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Three Lakes looks to revitalize downtown
Three Lakes has been accepted into the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s Connect Communities Program. It is an initiative that works with communities to advance downtown revitalization efforts. Three Lakes is one of nine communities in the state that were added to the program last month.
“The Three Lakes Chamber and the Forward Three Lakes Downtown Working Group are thrilled to be accepted into the Connect Communities Program,” said Jacqui Sharpe, associate director of the Three Lakes Chamber. “We cannot wait to dig into the education and training available to us as we continue our work toward a vibrant downtown.”
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Between fires in 2019 destroying two businesses and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Three Lakes knows there’s a lot of opportunity for growth.
“We are excited as a downtown group to help build a more vibrant downtown,” said Jacqui Sharpe. Sharpe is the Associate Director for the Three Lakes Chamber of Commerce and the facilitator for the Forward Three Lakes Downtown Working Group.
The groups have spent the last year researching what a more vibrant downtown might look like and how to get there.
In November, Design Wisconsin revealed what opportunities it says are there for the town after months of surveys and feedback from people in the community.
Wisconsin contest offers $10k for top downtown business pitch
April 13, 2021 11:02 AM Jourdan Vian
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will award $10,000 to the group that offers the best idea to the Wisconsin Main Street Downtown Pitch Contest.
“Small businesses anchor our downtowns,” said Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of WEDC. “These businesses and their owners and employees draw neighbors downtown and create the energy and vitality of downtown districts throughout the state.”
The pitch contest is open to Wisconsin residents 18 and older with a for-profit business idea located (or planned to be located) in a community that is part of either the Wisconsin Main Street Program which includes Downtown Main Street in La Crosse or the Connect Communities Program. Both existing and planned businesses are eligible, although businesses must be open and investments made no later than Dec. 31.
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