CEDC Blog
Chippewa Valley Talent Shortage Mitigated by CEDC Job Fairs
The Labor Department released its recent jobless claims report, and it showed several interesting things. First, our national economy has experienced the smallest number of new unemployment filings since March 2020, signaling that the labor market keeps recovering from the pandemic. Secondly, as the number of first-time unemployment filers drop, [...]
Creating Value Series Kicks Off
On October 20, 2021, the CCEDC hosted the first BEAR Lunch & Learn workshop in the limited Creating Value series, presented by Bob Oliver. This series is focused on helping the entrepreneur, business owner, or professional learn how to best organize their business and prepare for the long term. What [...]
CVIC Hosts Open House
On October 19th from 11 am to 2 pm, Chippewa Valley professionals and noteworthy community figures had the opportunity to tour the Chippewa Valley Innovation Center (CVIC) in celebration of Manufacturing Month. The CVIC is an incubation center for entrepreneurs and startups who have an in-progress business plan and need [...]
CCEDC Board Member Gives Back to the Chippewa Valley
On October 9th, Martino’s Pizza held their annual Pizza and Prevention event, fronted by Ron Haas, owner of Martino’s and CCEDC Board Member. Martino’s Pizza and Prevention Event is a collaboration between the restaurant and the Stanley and Boyd fire departments. Martino’s donated 100 percent of their proceeds for that [...]
CCEDC Attends CVTC Breakfast
In the morning on October 5th, CVTC officially kicked off manufacturing month by inviting the local business community to gather, network, eat some breakfast, and tour the new manufacturing facilities. Attendees got to tour the brand-new Automated Fabrication Lab, complete with robotic MIG welders, and attend a short workshop about [...]
Manufacturing Day: A Celebration for Generations
As some of you may know, Manufacturing Day is on October 1, and it kicks off Manufacturing Month (October). Manufacturing is a highly critical industry, and it is more widespread than you think. Manufacturing is looking towards the next generation of workers for help, and Manufacturing Day was established nationally [...]