CEDC Blog
Community Donors Helping the Community Foundation
Several years ago, members of the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) Board of Directors business, expansion, and retention (BEAR) program decided to visit with local companies who were committed to gaining feedback and discuss concerns on where the next generation of economic development leaders would emerge from. This BEAR [...]
2020- The Year to Shop Small in the Chippewa Valley
If there were ever a year to shop small for Christmas, 2020 is it. This year has been unprecedented, chaotic, and frightening for Americans in a lot of ways. But since March, the year's upheavals have had a severe impact on small businesses, especially those in the Chippewa Valley. CCEDC [...]
CCEDC Would Like to Wish You a Happy Thanksgiving!
CCEDC would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving! During this time lets find what we are most thankful for! Our staff is thankful for all our incredible stakeholders, investors and community members that make the Chippewa Valley a place that we can be proud of. If you [...]
Shop Main Street WI
Good news for all our small businesses in the Chippewa Valley and Wisconsin that offer ecommerce and shipping options – the MainStreetWI.com online retail portal is expanding statewide. The portal, launched in June for participants in WEDC’s Main Street and Connect Communities programs, will be expanded! This campaign will include [...]
National Veterans Small Business Week
Veteran business owners drive our economy and power the American Dream. As these patriots apply many of the skills they obtained in the Armed Forces, they make valuable and lasting contributions to our robust business landscape. During National Veterans Small Business Week, we celebrate these hardworking men and women who [...]