Business incubator breaks ground

Rain held off as a crowd gathered for the official groundbreaking of the St. Croix Valley Business Innovation Center in the River Falls Sterling Ponds Corporate Park.

With office and manufacturing space, the business incubator is designed to serve 10 new and existing businesses including start-ups and existing companies while also providing work spaces for freelancers and entrepreneurs. Its goal is to provide resources for the development of new businesses, jobs and growth.

“After countless meetings, grant applications and even a trip to Milwaukee we are proud to be in the construction phase of a 30,000 square foot facility that will support entrepreneurship, create jobs and enhance the regional economy in the St. Croix Valley,” River Falls Economic Development Corporation member Paul Schwebach said.

The center is a partnership between the River Falls Economic Development Corporation, the city of River Falls, University of Wisconsin River Falls and the Chippewa Valley Technical College.

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