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Antigo City Council Works To Fund Downtown Plan

The Antigo Common Council is hoping for a boost from the state to perform some improvement projects in the downtown core. Aldermen authorized Director of Administrator Services Mark Desotell to apply for two state grants to fund the reconstruction of Fifth Avenue through downtown and the replacement of the Eighth Avenue bridge. The Fifth Avenue…

North Trail Store In Elcho Regains Its Original Look

If C.W. Fish returned to Elcho today, he’d be pleasantly surprised by what he’d find. His stately home on Highway 45 has been artfully preserved by its current owners, and was included in the 2012 Parade of Homes offered by the Langlade Hospital Auxiliary; the Elcho Clubhouse still looms large over a portion of the…

Chequamegon, Nicolet Logging To Be Topic Of Monday Meeting In Carter

Logging in the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forests, which has been stalled for years by environmental concerns and lawsuits, will certainly be among the main topics at the second bi-annual Forestry Policy Conference slated Monday in Carter. The event will draw lawmakers from Wisconsin and Michigan, including U.S. Representatives Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble of Wisconsin’s…

Paving Is A Finishing Touch At Langlade Hospital

After nearly three years, the finishing touches are being applied to the stunning new Langlade Hospital complex on Fifth Avenue and Langlade Road. Northeast Asphalt crews worked this week to complete the parking area that will be shared by the hospital and the Center for Health and Performance, also on the campus. The parking area…

Antigo Farmer’s Market Will Open For Its Early Season On June 1, 2013

After a winter that seemed even longer than most, growers and buyers are anticipating the opening of the Antigo Farm Market on Saturday. The market, located in the parking lot at the northeast corner of Superior Street and Fourth Avenue, will open at 8 a.m. “We had a very late spring and the growing season…

Final Yard Word Being Done At Langlade Hospital

The end may be drawing near. The project to build a new Langlade Hospital — at least externally — is winding up since ground was broken on Nov. 2, 2010, more than two years ago. Since then a new and very modern hospital has been developed, and the old four-story structure that dated to the…

Wisconsin Posts Boost In Tourism Spending

Travelers contributed $16.8 billion to Wisconsin’s economy last year, including $61.6 million in Langlade County, according to a state tourism report released Friday. The statewide numbers are up 5 percent from the year before. Langlade County posted a more modest 3 percent. “These increases are due to a pro-active strategy that included partnering with our…

Mapping Out Internet Coverage

A statewide survey aims to find gaps in broadband Internet coverage. Officials are undertaking an effort to accurately assess the Internet needs of Wisconsin residents and businesses by using a location-based demand survey. Tithi chattopadhyay is Wisconsin’s first statewide broadband director head of high-speed Internet. “The goal of the survey is actually to collect data…

City of Antigo Housing Projects Win Tax Credits

Two multi-million housing projects in the city of Antigo—including construction of a new 50-unit apartment complex on the city’s north side—have won the backing of the state housing authority. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority has allocated $412,785 in annual tax credits to the Antigo Housing Authority for a major renovation to Park View…

A Call To Improve Broadband Service In Wisconsin

Wisconsin is losing out on jobs because the state’s high-speed Internet service is not extensive enough, or fast enough. That is according to Reed Hall, director of the state’s Economic Development Corporation. Wisconsin ranks 22nd among the 50 states in its average speed for broadband, and it is 26th in the amount of service that…

Forest Industries Getting More Critical

Figures just in from the 2011 U.S. Census show Wisconsin’s forests aren’t just growing trees, they are growing jobs, with nearly 60,000 people working in forest-related positions statewide in about 1,300 businesses. And with its first graduating class receiving their diplomas in just a few weeks, Northcentral Technical College’s new wood tech center in Antigo…

WEDC Announces That Phase III of the Profitable Sustainability Initiative Has Openings for 32 Additional Companies

FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2013 Contact: Joni Geroux, Outreach Program Manager University of Wisconsin – Stout / NWMOC 715.232.5270 WEDC Announces That Phase lll of the Profitable Sustainability Initiative Has Openings for 32 Additional Companies PSI Pilot Program Already Has Demonstrated Substantial ROI for Manufacturers, State of Wisconsin MENOMONIE, WI — An innovative program…