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Project Growth Updates December 12, 2022
Applications Opening Soon – Dream Up! Grant Program: Cohort 3 The Dream Up! Child Care Supply-Building grant program, a part of Project Growth, will open for another round of applications soon. Through this program, awarded communities will receive strategic planning...
USDA Invests $654,710 to Improve Access to Housing and Education Infrastructure for Rural People Across Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa announced today that USDA is investing $654,710 to expand access to housing and improve education infrastructure for underserved rural people who live and work in...
City of Fond du Lac Christmas and New Years Holidays
City offices in the City/County Government Center will close at noon on December 23rd and December 30th and will be closed all day on December 26th and January 2nd in observance of the holidays. The Municipal Service Center will close at 11:00am on December 23rd and...
USDA Accepts Applications for Rural Energy for America Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced that the department is making $300 million available under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) to expand renewable energy and support energy-efficiency projects for people living...
2nd Annual Young Leaders Breakfast
The Young Professionals of Fond du Lac (YPF), a program of Envision Greater Fond du Lac, recently hosted its second annual Young Leaders Breakfast event at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Fond du Lac. On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the Young Leaders...
USDA Invests in Critical Infrastructure to Lower Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Climate Change Across Rural Wisconsin
Department Makes Funding Available Under the Inflation Reduction Act to Expand Renewable Energy in Rural Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced USDA is investing $643,629 in critical...
Fond du Lac Dock Spiders Announce 2023 Schedule
The 2023 schedule is here! The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will open their seventh season at home on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 at 1:05 p.m. against the Green Bay Rockers at Marian University’s Herr-Baker Field. Fond du Lac will play its final regular season home game...
Live Vape Free Provides Support to Commercial Tobacco’s Youngest Targets
Wisconsin Department of Health Services promotional campaign highlights youth specific cessation Tobacco is changing. Today’s commercial tobacco products look very different from a familiar pack of cigarettes. The next generation of dangerous and deceptive tobacco...
Kondex Associates Support Community with Holiday Donations
Since the late 1990s, Kondex has held an annual holiday charity donation drive giving associates an opportunity to support local causes. This year, associates raised $740 for the Lomira Area Food Pantry and $835 for the Giving Tree! These contributions were matched by...
Marian University to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Annual Community Prayer Breakfast
Marian University will host a community prayer breakfast prior to a program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The in-person event will be held on Monday, January 16, 2023, from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Founder of the nonprofit organization, Operation DREAM and Executive...
Society Insurance Named in Business Insurance Annual Best Places to Work in Insurance
Award recognizes outstanding employers in the insurance industry Society Insurance has been named in the Business Insurance Best Places to Work in Insurance 2022 program, which recognizes employers for establishing exceptional workplaces where employees can thrive,...
Marian University to Celebrate December Graduates
Marian University will hold its December commencement ceremony on Friday, December 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Howard Sadoff Gymnasium. The ceremony will feature the graduation of 128 students – 71 undergraduate, 29 adult online, and 28 masters. One of these exceptional...
Property Tax Rates
Property tax rates continue to decline. The property tax rate for property owners in the City of Fond du Lac will be lower for 2023 tax bills than for any year since 2010. The current mill rate property owners will see on their upcoming tax bills will be $22.91. By...
Waupun Business Alliance host official ribbon cutting at new office
The Waupun Business Alliance, an extension of Envision Greater Fond du Lac, hosted their official ribbon cutting at their new office in downtown Waupun. Earlier this year, the Waupun Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors unanimously supported the transition of...
USDA Invests $6 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced that the Department is investing $6 million to help create new and better market opportunities and expand essential services for rural people, businesses,...
Alliance Manufacturing Announces Acquisition of Technical Devices Company
Alliance Manufacturing, Inc., a parts cleaning system manufacturer in Fond du Lac, WI, is excited to announce that they have acquired TDC (Technical Devices Company) based in Torrance, California, a manufacturer of cleaning equipment for the electronics and printed...
FABOH Celebrates 30 Years of Helping Local Employers Manage Healthcare Costs
Join FABOH in celebrating 30 years of helping Fond du Lac area employers manage their health care costs. To mark this important milestone, FABOH will be posting weekly communications that highlight important events and fun facts from the inception of FABOH until...
Youth should apply now for spring session of Design Lab workshop
Fond du Lac School District students in third, fourth, and fifth grade are encouraged to sign up for a fun, free series of workshops that will help them learn to problem-solve while discovering creative and innovative solutions. The Design Lab at the Fond du Lac...
USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Help Rural Businesses Produce and Market Value-Added Products
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to establish and operate Agriculture Innovation Centers (AIC). AICs provide technical and business development...
Bug Tussel Explodes in Growth Providing High-Speed Internet to Rural Wisconsin
Here's how government helped, and where fiber optic is going next. A funny thing happened on Steve Schneider’s way to retirement: He says he found “the secret sauce” for rural broadband expansion. In the early 2000s, at Schneider's home in the Kellnersville area of...