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MOUNT PLEASANT â On June 28, 2018, there were news cameras from all over the world, then-President Donald Trump was making big predictions of jobs and economic investment, and others expressed utmost confidence that an energized economic engine was coming to southeastern Wisconsin during the groundbreaking at Foxconnâs Mount Pleasant campus.
President Donald Trump speaks at Foxconn in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, on June 28, 2018, calling it the Eighth Wonder of the World.
The fanfare followed Wisconsin agreeing to what could have been the biggest state government inventive package given to a private business in U.S. history under the guidance of Trump and then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Those plans have changed drastically in the past three years, with the State of Wisconsin, now led by Gov. Tony Evers, significantly downsizing its potential tax break investment by billions, while increasing its guaranteed incentives by millions. Simultaneously, Foxconn was given much
UNION GROVE â Peter Hansen, a business owner who rose to the highest levels of Racine County government, is being remembered as a selfless public servant.
Hansen, who served more than 30 years in local and county government, including as county board chairman and county executive, died April 27 at the age of 72 following a three-year battle with cancer.
In recognition of Hansenâs years of service, county officials are considering renaming the County Board meeting room as the the Peter L. Hansen Racine County Board Chambers.
Just two days before Hansen died, he was visited at his home in Union Grove by a whoâs who of Racine County politics, including County Executive Jonathan Delagrave, who told Hansen of the proposed renaming honor.
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UNION GROVE â For the dreamers out there who are hesitant about trying their new business ideas, Union Grove might have the answer.
The village is developing a âBuild Your Own Businessâ program to encourage entrepreneurs to take the plunge, with financial aid and other support from local government.
Under the program starting this spring, Union Grove will welcome âpop-upâ businesses, allowing newcomers to introduce their ideas without signing a long-term lease or risking a major investment.
âEvery business has to start somewhere,â village trustee Gordon Svendsen said.
The village will not only offer $500 in start-up funding, it will help entrepreneurs write a business plan, and find a landlord willing to provide space for as little as 90 days.