RCEDC Announcements

The 2024 RCEDC Annual Celebration will take place Thursday, May 9th at the Veterans Terrace. We will honor local award winners and celebrate the organization’s contributions by recognizing major developments throughout Racine County in 2023.Rebecca Ryan, a top 50 professional futurist, economist, best-selling author and entrepreneur, is this year's keynote presenter.

For questions regarding registration or sponsoring the RCEDC Annual Celebration, please contact Alison Howen, RCEDC's Marketing and Events Specialist, at ahowen@rcedc.org.

ANNUAL CELEBRATION REGISTRATION

RCEDC AT WORK THROUGH BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND EXPANSION

Racine County Developments Stand Out in Region

Two prominent Racine County projects, the Microsoft Corporation Data Center in Mount Pleasant and the Regency Mall redevelopment in Racine, earned spots in the Milwaukee Business Journal’s “Ten Largest Developments Outside MKE” list. This list is an overview of projects outside Milwaukee set to progress in 2024.

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RCEDC AT WORK THROUGH SMALL BUSINESS LENDING

Collage of women-owned businesses in Racine County

RCEDC Simplifies Community Loans and Grants

RCEDC staff members, Andrea Safedis and Wesley Walsh, explain Racine County Community Loans (RLFs) and the Matching Grants Program (MGP ) in a new video series. Each brief video (2-min or less) covers key topics to aid your funding decisions for business needs.

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RCEDC AT WORK THROUGH TALENT ATTRACTION

Showcasing Racine County to Attract Talent

The goal of the Greater Racine County (GRC) initiative is to meet the talent needs of our employers by bringing more professionals to Racine County. We do this by delivering advertising messages of career and life opportunities. Support from local companies and WEDC allowed RCEDC to reach over 1.2 million individuals in 2023.

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RCEDC NEWS AND RESOURCES

Demolition of Regency Mall is Underway

The $120 million redevelopment of Regency Mall began in early March with the demolition of the former Boston Store.

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Mary Strupp owner of Altus Vinyl in Racine

Altus Vinyl Lease Continues Growth at Belle City Square

Altus Vinyl, a local manufacturer, recently renewed its lease in Belle City Square, helping advance the redevelopment of the former Horlick Malted Milk Factory into Belle City Square.

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Small Business Academy From WEDC

Join the Lieutenant Governor's Small Business Academy, April 30 - May 3, for workshops covering financing, legalities, IT, certifications, market identification, and sales strategies. Gain insights from successful entrepreneurs on starting and growing your business.

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THANK YOU RCEDC CONTRIBUTORS

262.898.7400 | info@rcedc.org

GOLD LEVEL CONTRIBUTORS

MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTION

INVESTING IN YOUR COMMUNITY

The tax-deductible support of RCEDC contributors - like the ones listed above - helps ensure that RCEDC staff and organizational partners provide high-quality business expansion, relocation, finance and talent recruitment services at a lower cost to the businesses we support.

A corporate-level contribution includes the following benefits:

Listing in the RCEDC Annual Report
Listing on RCEDC Contributor Listing page
Access to project results and special event opportunities
Contributions are tax-deductible

Contact Executive Director, Jenny Trick, for more information.

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