by Tammy Thornton | Jul 19, 2023 | Economic Development
One of the first steps in starting a business or launching a new project is doing research. Every business has its target users and it’s difficult to understand their habits, expectations, and behaviors without doing market research. So, what is market research?...
by Tammy Thornton | Jun 13, 2023 | Economic Development
The 2023 first quarter 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 90.2 or 9.8% below the national average of 100.0. Our county continues to be a very...
by Tammy Thornton | May 9, 2023 | Economic Development
Is your company searching for a marketing list to target new customers or to seek donations for a fundraising campaign? Or do you need to find business intelligence information (demographics, contacts, etc.) about a particular current or potential customer, or even a...
by Tammy Thornton | Apr 24, 2023 | Community, Economic Development
WEDC honors best Main Street initiatives with awards The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized the best downtown revitalization projects of 2022 at the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held Friday at the La Crosse Center in downtown La...
by Tammy Thornton | Apr 13, 2023 | Economic Development
Investopedia defines business intelligence as the “technology and data infrastructure of an organization”. Business Intelligence (BI) essentially is the art of leveraging data to find patterns and insights to assist businesses, organizations, and communities make...
by Tammy Thornton | Jan 16, 2023 | Economic Development
What do these companies have in common? Pinterest, Groupon, Mailchimp, Uber, Slack, WhatsApp, Airbnb, Square, Instagram, Google and PayPal. (Hint: It’s more than just tech.) The first nine companies on the list were born during the Great Recession of the late 2000s...
