Greater Racine County Newsletter | May 2021
GREATER RACINE COUNTY NEWSLETTER May 2021 The Greater Racine County initiative was developed by the Racine…
GREATER RACINE COUNTY NEWSLETTER May 2021 The Greater Racine County initiative was developed by the Racine…
Linda and Eli Bracha, owners of Wis-Tek, CPT and Green Tek, saw the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 program as an opportunity to purchase equipment, renovate their current Janesville facility and expand to an additional location, near Clinton.
Join BLP at the 31st Annual Wisconsin Lenders Conference on May 20th and 21st.
Discover all the latest economic development news happening in Racine County! In this edition, we recognize the 2020 Projects of the Year and the 2020 Lenders of the Year. We also welcome new development underway in Caledonia and identify a messaging shift within RCEDC’s talent attraction campaign.
Without hesitation, when the effects of the coronavirus pandemic breached the State of Wisconsin’s business community, the Racine County Economic Development Corporation’s finance team, Business Lending Partners, worked relentlessly to acquire and facilitate relief funds to as many businesses as possible. The BLP 2020 Year in Review highlights the results from BLP’s various lending programs and financial relief administration.
During the next several years, nearly 1 million square feet of industrial development is planned for the DeBack Farms Business Park in the Village of Caledonia. Scannell Properties, headquartered in Indianapolis, plans to develop a 65-acre site in the park over three phases. A General Mills warehouse and distribution center is planned to occupy the first building.
Welcome to the second of three Business Growth Solutions presentations. This presentation will help small business owners and commercial lenders in Racine County understand the benefits of utilizing RCEDC’s community loan and grant programs.
RCEDC’s most recent Zero Loan Program recipients, Terri and Michael Bannon, owners of Razor Sharp Fitness, used the funds to purchase new fitness equipment, which they anticipate will increase memberships and alleviate the effects from the pandemic.
The Build Your Own Business program helps entrepreneurs open a storefront location for 3 – 5 months in downtown Union Grove. Business owners receive assistance in finding a store front location, business and marketing plan assistance from the SBDC at UW Parkside, and access to a $500 grant upon signing a lease of no less than 3 months and no more than 5 months.