April Blog: Workforce Connector
Upcoming Head Start Events Through WDEOC The Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council announces hosting a couple of upcoming events for families this May! These events include The Eau Claire Head Start Career Fair and Truax Center Enrollment Open House. The career fair is on May 11th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at 3103 Oak Knoll…
Read MoreRibbon Cutting: Eau Claire Chamber/Hmong Wisconsin Chamber Office Collaboration
Ribbon Cutting: Eau Claire Chamber/Hmong Wisconsin Chamber Office Collaboration On Friday, April 22nd, the team from the Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce (HWCC) joined us in announcing that HWCC will be sharing a space within the Chamber office at 101 N. Farwell St. Their presence in our area will be an impactful one and we…
Read MoreEggs and Issues: State of Altoona Address
The April 21st edition of Eggs & Issues featured the state of the city of Altoona address, given by Altoona Mayor Brendan Pratt and Altoona City Administrator Mike Golat. They discussed Altoona’s collaboration efforts, events, and economic development over the last year. The event closed with Pratt and Golat presenting three awards to outstanding community…
Read MoreRibbon Cutting: The DreamShip Center
Ribbon Cutting: The DreamShip Center Congratulations to our new Investor, The DreamShip Center! We celebrated their new location in Eau Claire with a Ribbon Cutting. With another center in Rice Lake, The DreamShip Center is located in Banbury Place at 800 Wisconsin Street, Suite 305 in Eau Claire. DreamShip Center is founded in the belief…
Read MoreApril Blog: The Perspective
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report 2021 The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has released its annual report for its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the past year of 2021. They have taken efforts to embrace elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their everyday tasks as an organization, and it shows in their organizational…
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University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Spring Graduating Class Experiencing High Job Placement, and Low Unemployment Rates The state of Wisconsin is reported one of the lowest unemployment rates in history for the state at 2.9%. This was released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. This is encouraging higher rates of job placement for new…
Read More2022 Eau What a Night Photo Gallery
2022 Eau What a Night Photo Gallery Eau What a Night it was! Over 500 Chamber investors enjoyed a fantastic evening of celebrating, honoring and networking. Thank you to all those who attended and we look forward to seeing you on January 25, 2023 at The Pablo Center at the Confluence for this premiere Chamber…
Read MoreApril Blog: The Perspective
The Business Benefits of Increasing Diversity and Inclusion There are many benefits to incorporating a sense of community with diversity and inclusion in the workplace. This article by Forbes highlights why it is so important to weave these values into a business to ensure a healthy and successful workplace environment. The real change within a…
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Labor Force Participation Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Levels, with Impact Potential Coming from Eau Claire Interesting news for the city of Eau Claire, we reported have seen an increase in labor force participation that is reportedly higher than our levels before the pandemic hit. This information was presented by a report from the UW – Madison think…
Read MoreApr 5 Election Results
Apr 5 Election Results Voters choose City Council, School Board, County Board seats Thanks to retirements of incumbents and contested races, we’ll see lots of new faces on the Eau Claire City Council and Eau Claire County Board as the result of last week’s Spring Non-partisan Election. For the five At-Large seats on the Eau…
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