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Progress Lakeshore wins WEDC grant to fund childcare incubator, reports steady small-business support

5439986 · July 22, 2025
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Progress Lakeshore reported steady entrepreneur support and said it received a WEDC Entrepreneurship Partner grant of about $133,000 to launch a childcare accelerator that will include a childcare incubator and a revolving loan fund.

Progress Lakeshore reported to the Manitowoc Common Council that it served roughly 100 entrepreneurs annually and secured a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Entrepreneurship Partner grant of over $133,000 to fund a childcare accelerator in Manitowoc County.

The update, delivered by Jamie Zastrow, executive director of Progress Lakeshore, detailed the nonprofit’s work supporting entrepreneurs and workforce development and explained how the WEDC grant will be used. "We are a nonprofit, public, private member…

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