WEDC awards Deerfield School District $25,000 fab lab grant

DEERFIELD — The Deerfield School District, on May 3, received a $25,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to equip a fab lab in a new middle-high School addition that should be ready for tech ed students in the fall.

The grant, which is Deerfield’s first fab lab award, was one of 18 grants totaling more than $493,000 that Gov. Tony Evers and WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes announced on Tuesday. Deputy Secretary Sam Rikkers visited Deerfield on May 3 to congratulate the district on receiving the grant...