Posts by Langlade County EDC
Free Online Marketing and Social Media Workshop Offered
The Langlade County Economic Development Corporation would like to invite you to a FREE Breakfast & Learn on June 29, 2016 from 7:30 to 10:30 am at the Wood Technology Center of Excellence at NTC-Antigo Campus in room T131. This is an online marketing workshop with guest speaker Brad Gegare from DMI Studios. During the…
Read MoreMoving Ahead
Keller, Inc., a commercial contractor, made excellent progress this week on the structure for the addition to the Hydratight plant on Clermont Street in Antigo. Hydratight is consolidating machinery and employment from another of its sites to the Antigo Industrial Park. Source: Antigo Daily Journal
Read MoreNTC Business and Industry Courses Offered
NTC Business and Industry will be offering the following courses in the Fall of 2016 and Spring 2017. Critical Core Business Skills Training Grant Series – Course offered Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Supervision Technical Diploma Grant Courses – Courses runs September 2016 thru May 2017 Lean & Quality Grant Courses – Courses runs Fall 2016 thru Spring 2017…
Read MoreAntigo-Based Zelazoski Crafts Baseball Bats for President Obama’s Cuba Visit
Janice Teal doesn’t get nervous much around her high-speed lathe. “I was when I first started, yes,” Teal laughed Wednesday morning. “But now you just get used to it and you just do it.” After more than five years of programming and running the machine and nearly 20 years total at Zelazosky Wood Products in…
Read MoreWest Side Of Cutlass Motor Lodge Crashes Down
The Cutlass Motor Lodge, which financially struggled for a number of years and eventually was closed, was visited Tuesday by a massive backhoe and other equipment from Krueger & Steinfest, a local firm with expertise in building demolitions. The west side of the sprawling complex, which housed the swimming pool, sauna, lounge, dining room, kitchen,…
Read MoreHigh School Students Test Skills At Career Event
Antigo High School students took a try at virtual welding, practiced high-speed tire-changing and explored career options ranging from military to medical at this morning’s career fair. According to Josh Zalewski, coordinator for the seventh annual event, this year’s contingent of local employers and industry partners ranging from health care, automotive, manufacturing, financial and public…
Read MoreHydratight Breaks Ground For Expansion
Shovels of dirt flew into the air today as Hydratight, a longtime Antigo industry, took the formal steps to begin construction to an addition to its plant on Clermont Street. Jeff Todd, a leader and spokesman for the Hydratight team took time from duties in the floor of the production of facility to join dignitaries…
Read MoreThe Physiology and Psychology of Adventure Travel Workshop
Join the Antigo/Langlade County Chamber of Commerce and Langlade County Economic Development Corporation on Friday, April 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. at Northcentral Technical College, 312 Forrest Ave, Room WT108A/B Antigo, WI 54409. Dana Johnson M.S, business consultant and adventure concierge of Open Leaf Excursions, takes you on an expedition through the mind and body…
Read MoreSave the Date for Best Practices in Talent Attraction & Development
The Langlade County Economic Development Corporation and Antigo-Northcentral Technical College would like to invite you to an upcoming seminar on the topic of best practices in talent attraction and development. This seminar will be held at the Antigo-Northcentral Technical College Campus on April 29th from 8 AM-10 AM. This seminar will feature a diverse panel of local professionals from multiple…
Read MoreCoVantage Recieves Grant To Help Businesses
CoVantage Credit Union is proud to announce they have been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution Fund (CDFI). The grant was obtained as result of CoVantage being certified as a Community Development Financial Institution. CDFI grants help provide funding to financial institutions like CoVantage so they can assist…
Read MoreFather, Son Duo Keep 10 Employed In New Antigo-Based Company
Starting a new company over 3 hours from your house would seem like a fool’s errand to most people, but Eric Messer, owner of Messer Transport based in Antigo, Wisconsin doesn’t see it that way. “No matter the industry or location it comes down to four basic components: people, processes, procedures, and product. If…
Read MoreCity Council Approves Cutlass Plans
Work is already underway to carve 25 retro-modern apartments out of the core of the former Cutlass Motor Lodge following action by the Antigo Common Council Wednesday. On a unanimous vote, aldermen approved rezoning the property at 915 S. Superior St. as a R-4 general residence district to allow the project to advance. It was…
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