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...
by Tammy Thornton | Nov 20, 2023 | Community, Economic Development
On October 30, the FIRST Robotics Program for students in grades K-12, gave a demonstration of their competition robots to area engineers and builders at Moraine Park Technical College’s beautiful new conference center in Fond du Lac. Mark Holschuh, a long-time...
by Tammy Thornton | Nov 6, 2023 | Economic Development
Many employers across the country, including those in Fond du Lac County, are having a hard time filling jobs. Here are four ways compensation data from Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Economic Development team can help businesses with their talent strategy: Understand...
by Tammy Thornton | Nov 2, 2023 | Community, Economic Development, Entrepreneurs
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is pleased to announce the 2023 Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) credential recipients. The EDP designation requires candidates to have two years of full-time experience in economic development,...
