AW3 Media to Produce "Project Entrepreneur"

New company targets under-represented and economically challenged demographics with advancing access to opportunity within entrepreneurship.

Taking a cue from The Kauffman Foundation’s vision to “foster a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities,” self-made multimillionaire Amos Winbush III…

Economic Developers Say Visits Increase, Announcements Decrease

Results of the latest bi-annual survey of economic developers by Avalanche Consulting conducted in July show that leads, prospect visits, and expansion prospects increased for economic development organizations (EDOs), but announcements and startups decreased.
“These are the chief economic officers for 160 cities and regions in the United States…

Kansas City Startup Village Awarded Tax Credits

NetWork Kansas recently announced that Kansas City Startup Village (KCSV) has been selected as the first NetWork Kansas Entrepreneurship (E-) Village and has been awarded $125,000 in tax credits, enabling the KCSV to raise approximately $167,000 to be loaned to startup businesses in this area of Kansas City…

HauteLook Chooses San Bernardino County for Relocation

Nordstrom-owned HauteLook, the California casual-chic online shopping destination, has announced it will relocate and expand to Glen Helen Distribution Center in San Bernardino, Calif. HauteLook signed a 10-year lease and will occupy the entire 604,000-square-foot building. The move will more than double the company…

Stevens Point, Wis., Business Park Earns Certification

East Park Commerce Center in Stevens Point, Wis., has been designated as Certified in Wisconsin development-ready. 

This is the 12th site certified by Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. since the Certified in Wisconsin program started last year. A certified site is a development-ready site that has been reviewed and…