SBA 504

Spanky’s Sports Bar & Grill Expands Thanks to RCEDC and SBA 504 Financing

In 2018, after a full kitchen renovation, Spanky’s began serving their now-famous thin-crust pizza, which, along with other homemade favorites, helped cement their reputation as a neighborhood staple. By 2020, the Allens purchased the property they had been leasing, but demand soon outgrew the space. With carryout orders booming and long wait times becoming common, a larger facility became essential to meet growing demand and streamline operations.

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Empowering Small Businesses

The RCEDC finance team, Business Lending Partners (BLP), in partnership with Community State Bank, assembled an unprecedented lineup of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and financial professionals to deliver powerful insights on how to create, sustain, and grow a business using local resources.

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Dan Gallagher’s MyBread Bakery Featured on TMJ4’s ‘The Morning Blend’

Dan Gallagher started Mybread Bakery with a mission to provide gluten-free breads that are safe for those with food allergies, but not compromise taste or quality. Three years later, Gallagher relocated from Chicago to Racine – with help from the Racine County Economic Development Corporation – and expanded operations by renting a larger space, purchasing better machinery, and hiring additional employees.

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