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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

View Video Here Antigo’s downtown revitalization received a boost this month, after it was among 20 cities selected by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for the new “Connect Communities” program. The designation means that the corporation—a state and private entity—will offer assistance to revitalize the city’s core. “Connect Communities is a lighter version of the…

The walls are steadily rising on what will be Antigo’s tallest industrial building—an addition to the Freshtech facility in the city’s northside industrial park. While the ornamental dome on the Langlade County is a bit higher, the 64-foot high addition to the plant certainly qualifies it as the community’s tallest “all-working” facility. The dome, capping…