CEDC Blog
CCEDC Welcomes Dr. Beaton-Garcia
On August 17, 2021, the CCEDC met with Chippewa Valley Technical College's new president, Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, for introductions to CCEDC staff and board members over coffee. Afterward, President/CEO Charlie Walker and Angela Eckman, CVTC Chippewa Falls Campus Manager, toured President Beaton-Garcia around Chippewa County, highlighting the economic diversification and [...]
BEAR Lunch & Learn: Talent in the Digital Age
Most people don't know that 85-95% of all job creation comes from a community's existing businesses. CCEDC gets it and understands that. That's why we work through our BEAR [Business Expansion and Retention] program to help them grow and expand. As a part of our mission, we aim to provide [...]
CCEDC Hosts State Legislative Update and Economic Development Listening Session
As part of our mission, the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation [CCEDC] works hard to ensure that our local legislators have received input from Chippewa County businesses and that they better understand the issues impacting the Chippewa Valley entrepreneurs and small businesses. Recently, the CCEDC was able to do just [...]
CCEDC Representatives Discuss Employment and Economic Recovery
When Governor Evers (D, WI) announced that $130 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars will be allocated to assist unemployed and underemployed workers find opportunities and return to the workforce, Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation [CCEDC] representatives attended a meeting to learn more about these funding opportunities. Held [...]
CCEDC Riverfront Job Fair Was Teeming with Opportunities
In today’s economic environment, uncertainty is all around us—businesses not fully opened because they cannot find workers, job seekers worried about daycare, transportation, and pandemic safety concerns, as well as the conclusion of pandemic unemployment benefits—and in July, the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation [CCEDC] and Workforce Resource implemented the [...]
Jobs for Everyone: Why a Job Fair is Helpful in More Ways Than One
When the topic of a job fair is brought up in conversation, some may perk up and say “I’ve been looking for a job for weeks, this’ll be the perfect opportunity for me to find something!” However, the majority of a group might shrug it off and say “I already [...]