Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

88 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 Concrete Pavement • Earthwork & Grading • Underground Utilities • Custom Crushing • Demolition • Agriculture BUILDING THE ROAD TO YOUR FUTURE 2705 N. Rapids Rd, Manitowoc, WI 54221 | 1322 33rd Street, Two Rivers, WI 54241 (920) 682-0375 | www.vintonwis.com Vinton Construction Company is a third generation, family owned and award winning road construction, concrete paving, grading, and utilities company. We have been providing quality paving, grading, underground utility, custom material crushing and demolition services for the state of Wisconsin, its municipalities and airports for the past 75 years. Bank First and Investors Community Bank, both multibillion dollar institutions, headquartered in Manitowoc. Nickels notes, “We’ve grown more diverse over the years, because 100 years ago it was solely manufacturing. The good thing is when the economy isn’t good, we’re all right. We never see the swings, which is great, but it’s because we don’t have that diverse workforce. I’d like to add more white-collar jobs to our portfolio.” Nickels and Tegen hope that grants will help draw more diverse businesses and jobs to the area. A new state funded option is The Main Street Bounceback Grants program, offering $10,000 to new businesses moving into vacant storefronts. Manitowoc also offers several small business incentives including Revolving Loan Funds (RLF), as well as the Downtown Façade Grant program for improving building exteriors. Another incentive is the city-wide dark fibre network, only available to businesses and the