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High 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…

Hydratight 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…

The 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…

Save 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…

CoVantage 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…

Father, 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…

City 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…

Adamskis Mean Business With Maple

The Adamski family, Gary, Vicky and Jim, mean business when the mapling season arrives. That’s what it is at the family’s sugar bush on Winter Road south of Antigo. This is a hobby that got out of control, Jim Adamski, who has become a maple professional, said as the polished stainless steel evaporator roared in…

Council to Review Cutlass Apartments

Rezoning a long-idled motel complex to allow it to be redeveloped into apartments will be the focus Wednesday, when the Antigo Common Council meets for its regular March session. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the chambers at City Hall. Leading the agenda will be a public hearing on rezoning property at 915…

New Business Opens In Elcho

Washing your clothes has never been so easy in Elcho. Laurel and Jim Multhauf, the owners of Elcho Club House Bar & Bowling, opened Elcho Wash & Slosh Laundromat today, March 1. The new laundromat, which includes six 20 lbs washers, eight 30 lbs dryers and three 40 lbs high-efficiency washers, is attached to the Club…

Trimac Rentals Purchases Cutlass Motor Lodge For Conversion Into Retro-Modern Apartments

Minneapolis based property owner and developer, Trimac Rentals LLC., acquired the Cutlass Motor Lodge (915 S Superior St, Antigo, WI) on February 19, 2016. Trimac Rentals plans to invest over $1,000,000 into the re-development of the site to provide quality retro-modern living for Antigo residents on the south side of town. The Trimac Rentals team…

Lumber Inspector Training Program

Northcentral Technical College (NTC) and the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) have partnered to host the NHLA Inspector Training School at the NTC Wood Technology Center of Excellence in Antigo. This summer program is a 10-week class comprised of 375 contact hours, completed through a combination of lab and lecture time. Students who successfully fulfill…