Posts by Langlade County EDC
County Is A Leader In Oats Production
Potatoes may be king as far as Langlade County farmland, but the success of spuds here is due to a careful crop rotation that has led to the region becoming a leader in other areas as well. Recent numbers from the National Agricultural Statistics Service suggest that Langlade County is the oats capital of Wisconsin.…
Read MoreAntigo First Outlines Plans at Meeting
Antigo First, an organization dedicated to sparking activities in downtown Antigo, held its annual meeting Thursday reviewing its past advances and plans for the future. The meeting, held at the Hoffman House, covered business operations of the organization and then moved to a number of speakers who addressed plans and challenges. Roseann Hoffman, who leads…
Read MoreForward Services Monthly Workshops Announced
WIOA is partnering with Langlade County Economic Development Corporation to offer monthly workshops on the third Wednesday of every month. Workshops will include resumes, interviewing, financial literacy, LinkedIn, computer skills, job retention, and soft skills. The workshops will be from 10-noon. There will be walk in hours from 1-4 pm. All workshops will be at…
Read MoreBrickners Set For Grand Opening Celebration
Brickners of Antigo will offer a glimpse of spring and summer along with the first public look at its new collision and RV repair center, this weekend. The RV open house and grand opening will be held Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at both Brickners locations just…
Read MoreHydratight Expansion Already Underway
The expansion at Antigo’s Hydratight plant has already begun, Brad Schulz, manager of the facility, said. As the company prepares for a ground-breaking for the 16,000 square foot addition, Schulz and Chris Kubacki, focus factory leader, hosted a tour of the longtime manufacturing facility for city officials and guests Friday. The project has started, it’s…
Read MoreMachine Tool Information Session
Are you considering a new career? As a CNC Programmer or Operator, Machine operator, Maintenance or Tool Room Machinist you can earn starting wages of $15.50/hour! Make plans to attend a Machine Tool Information Session and learn about low cost training options and grant funding that may be available to you. Afternoon and evening classes…
Read MorePesticide Applicator Training
Do you plan on using a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) AND produce an agricultural commodity on your property or your employer’s property? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you are a Private Applicator. As a Private Applicator you have to receive training and certification to apply RUPs. To receive training and certification, purchase and…
Read MoreYouth Tractor & Machinery Safety Certification Course
UW-Extension is presenting the Tractor& Machinery Safety Course for youth ages 12-16 at the Resource Center in Antigo in February 2016. The course includes classroom safety instruction for tractors and farm machinery operation, hazard recognition and correction, general farm safety knowledge, and how to approach farm safety with a positive attitude. In addition, the course…
Read MoreCoVantage Returns A Record $2.1 Million In Patronage To Members
A record $2.1 million in patronage has been deposited into the accounts of members who borrow and save with CoVantage Credit Union. This represents a 22% increase, or $380,000 more than the credit union returned in 2014. The 2015 patronage program has two components – a bonus on dividends earned for those who save, and…
Read MoreGrandview Orchard Begins New Chapter
Godfrey Gabriel compares Grandview Orchard to a beehive—the worker bees may change but the hive must survive. That transition is underway at the 110-year-old Grandview Orchard, a treasured local resource that is now under the care of Lisa Rettinger after decades of ownership by Gabriel and his wife, Elaine. It’s exciting to be becoming the…
Read MoreTop Winter Wheat, Oat Producing Counties of 2015 Determined
New estimates by the USDA give us an indication of what counties produced the most winter wheat and oat crops during the past growing season. The agency says Dane County was the largest winter wheat producing county in Wisconsin in 2015 with about 1.16 million bushels. The area has been in the top three counties…
Read MoreCity Agrees to Participate in Growth at Hydratight Plant
The Antigo Common Council Wednesday agreed to contribute $50,000 toward a major expansion of Hydratight’s Antigo plant—a project that will add jobs and stability to the community’s industrial base. The action highlighted the council’s December meeting, which proceeded smoothly and with no dissent. In November, Hydratight announced plans to construct a 16,000 square foot addition…
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