Dunn County Economic Development Corporation

Welcome to Dunn County, Wisconsin!

Let us help you build your company. Our goal is to promote economic growth and stability in Dunn County by assisting you as you locate a commercial or industrial building, build a commercial or industrial building, expand your company, or start a new business. We work in cooperation with local and regional entities to facilitate economic stability, growth, and diversity by:

encouraging entreprenuership, industry attraction, expansion, and retention;
working with owners and agents to provide information on available industrial and commercial properties; and
matching individuals and companies with funding sources and incentive programs that will meet their needs.

Why should you consider Dunn County for your company’s home? One entrepreneur gives his perspective of why he moved his business from Minnesota to Menomonie in this video. These additional videos provide information on how your business can grow and your employees can prosper by locating or expanding your company in Dunn County.

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Join us for our Annual Meeting January 10, 2012, from 11:45 am to 2:00 pm at the EconoLodge Conference Center, 1815 North Broadway, Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751.

The theme for this year’s event is “Connecting Companies: Supply Chain Inter-Relationships and their Impact on the Dunn County Economy” and will focus on the County’s interconnected employers, their supply chains, local vendor connections, and local product end users. Our focus on the local economy leads us to assist with the promotion of our local resources, support for local companies, and the recruitment of entities that build value-added and complimentary inter-relationships. Impact data will be provided. Speakers include: Gene Gutman, Program Director for UW-Stout’s bachelors degree in supply chain management; Didier Rabino, Plant Manager for Andersen Corporation’s Menomonie operations; Helen Redlich, Materials Manager for Cardinal F&G’s Menomonie plant; and Aaron Scott, GM of Wisconsin Industrial Sand, Menomonie.

To register use our online Annual Meeting Registration form , print out and mail this form, or contact Cherie Haglund at info@dunnedc.com or 715-232-4009.

Gold Sponsors: Bremer Bank, UW-Stout’s Discovery Center, Vets Plus, and Westconsin Credit Union

Silver Sponsors: EconoLodge and Mayo Clinic Health Services Menomonie

Bronze Sponsors: Menomonie Chamber and West Wind Graphics

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Insights Discovery® Workshop

How does personality affect employee effectiveness and team collaboration?

This workshop will be held February 9, 2012, from 11:30 am -1:00 pm in the Menomonie Job Center. It will be facilitated by Cheryl Lynn Jones, owner, Life Change Consulting. Jones:

Supplies every participant with an extensive and insightful 23 page personality profile.
Helps participants understand themselves and their interactions with others.
Provides immediate impact for participants and their companies.
Helps managers understand how to help employees work more effectively and improve relationships.

With 20+ years of experience in facilitation and utilization of personality type theory, Jones presents a fun, dynamic and informative workshop.

DCEDC workshops have a registration fee of $10.00 which includes lunch and workshop materials.

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Compressed Natural Gas: The Benefits of Using CNG by Fleet Operations

February 14, 2012, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Please join Bryan Nudelbacher, Business Analyst from US Oil, who will present information about the need for fleet operations to consider using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to fuel their vehicles. The benefits of CNG and local support for the fueling of vehicles with CNG will be discussed. US Oil is installing a high volume fueling station in Dunn County. Q & A and networking is encouraged.

This DCEDC workshop is FREE and includes lunch and workshop materials. However REGISTRATIOIN IS REQUIRED BY February 10, 2012. This workshop will be held in the Dunn County Job Center, 401 Technology Drive, Menomonie, Wisconsin.

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Federal Contracting Workshop

February 27, 2012, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

The Procurement Technical Assistance Center in Wisconsin (PTAC) is reaching out to distressed counties to share information about conducting business with the Federal Government. Some of the areas that will be covered are:

The Government Market - Where is the money?
Basics on Contracting with the Government
Do’s and Don’t
What is the Process?

DCEDC workshops have a registration fee of $10.00 which includes lunch and workshop materials.

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Please use our Contact Form to send us a confidential inquiry about your specific needs, or contact us via eMail, phone, or post using the addresses below:

Christopher Smith, Director
Dunn County Economic Development Corporation
401 Technology Drive East, Suite 400
Menomonie, WI 54751
Phone: (715)232-4009
FAX: (715)232-4034
email: info@dunnedc.com