Two Racine County businesses saw the ZERO Loan Program as an opportunity to improve operations – the City of Racine’s Pawstar and the Village of Union Grove’s Graphic Sign Shop.
Foxconn celebrated the grand opening of the High-Performance Computing Data Center globe (HPCDC) on Monday, May 17th at its campus in Mount Pleasant.
There is a lot of good news coming from the historic Horlick District on Northwestern Avenue.
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.
In 2020, new residents and businesses continued to choose Racine County, taking advantage of its location in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor. John Crimmings, General Sales Manager of First Weber Real Estate in Racine, believes outside companies are discovering the advantages of doing business here, which attracts home buyers – leading to a future of “a pretty robust real estate market.”
While more new housing development is planned, check out Racine County’s recent activity.
In partnership with AEO, Fiserv is pleased to announce the Fiserv Back2Business Grants for Small Business Program, which will award funding to Black- and minority-owned businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 and social unrest.
Over the span of another year, Foxconn has achieved several milestones thanks to the dedication and resolve of our workforce. We are
proud that amid global uncertainty and an economic downturn, Foxconn has demonstrated a commitment to making business work in Wisconsin.