by Tammy Thornton | Mar 21, 2024 | Community, Economic Development
State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Evers signed 4 bills into law. “At the end of another great legislative session, I am happy to see four more bills I authored signed into law today. “AB 627, now Wisconsin Act 143,...
by Tammy Thornton | Mar 7, 2024 | Community, Economic Development
The National Weather Service reports that snowfall statewide has been 20 to 30 inches below normal this winter. This unusually low snowfall has hurt many businesses who depend on it. The federal Small Business Administration recently announced that business can apply...
by Tammy Thornton | Mar 4, 2024 | Economic Development
Insight Publications honored the 25 Fastest Growing Companies in the New North region Thursday during a breakfast event at Lambeau Field. The businesses were identified as the top 25 fastest-growing based on revenue information from 2020-2022. Applications were...
by Tammy Thornton | Feb 13, 2024 | Economic Development, Envision Greater FDL
Envision’s Lisa McArthur among recipients The Mid-America Economic Development Council recently selected the 2024 recipients for the annual Bob Ady Scholarship Program. The scholarship program is named in memory of Bob Ady, a champion for economic development in the...
by Tammy Thornton | Feb 9, 2024 | Economic Development, Envision Greater FDL
The 2023 annual average Cost of Living Index (COLI) for Fond du Lac County remains below the national average. The after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living is 90.3 or 9.7% below the national average of 100.0. Our county continues to be a very...
by Tammy Thornton | Dec 5, 2023 | Community, Economic Development
With inflation outpacing wages more and more workers are trying to keep up with the necessities. As a result, there has been more conversations nationally about providing living wages. But what does it mean to have a living wage and what is the living wage for Fond du...
