EntrepreneurshipOctober 28, 2021 Van Plan Wins Latest Startup 48 Competition event gives entrepreneurs 48 hours to make and pitch a plan
On Campus NonprofitsOctober 21, 2021 UWEC Foundation Receives $10M Gift from Anonymous Donor donation will create endowed fund to support university programs
Opening Up MusicOctober 21, 2021 Setting the Record Straight: New Custom Vinyl Record Biz Offers Heartfelt Tracks C.F. business cuts custom vinyl, making mementos for music lovers
Development ExpansionOctober 20, 2021 Downtown E.C. Grocery, New Apartments Part of Developer’s Proposal Menomonie Market Co-op wants to put down roots on Block 7
Community OrgsOctober 20, 2021 UWEC’s COVID-19 Archiving Project Receives Wisconsin Historical Society Award collaborative project features stories, artifacts, from pandemic times
Health Care E.C. Health Department Encourages Locals to Safely Dispose of Prescription Meds Eau Claire City-County Health Department encourages locals to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which aims to prevent drug misuse
DiversityOctober 19, 2021 Making History, Remembering History: UWEC Professor Co-Directs Hmong History Exhibit Project exhibit slated for 2025 will commemorate 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement in Wisconsin
NewsOctober 19, 2021 ECPD, Sheriff’s Department Get Donation for Body Cameras education nonprofit PESI gives nearly $1M for technology
In The MixOctober 16, 2021 IN THE MIX: Finding Peace how meeting with a Buddhist monk in the midst of a harsh – and lonesome – Wisconsin winter brought me solace
Community Orgs GrantsOctober 15, 2021 E.C. Community Foundation’s Latest ‘Grant Catalog’ Focuses on Education, Training fundraising effort runs through Oct. 27
Community OrgsOctober 14, 2021 Endowment Created to Sustain Erickson Park Improvements effort meant to preserve Chippewa Falls park’s upgrades into the future
PoliticsOctober 13, 2021 Congresswoman Cooke? E.C. Business Owner Launches Campaign for U.S. House Rebecca Cooke, founder of Red’s Mercantile and the Red Letter Grant, will run for Kind’s seat
relocationOctober 13, 2021 Making Moves: Ivy Media Moves From E.C. Location to Downtown C.F. owners Kyle Lehman and Alak Phillips cite pandemic losses, increasing price of E.C. real estate, as reasons for moving business
PeopleOctober 12, 2021 Responding To the Call: New Co-Response Coordinator Focuses on Mental Health Needs in Chippewa Valley Lita Prorok brings experience in mental health counseling to law enforcement position
Development TransportationOctober 11, 2021 Topping It Off: New Downtown Transit Center’s Private Component Yet to Be Finalized three apartment floors planned above bus transfer center
Viral Valley Cool KidsOctober 8, 2021 MULLET OVER: Menomonie Senior’s Rise to Top Three of Teen USA Mullet Championship big accomplishment and bigger hair
Community OrgsOctober 6, 2021 Closing the Book: Eau Claire Public Library Director Retires after five years at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Westby steps down to care for loved one
High Five PeopleSeptember 30, 2021 Not Just Names on the Wall: People Whose Names You Know from the Pablo Center Who are these people anyway? Find out here ...
DevelopmentSeptember 29, 2021 Troubled Hastings Way Motel Will Become Apartments E.C. City Council OK’s plan for Regency Inn, which city called ‘den of illegal activity’ in lawsuit
Opening Up New RestaurantsSeptember 27, 2021 Take a Sneak Peek Inside Eau Claire’s Huge New Hy-Vee 90,000-square-foot store includes restaurants, a Starbucks, a nail salon – and groceries
Best of Menomonie Volume One's guide to the gem on the Red Cedar. Presented by Westconsin Credit Union, Explore Menomonie and UW-Stout.
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