Marshfield Recognized by the WEDC During the 28th Wisconsin Main Street Awards
Monday, April 29th, 2019 -- 8:48 AM
-The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation recognized the best downtown revitalization projects of 2018 at the 28th Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held at the Heyde Center in Chippewa Falls.Wisconsin Main Street is a community development program administered by WEDC that targets Wisconsin’s historic commercial districts. WEDC provides technical support and training to the 34 Main Street communities to help them revitalize their business districts based on guidelines developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since the program’s inception in 1987, Wisconsin Main Street community projects have resulted in the creation of more than 2,700 new businesses and more than 14,000 net new jobs. In addition, more than $1.9 billion in public and private investment has occurred in Wisconsin Main Street communities.
During fiscal year 2018, Wisconsin Main Street communities were responsible for the creation of an estimated 619 net new jobs and 137 net new businesses in the state. More than 41,000 volunteer hours were worked in those communities. The Wenzel Family Plaza in Marshfield won the Best Public Improvement Project Award. And Rhonda Urlaub of Marshfield was recognized as a Volunteer of the Year.
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