Youth in Government (YIG) is a Walworth County Leadership Legacy Project in motion. The Walworth County Youth in Government program will be rolled out this fall as a pilot program at two area high schools. If you know a student in either the Elkhorn or East Troy high schools who’d […]
Archive for 2016
Healthy Employees = Productive Employees (07/12/2016)
Presentations Aurora Health Care – Trends in Employer Health Care Open Arms Free Clinic Walworth County Health and Human Service Wisconsin Association of Free and Charitable Clinics Relevant Articles WELCOA 7 BENCHMARKS Steps for Small Business Part 1 Steps for Small Business Part 2 AA Tool Kits Free Wellness […]
Lakewood Golf Invitational (06/26/2016)
Walworth County offers business resources through new program
Entrepreneurs have a plethora of resources at their fingertips they can access for guidance, support, information, capital prospects and long-term mentorship opportunities. These resources are especially plentiful in Walworth County now that Derek D’Auria, executive director at Walworth County Economic Development Alliance, has put wind beneath the wings of a […]
State of Healthcare 05/25/2016
Business Mentor Network (02/11/2016)
Lake Geneva Takes On A Revitalizing Downtown Project
The Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation recently purchased the Traver Hotel and surrounding property located at 323 Broad St., Lake Geneva, with the plan to demolish the run-down building and return the property to a vacant, seeded lot. It will then be put back up for sale. Andy Dammeir, executive […]
S.T.E.M. Program Has Roots In Walworth County
An education initiative with roots at the University of Chicago is working its way into Wisconsin. This program is called S.T.E.M. and is intended to endorse Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in order to produce more high school graduates who possess these skills. The program began in the late 1990s […]
Changes to WEDC Tax Credit Programs
There are new changes to the tax credit programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). These changes were made to streamline WEDC’s previously existing tax credit programs and better align them with the needs of the target audience–Wisconsin companies and those that may be considering locating here. As […]
