560.138(2)(b)
(b) In determining whether to award a grant or loan under this section, the department shall consider all of the following:
560.138(2)(b)1.
1. A project's potential to retain or increase the number of jobs.
560.138(2)(b)2.
2. A project's potential to provide for significant capital investment.
560.138(2)(b)3.
3. A project's contribution to the economy of the community.
560.138(2)(b)4.
4. Whether a project will take place in a rural community, as determined by the department.
560.138(2m)
(2m) Subject to
subs. (3) and
(4), from the appropriations under
s. 20.143 (1) (ig) and
(kj), the department may do all of the following for the purpose of improving the profitability of a qualified business that has been negatively impacted by the existence of a casino:
560.138(2m)(a)
(a) Make a grant that does not exceed $15,000 to a qualified business for professional services.
560.138(2m)(b)
(b) Make a grant or loan that does not exceed $100,000 to a qualified business for fixed asset financing.
560.138(3)
(3) As a condition of approval of a grant or loan under this section, the department shall require that a qualified business provide matching funds for at least 25% of the cost of a project. The department may waive the requirement under this subsection if the department determines that the qualified business is subject to extreme financial hardship.
560.138(4)
(4) The department may not award a grant or loan under this section to a qualified business for any purpose that is related to tourism unless the department of tourism concurs in the award.
560.138(5)(a)(a) The department shall deposit into the appropriation account under
s. 20.143 (1) (ig) all moneys received in repayment of loans made under this section.
560.138(5)(b)
(b) The department may forgive all or any part of a loan made under this section.
560.138(6)
(6) If the department awards a grant under this section, the department may contract directly with and pay grant proceeds directly to any person providing technical or management assistance to the grant recipient.
560.138(7)
(7) The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under this section an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under
s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
560.139
560.139
Economic development grants. 560.139(1)
(1)
Remediation and economic redevelopment. 560.139(1)(a)1.1. Subject to
subd. 2., from the appropriation under
s. 20.143 (1) (kj), the department shall make grants to the city of Milwaukee to fund a program to be administered by the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation. Under the program, the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation shall provide grants to persons for remediation and economic redevelopment projects in the Menomonee valley. A person may not receive a grant unless the person provides matching funds for at least 50% of the cost of the project.
560.139(1)(a)2.
2. The department may not expend more than $900,000 in grants to the city of Milwaukee under this paragraph.
560.139(1)(c)1.1. From the appropriation under section
20.143 (1) (qm) of the statutes, the department shall make a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation and a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2001-02 and a grant of $375,000 in fiscal year 2002-03 to the Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc. The grants in fiscal year 2001-02 shall be made no later than 120 days after September 1, 2001, and the grants in fiscal year 2002-03 shall be made no later than October 1, 2002.
560.139(1)(c)2.
2. The proceeds of the grants under
subd. 1. must be used to fund projects that are selected for funding on the basis of the degree of blight and underused economic potential in the area, the area's potential for redevelopment, and the project's compatibility with the Menomonee Valley land use plan. The grant proceeds may be used to fund the cost of acquisitions, demolition, environmental assessments, removal of underground storage tanks and abandoned containers, site investigations, cleanup, and monitoring, and other costs associated with such activities.
560.139(1)(c)3.
3. A person may not receive for a project a grant from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation or the Menomonee Valley Partners, Inc., that is funded with the proceeds of a grant under
subd. 1. unless the person provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the grant received by the person.
560.139(4)
(4) Origination fee. The department may charge the recipient of a grant or loan under
sub. (1) (a) an origination fee of not more than 2 percent of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $100,000. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection into the appropriation account under
s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
560.145
560.145
Grants to Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation. From the appropriation under
s. 20.143 (1) (c), the department shall annually award to the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation in Racine County a grant of $50,000 if the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation obtains, from a source other than the state, matching funds of at least $50,000. The department shall enter into an agreement with the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation specifying the uses for the grant proceeds and auditing and reporting requirements.
560.145 History
History: 2009 a. 28.
560.15
560.15
Economic adjustment program. 560.15(1)
(1) The department, with the advice and assistance of the community response committees created under
sub. (3), and in cooperation with the department of workforce development, shall perform the responsibilities under
sub. (2) if the following conditions are met:
560.15(1)(a)
(a) A business, regardless of its size or form of organization, is considering ceasing its operations or has decided to cease its operations or has ceased its operations at any place of business located in this state; is considering laying off or has decided to lay off or has laid off, whether permanently or temporarily, any of its employees at any place of business located in this state.
560.15(1)(b)
(b) The department has received notification of an act by a business under
par. (a) from any of the following:
560.15(1)(b)4.
4. An employee of the business or a former employee laid off by an act under
par. (a).
560.15(1)(b)6.
6. A small business development center of the University of Wisconsin System.
560.15(1)(b)7.
7. A faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
560.15(1)(b)8.
8. An economic development coordinator of a technical college.
560.15(2)
(2) Upon notification of an act by a business under
sub. (1), the department shall provide assistance, or provide referrals to other persons or arrange and coordinate assistance from other persons, including federal, state or local governmental units, agencies or programs, other businesses, service organizations, educational institutions and financial institutions, to the following persons for the following purposes and upon the following conditions:
560.15(2)(a)
(a) A business which has performed an act under
sub. (1) (a), for the purpose of enabling continued or renewed operation of the business or avoiding or rescinding temporary or permanent layoffs, if the business requests or chooses to accept the assistance of the department.
