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Langlade County has not had railroad tracks in it for years, but could they return in the future to help local businesses and manufacturers? Back in June the county’s Board of Supervisors voted to officially join the Northwoods Rail Transit Commission. The commission was created by Oneida County earlier this year and currently consists of…
read more >Representatives of Steller Development were joined by local officials at a ground-breaking ceremony for a new office building at the northeast corner of Superior Street and Sixth Avenue on Tuesday. The city has been working with the developer for months to develop the once-blighted corner as part of a downtown revitalization plan. The building is…
read more >The Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph and Aspirus Partners are welcoming their employees and friends from northern Wisconsin to join the ribbon cutting and the official grand opening celebration of Langlade Hospital on Friday. The crowd is invited to gather in front of the hospital at 2:50 p.m. for the 3 p.m. welcome and ribbon…
read more >The Langlade County Board of Supervisors held its last meeting before the holiday season heats up today handling its business quickly. With Ron Nye filling in for board chair, Dave Solin, the big item on the agenda, participation in a study with the city of Antigo for possible consolidating of the police and sheriff’s department.…
read more >Creation of a dog park on the city’s northwest side, funded in part through an anonymous donation of $30,000, highlights the agenda for Wednesday’s meeting of the Antigo Common Council. The governing body will convene at 6 p.m. in the chambers at City Hall. With the 2013 budget completed and approved, the council will work…
read more >The innovative Wood Technology Center of Excellence located on the Antigo campus of Northcentral Technical College is earning accolades for one of its partners. The North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, based in Wausau, has received a 2012 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation for its role in the project.…
read more >Northern Health Centers, Inc. of Lakewood, Wisconsin and Langlade Hospital of Antigo, Wisconsin with the assistance from the Langlade County Economic Development Corporation, Wipfli Consultants and members of the White Lake area are moving forward with creation and implementation of a medical clinic in the White Lake area to serve the people living in that…
read more >The new Langlade Hospital is a very public place, but just a few dozen yards to the north, crews are working on a quiet place designed for rest and reflection. The LeRoyer Walkway, which was disturbed from its home along Antigo Lake by the construction of the new facility, is being resurrected to the north…
read more >Langlade County posted a substantial 1.1 percent decline in the unemployment rate between August and September, among a leader in the northwoods region. The state Department of Workforce Development released a new report Wednesday that reported that unemployment rates fell in all 72 counties. Rates ranged from a low of 4.3 percent in Pierce County…
read more >Johnson Electric Coil of Antigo joined over 200 manufacturers across the nation in opening their doors to the community to celebrate Manufacturing Day. Wisconsin manufacturers participated to help expand knowledge and improve public perception of manufacturing careers and manufacturing’s value to the local and U.S. economy. The National Association of Manufacturers and the Manufacturing Institute,…
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