Chamber President, Mike Jordan, Announces Retirement
After 25 years of leading the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, President Mike Jordan has announced he will retire by the end of the year. “Over the past 25 years, it has been a privilege and a pleasure to work for an outstanding organization in a great community,” Jordan said. “I’m proud of what we have been able to accomplish over the years and the direction our community is going.” Jordan joined the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber in May of 1997, after serving four years as the Vice President of Economic Development at the Davenport Iowa Chamber. Board Chair Amy ForcierPabst commented, “This announcement is bittersweet. Mike has done an exceptional job leading and growing the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, developed an outstanding staff, and has prepared the Chamber well for the next chapter. The entire board appreciates all he has done and wishes Mike and his wife Carol, all the best in retirement.”
The Chamber Board has formed a committee to conduct a national search for its next president.
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The Wellness Way
Jordan Weil
4410 Golf Terrace, Suite 120 Eau Claire, WI 54701 (715) 829-7048
Beauty Elite
Morgan Crabb
223 N Bridge St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 829-4247
Chippewa Valley Amateur Radio Club
Chip Eckardt
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 577-9455
Whirlybird Coffee Co.
Elizabeth Van Aarde
2829 Cty Hwy I, Suite L1
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 229-5880
Heartbreakers Bar and Grill
Sophie Taft
1705 Cty Hwy OO Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 514-4536
Keller, Inc.
Kyle Larson
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 577-2102
Big Fish Encounters
Mathew Rowan
8402 Commerce Pkwy
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 492-1339
Organized Mess Expert
Emily Stiemann
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(920) 248-2758
Trillium Commercial Realty
Amber Cernohous
1119 Regis Ct, Suite 120 Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 514-0201
TDS Telecommunications
Marcus Stabe
Eau Claire
(715) 577-5273
Caillier Clinic
CariLyn Imbery
475 Mall Dr, #315 Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 836-0064
The Healthcare Workforce Training Institute
Paula Gibson
2829 Cty Hwy I, Suite 3F Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 726-3849
Eau Claire Roofing Co Inc
Joseph Dzienkowski
1125 Starr Ave, Suite I Eau Claire, WI 54703 (715) 552-7362
Hope Village - Tiny Housing Alternatives Inc
Mike Cohoon
4140 126th St
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 (715) 210-5405
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Connecting Students With Our Local Business Community
One of the Chamber’s goals is to provide students and businesses the opportunity to connect with each other during the students’ formative educational years. To accomplish this, the Chamber organized three tours for Chippewa Falls Middle School students, highlighting different industry sectors within Chippewa Falls. These tours offered students an immersive experience at different industries while encouraging them to consider how their current and future education helps them pursue a career they are passionate about following their graduation. Students experienced the new culinary tour at River Country Co-Op, 29 Pines Restaurant, and Sleep Inn & Suites. Students discovered the intricacy and importance of the manufacturing industry while touring Advanced Laser Machining and Wisconsin Metal Fab. Finally, students toured a local farm with the Chippewa County Land Conservation & Forest Management crew, where they learned more about the different careers in agriculture, forest management, and land conservation. Each tour day ended with lunch and activities at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC). Students received hands-on activities relating the CVTC educational departments to the focus of their tour. If you are interested in being a host for one of the tours, contact michelle@chippewachamber.org or call (715) 723-0331.
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Chippewa Manor
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Homestead Village Senior
Parkridge Village Riverview Romeis
Rooney Properties
Southridge Village
Bloomer Floral &
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Drewmark Boutique
Amundson
J.C. Norby
Meinen
Ayres Keller, Inc.
River Valley Architects
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH)
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Aggie’s Country Living
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Raihle Law Office S.C.
Wiley Law S.C.
AUCTIONS
Sold4U Auctions LLC
Sold4U Auctions - Hallie North
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Career Development Center Outreach Office is moving offices! They are moving their Bridge Street office a couple blocks downtown to 21 E Grand Ave, Chippewa Falls.
Chippewa Falls Main Street was recognized for its outstanding downtown revitalization efforts at the 31st Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held in Fond du Lac.
Chippewa County Department of Public Health Leadership Team and the Professional Advisory Committee awarded numerous Friends of Public Health. The following people were recognized: Angie Walker, Dr. Stacey Sperlingas, Mayor Alan Haas, Kyle Ziegler, Dean Ortmann, Nicole Whipp Sime, Leslie Fijalkiewicz, Tim Easker, Dennis Brown, Paul Brenner, Dave Pike, Lynn Bauer, Chief Matthew Kelm, John Jimenez, and Deb Johnson.
Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire announced its donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Chippewa Falls. Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire’s $500,000 donation will allow the club to renovate its kitchen space and appliances, allowing them to provide nutritional programs and services to its members.
Royal Credit Union has named Grant Beardsley Executive Vice President-Chief Legal Officer, and announced five new Branch Managers in the Chippewa Valley region. The Branch Managers include: Shawn Dachel, Kayla Larson, Courtney Ricci, Jennifer Smith, and Josh Berg.
Royal Credit Union held its 58th Annual Meeting. Three board members were re-elected to three-year terms—Stuart Schaefer, Doug Olson, and Jennifer McDonough. At the Reorganization Meeting, Tom Huffcutt was elected Chairman; Stuart Schaefer was elected Vice Chairman; Doug Olson was elected Treasurer; and Jennifer McDonough was elected Secretary. John Sackett, Nancy Beltz, and Bill Blackburn serve as Directors.
String Theory took top honors for the Diversity & Inclusion Award at the 31st Wisconsin Main Street Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
The Family Radio Network “Help for the Homeless” hygiene drive received a record-breaking $527,000 worth of donated cleaning supplies this spring from more than 760 local businesses, churches, and schools for 96 crisis agencies...”
Wendel, a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, energy efficiency and construction management firm, is celebrating the move of its Eau Claire, WI office. Wendel has relocated its existing Eau Claire office to 204 E. Grand Avenue, Suite 200, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
Wendel is pleased to announce that Jason Denue, PE, REP has been named Vice President, Energy. Jay has been with Wendel for 14 years during which time he has led the study, design and construction of energy conservation, renewable energy, and electrification projects. In his new role, Jay will be responsible for the energy practice area, with the objective of leading and growing Wendel’s national energy efficiency services.
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