Stanley Receives WEDC Certification-Shovel Ready

The Chippewa Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) announced that the Stanley West Industrial Park has been certified through the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) as a Certified Shovel Ready Site through their state program. "This designation is a recognition of the hard work, that CEDC, Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC), Dairyland Power, and the City of Stanley have done to put in place a plan and prepare for smart economic growth that continues to make Wisconsin such a wonderful place to live and work." expressed Missy Hughes WEDC Secretary and CEO. "A Certified Site such as the one Stanley earned-lets potential investors, brokers and site selection professionals know that Stanley West Industrial Park is "open for business" with a  clear title, sufficient utilities, transportation access, and that the city has properly zoned it." stated [...]

Stanley Receives WEDC Certification-Shovel Ready2023-10-29T14:43:26-05:00

WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes Visits Chippewa County Businesses

WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes Along with CEDC President CEO Charlie Walker visits a Chippewa Falls business KYMA Battery Technologies for a retention and expansion update while also celebrating Healthcare Workforce Training Institute grand opening. The Dove Healthcare Community Foundation received a Capacity Building grant from the WEDC. The grant assists the Institute in providing virtual and hybrid training programs for students who would otherwise be unable to access their services. This $75,000 state grant helped to expand the Chippewa Falls Healthcare Workforce Training Institute’s Education Center located on the campus of Dove Healthcare facility site in Chippewa Falls. The newly expanded Chippewa Falls Healthcare Workforce Training Institute provides training for individuals pursuing careers as Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) or Certified Medication Aides, as well as those seeking Community-Based Residential Facility trainings [...]

WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes Visits Chippewa County Businesses2023-10-03T14:35:32-05:00

Workforce Innovation Projects Worthy of Funding

This week, CEDC staff and board members attended Gov. Tony Evers' announcement of the Workforce Innovation Grant Program's winning projects in the Chippewa Valley at the Davies Student Center on the UW-Eau Claire campus. Also in attendance were Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek, UW-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt, CVTC President Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, and other dignitaries. Of the $60 million awarded, over $19 million was allocated to projects that CEDC supported, promoted, and worked on in some degree! It seems like only yesterday when CEDC staff and board members were invited to a meeting at CoLab in Eau Claire to attend a round table discussion and a call for the first round of projects/ideas for the Workforce Innovation Grant Program. [...]

Workforce Innovation Projects Worthy of Funding2021-12-22T09:43:25-06:00
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