It’s Friday, finally! Time to catch up on some of the good things happening in our great city’s startup and entrepreneurship scene. Below is a list of click-worthy articles that will end your week with a smile. If you have some good startup ecosystem good news to share, please send it to info@MKEStartup.News 

Grants awarded to tech startups Wisconsin awards up to $600,000 in match grants to 7 innovative early-stage companies (Wisconsin Inno)

More grants! Two Milwaukee-based CDFIs awarded grants through Otto Bremer Trust’s $15 million funding round (Biz Times)

Part of the food supply chain? Here’s news you can use A new $1B loan program aims to boost the food supply chain. Here’s who qualifies. (Business Journal)

ICYMI- we’ve got a great new data tool Milwaukee area has 147 active VC-backed startups, revamped Abele-funded data tool shows (Wisconsin Inno)

Opportunities

Bronze Valley Accelerator by gener8tor is now accepting applications Bronze Valley Accelerator

FOR-M by MKE Tech Hub is now accepting applications FOR-M

Let’s get MKE in the winner’s circle Nominations open for Wisconsin Inno Tech Madness 2022

Calling all eco-focused entrepreneurs- check out this opportunity Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge

Milwaukee-centric Clicks

Let’s meet for lunch! Here’s what to expect when 3rd Street Market Hall opens on Friday (onmilwaukee)

Time to update your maps Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street Renaming Ceremony (Downtown BID)

Dry January just got a bit tastier Great Lakes Distillery founder will debit Junipre, first in a line of nonalcoholic spirits. (JSOnline)