CCEDC Blog
Board of Directors Meet at New Hoeft Building
On September 19th, 2019 Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) held its monthly Board of Director's (BOD) meeting at the new Hoeft Builders location in Altoona, WI. The board discussed topics that included planning for HATCH 2019, Business at the Gardens, Manufacturing Month, CareerTek and the strategic planning efforts that [...]
UW-Eau Claire hosts Entrepreneur Meeting
On September 17th, 2019 Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) participated in the Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon at the University of Eau Claire, WI. Jonathon Horne, managing director of Idea Fund of La Crosse, a seed stage venture capital fund established in 2016 to invest in pre-revenue and early [...]
Sept. 17, 2019 Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon
Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation is aggressively focused on increasing entrepreneurship in the rural communities of our county. There are several untold opportunities in our rural area that can serve as a catalysts to help spur economic diversification efforts. One of those opportunities is the Sept. 17, 2019 Tech Council [...]
Organic Valley’s Melissa Hughes appointed to head WEDC
Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) would like to congratulate Governor Evers on his pick of Melissa Hughes who will replace and take over for former WEDC Secretary Mark Hogan. Hogan, who was appointed in 2015 by former Gov. Scott Walker, officially resigned Tuesday. Hughes will begin on October 1st [...]
Performance Review
It's not every day that economic development organizations get a chance to review their performance during the site selection phase of a project. When DHL selected Chippewa County's Lake Wissota Business Park for their project, the CCEDC team had the opportunity to sit down with Kelli Saunders, Sr. Director Incentives [...]
Vincent Tool Expansion
Today Vincent Tool announced that they will be expanding their operations in the Village of Lake Hallie by celebrating a ground-breaking for their new addition. According to Kenny Skar, Owner of Vincent Tool, the company has been in operation since 2000 and does custom machining with a specialty on injection [...]