560.15(2)(b)
(b) One or more employees of a business, or former employees laid off by an act under
sub. (1) (a), if the business has performed an act under
sub. (1) (a), for the purpose of retraining the employees or former employees, matching their skills with jobs for other employers or accomplishing the transfer of ownership, control or management of a business which has decided to or has ceased operations to employees or former employees, members of the community or others, if one or more employees or former employees request or choose to accept the assistance of the department.
560.15(2)(c)
(c) A business or one or more employees of a business or former employees laid off by an act under
sub. (1) (a), if the business has performed an act under
sub. (1) (a), for any of the purposes set forth in
pars. (a) and
(b), if the business and one or more employees or former employees request or choose to accept the assistance of the department.
560.15(3)(a)(a) If a business, or one or more employees of a business or former employees laid off by an act under
sub. (1) (a), request or accept assistance under
sub. (2), the department shall send written notice thereof to the chief executive officer of the village, town or city where the business has or had its place of business.
560.15(3)(b)
(b) A chief executive officer receiving notification under
par. (a), after consultation with the business affected, may create a community response committee which shall consist of the following members to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the chief executive officer:
560.15(3)(b)1.
1. A representative from the business if the business requests or accepts assistance under
sub. (2).
560.15(3)(b)2.
2. A representative from the employees of the business or former employees laid off by an act under
sub. (1) (a), if one or more employees or former employees request or accept assistance under
sub. (2).
560.15(3)(b)3.
3. A representative from the village, town, city or county where the business has or had its place of business.
560.15(3)(b)4.
4. A representative from a local economic development organization.
560.15(3)(c)
(c) A committee created under
par. (b) may appoint additional members to serve at the pleasure of the committee, or may otherwise request assistance from any persons, including representatives from any of the following:
560.15(3)(c)2.
2. A local campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
560.15(3)(c)3.
3. A county office of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
560.15(3)(c)5.
5. A regional small business development center of the University of Wisconsin System.
560.15(3)(c)6.
6. A district office of the department of workforce development.
560.15(3)(d)
(d) Each community response committee shall advise and assist the department in the performance of its responsibilities under this section.
560.15(4)
(4) All records received or created for the purposes of this section shall be closed to public inspection if the department, a chief executive officer of a village, town or city or a community response committee determines that public inspection of the records could adversely affect the business, its employees or former employees.
560.15(5)
(5) Each employee of the department, and each member of the community response committee, and each chief executive officer of a village, town or city and employees of his or her office shall keep secret all facts and information obtained in the course of performing their responsibilities under this section. This subsection does not prohibit the public inspection of records to the extent permitted under
sub. (4) nor meetings in open session to the extent permitted under
s. 19.85 (1) (i).
560.155
560.155
Business employees' skills training grant program. 560.155(1)(1) Subject to
sub. (2), the department may award a grant to a business if all of the following apply:
560.155(1)(a)
(a) The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria:
560.155(1)(a)2.
2. The business had no more than $2,500,000 in gross annual income in the year preceding the year in which the business receives the grant.
560.155(1)(b)
(b) The business has been in compliance with
s. 77.58 for at least 6 months before applying for the grant.
560.155(1)(c)
(c) The business agrees in writing to use the grant only to provide skills training or other education related to the needs of the business to current or prospective employees of the business.
560.155(1)(e)
(e) The business submits a plan to the department detailing the proposed use of the grant, and the secretary approves the plan.
560.155(1)(f)
(f) The business enters into a written agreement with the department that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant, including reporting and auditing requirements.
560.155(1)(g)
(g) The business agrees in writing to submit to the department the report required under
sub. (3) by the time required under
sub. (3).
560.155(2)(a)(a) The department may not award a business more than $10,000 in grants under this section.
560.155(2)(b)
(b) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give preference to all of the following:
560.155(2)(b)1.
1. Businesses in industries with especially severe labor shortages.
560.155(2)(b)2.
2. Businesses in industries that the department determines are especially adversely affected by any federal requirements or policies.
560.155(2)(c)
(c) The department may not award more than $500,000 in grants under this section in fiscal year 2000-01.
560.155(2)(d)1.1. A grant under this section may not be used to pay more than 80% of the cost of any skills training or other education related to the needs of the recipient business that is provided to the owner of the business, the owner's spouse or a child of the owner.
560.155(2)(d)2.
2. A grant under this section may not be used to pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with providing the training or other education, or otherwise.
560.155(3)
(3) A business that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the department, within 6 months after spending the full amount of the grant proceeds, a report detailing how the grant proceeds were used.
560.155(5)
(5) In deciding whether to award a grant under this section, the department may not consider any factor or characteristic of the business other than the criteria established under
subs. (1) and
(2).
560.155 History
History: 1999 a. 177;
2007 a. 125.
560.157
560.157
Entrepreneurial assistance grants. 560.157(1)
(1) In this section, "new business" means a business organized in this state on a date not more than 12 months before the date on which the business applies for a grant under this section.
560.157(2)(a)(a) The department may award a grant of up to $3,000 to a new business from the appropriation under
s. 20.143 (1) (gv) for the business's expenses in hiring a student of a college or university in this state as a paid intern for the business to assist in conducting research, marketing, business plan development, or other functions relating to the creation of a new business. Grants under this subsection may be used only for the recipient's expenses in hiring students in the fields of business, engineering, information technology, or in a similar field, as determined by the department.
