http://www.fcedc.com Get the latest news from FCEDC via our RSS feeds. You'll be the first to get all of our news and press releases. en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:41:15 CDT Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:41:15 CDT sysop@brownboots.com sysop@brownboots.com http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=92 The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) is seeking a research specialist for the only accredited economic development organization in Wisconsin. FCEDC is entering its 22nd year serving a county of approximately 100,000. Applicants are encouraged to find out more about our... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=91 Do you love cliché-laden marketing-speak? Do you live for the ability to talk about “results orientated, paradigm-shifting” activity? If so, please move on to the next ad. If, however, you are a truly creative marketing guru who believes in the power of direct and plain English, aren’t... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=90 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) announced today that it will be taking a pro-active move in finding a way to further expand the services it offers. FCEDC will soon have an increased number of services and new, highly creative ways to meet the needs of businesses. This... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=89 Washington, DC] – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has announced that Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) has once again been recognized as one of 25 economic development organizations and the only economic development organization in Wisconsin... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=88 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) and its staff have received several recognitions and awards recently highlighting the depth of the organization and the expertise of its staff: • Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) has been named one of the... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=87 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) gave an annual update to the Fond du Lac County Board at their Wednesday, June 15th meeting regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF). The fund helps support Fond du Lac County businesses of all... Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=85 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) president, Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, has announced that the organization will be welcoming two new business strategists in the coming weeks. The selection of both candidates came after a thorough national search that saw many qualified... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=86 A new video player has been launched on FCEDC's website and several video segments are now available throughout the site as part of this additional feature. Segments featuring FCEDC clients and board members that highlight the organization's core services, the advantages of doing business in... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=84 The 2009 Annual Report of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) is now available. The document can be found online at www.fcedc.com by clicking the "about us" link on the left side of the home page then clicking "Annual Meeting/Annual Report." Anyone wishing a printed... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=83 The 21st Annual Evening of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) will take on a different feel this year. Services offered by FCEDC and the role everyone plays in economic development will be highlighted at the event. “Meet FCEDC” will feature former clients... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=82 Turbulent times….that was the description of economic conditions at both the birth of Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) in 1989 and the end of the first decade of the new millennium (2009). That phrase had one definition in 1989-90 and certainly another in... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=80 Joel Fleischman, President of Campbellsport Building Supply (CBS), announced today that CBS has agreed in principle to acquire Drexel Interiors. The transaction is expected to be final before the end of the month. The new company will be Drexel, Inc. and will be partner to Campbellsport and... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=79 Approximately 200 professionals from the Oshkosh area and Fond du Lac County region participated in “Entrepreneur’s Connection 2009: Network. Learn. Grow.” “We were very happy with the wonderful participation we had at the event,” said Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, President, of Fond du Lac... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=78 Event organizers are stressing that it is not too late to register for Entrepreneur’s Connection 2009 (E-Connect). The event is scheduled to be held beginning at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17th, at UW-Fond du Lac and will focus on the unique challenges, issues and concerns that matter to... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=73 The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) is seeking a leader with strong economic development skills who can provide advanced business services for the only accredited economic development organization in Wisconsin. FCEDC is its 20th serving a county of approximately 100,000.... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=72 Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, CEcD, president, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC), announced today that the organization’s vice president, Christian Tscheschlok, CEcD, has accepted the position of Executive Director at Economic Development/Washington County. Tscheschlok will... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=71 On Tuesday, November 17th, entrepreneurs and emerging business owners will come together for the Oshkosh/Fond du Lac Entrepreneur’s Connection 2009: Network. Learn. Grow. Held during Global Entrepreneur’s week, E-Connect 2009 will focus on the unique challenges, issues and concerns that matter... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=70 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) and the Center for Enterprise Development (CED) is inviting the Fond du Lac County business community to a kick-off of the “Impact!” economic gardening program. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28th at the... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=69 The Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC), the only accredited economic development organization in Wisconsin, is seeking a business services specialist who can provide meaningful client services to business start-ups and existing businesses and become another integral member... Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=68 Christian Tscheschlok, vice president of Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC), has been awarded one of the highest benchmarks of professional competence a practicing economic developer can attain – the Certified Economic Developer recognition (CEcD). He received the... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=67 The Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA), Competitive Wisconsin, Inc., and the Wisconsin Counties Association announced at the WEDA 2009 Fall Conference, held last week in Eau Claire, a partnership to create a long-range economic development strategy for Wisconsin. Brenda... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=66 How much land is being acquired and what will it be used for? There are three parcels near the Hickory and Pioneer intersection – 1.57 acres, 10.10 acres, and 9.41 acres. The City will utilize a Tax Increment District (TID) to fund the acquisition with expectations that the three parcels may... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=64 On Friday, September 4th, Chicago Tube & Iron Company officially relocated its Wisconsin Division from Milwaukee to a newly constructed 117,000 square foot metals distribution service center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The new facility employs approximately 30 warehouse and office workers who... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=65 A joint statement by Allen Buechel, Fond du Lac County Executive; Tom Herre, Fond du Lac City Manager; and Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, President, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation: We are issuing this statement today not to repeat items previously discussed, such as the significant... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=63 With the recent positive developments between Mercury Marine and the IAM Union and their recent statement indicating a joint agreement to allow a new vote to be carried out, we join the community in hopefulness that the best possible outcome for Fond du Lac County and the City of Fond du Lac may... Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=62 A joint statement by Allen Buechel, Fond du Lac County Executive; Tom Herre, Fond du Lac City Manager; and Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, President, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation: Emotions are running high throughout Fond du Lac County and the City of Fond du Lac today as we look... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=61 The weight of the world on their shoulders by Russ Kamphuis, President and CEO of the Bank of Oakfield, Vice Chairman for FCEDC As the next chairman of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) board of directors, it is my job to look to 2010 and assess, with staff, what... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=60 Fond du Lac has been named to Money Magazine’s list of “The 25 Best Places for Affordable Homes.” The article was published July 14th on the magazine’s website at www.money.cnn.com. The feature ranks Fond du Lac 22nd on the list. Also listed is Little Chute, Wis., at number eleven on the... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=59 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) and Center for Enterprise Development (CED) have received a $437,899 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). The grant will be utilized to fund the implementation and three years of services... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=56 A recent study about how census figures are distorted by an inmate population in a community, using the City of Waupun as its subject, has been published in the February 2009 edition of Economic Development Quarterly in hopes of helping other communities with similar challenges. The study,... Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=55 McNeilus Steel, Inc. broke ground today on a new 112,000 square foot distribution center at 123 E. Larson Drive in Fond du Lac’s Southwest Industrial Park. The Minnesota-based company is constructing the facility to expand into the eastern Wisconsin market. The project is expected to create... Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=54 An export sales mission to Mexico City, held on February 23rd and 24th, garnered good results for area companies. Six organizations participated in the trip; five were companies from throughout Northeast Wisconsin and one was an educational institution. Two full working days in Mexico City... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=53 Jessica Serwe, owner of Ideal Chiropractic, was presented with the $10,000 first place prize in the Northeast Wisconsin Business Plan Competition on Tuesday. Ideal Chiropractic is located at 976 East Johnson Street in Fond du Lac. Serwe was selected as the winner of the competition after five... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=52 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DISTRIBUTED BY WAUSAU-EVEREST Monday April 13, 2009 Wausau Equipment Adds New Facility In Fond du Lac Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. of New Berlin, WI has moved into its new satellite facility in the Town of Fond du Lac, WI. The Company is the first to occupy the... Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=47 The 2008 Annual Report of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) is now available. The document can be found online at www.fcedc.com by clicking the "about us" link on the left side of the home page then clicking "Annual Meeting/Annual Report." Anyone wishing a printed... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=46 At its 20th Annual Evening, held March 26th at UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) launched a functionally enhanced website (found at www.fcedc.com) as well as a new graphic identify for the organization as it celebrates its 20th year of serving Fond du Lac... Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=41 Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) president, Brenda Hicks-Sorensen, has announced that a Community Development Specialist will be joining the organization on January 19th. Melissa Hunt was selected following a thorough search that saw many qualified candidates apply,... Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=42 More Fond du Lac County companies are expanding into global markets compared to their counterparts in Northeast Wisconsin. The trend, along with other comparisons, is derived from information received during visits conducted under the Full Circle Existing Business Development Program. According to... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://fcedc.com/pressrelease.html?pr_id=45 A local company will be moving to a new facility and undergoing a major expansion over the next few months. F. Ziegler Enterprises (FZE), a Fond du Lac manufacturer, has announced that it will significantly expand its capacity to keep up with customer demand. Their growth necessitates moving its... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500