Best of the Chippewa Valley

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The Best of the Chippewa Valley 2022

The Best of the Chippewa Valley 2023

The Best of the Chippewa Valley 2024

Best Networking Group or Event

Looking for an organization that can help you rub shoulders with other movers and shakers? For the second year in a row, Polka Dot Powerhouse — a locally founded, globally extended networking organization that helps women “connect the dots” — powered into No. 1. In second place is a perennial connected contender, the Young Professionals of the Chippewa Valley, a program of the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce that aims to get young adults engaged in their community. The local chapter of a global business referral organization, BNI — Greater Eau Claire (“BNI” stands for “Business Network International”), gets a hearty handshake at No. 3. Take a business card, won’t you? —Tom Giffey