opportunities in Rural America include: lower income levels, urban sprawl pushing housing costs up, loss of high paying jobs and lack of access to credit.
During the 1800s, people started to settle in Wisconsin, bringing their home styles with them. Important styles in Wisconsin during this time include colonial and Greek revival. [1] During the 1900s, important cities such as Madison and Milwaukee started to grow rapidly. During this time, several public housing developments were built. As of ...
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.
In rural spaces, the same old local white power structures continued to dominate county boards and courts, while wielding new tools to exclude and limit Black Americans. Land loss was one of these.