GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The ongoing government shutdown, now into its third week, is one of many concerns for state business leaders and economists gathering in Green Bay for the Wisconsin Economic Summit.

The event is a chance to network and learn more about emerging opportunities and challenges some local entrepreneurs might face.

What’s really troubling for a lot of people in the business community is the direct impact the shutdown is having on the financial sector, in being able to secure a grant, funding, or even a special type of loan to keep the doors open or launch something entirely new.

More than 400 people will be attending the two-day event at the KI Convention Center, and some of the speakers include the Secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue, Green Bay Mayor Eric

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