Momentum West Wisconsin

10/14/2026

Wisconsin housing advocates and lawmakers are optimistic that a new federal law will help address the state’s shortage of affordable housing, but how agencies will fund and implement provisions in the law remains to be seen. https://captimes.com/news/government/new-affordable-housing-law-has-something-for-everybody-expert-says/article_399360d1-8da5-48c9-8463-5bbff255c5af.html For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

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10/12/2026

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was the sole Chippewa Valley institution to earn a spot on Forbes' 19th annual "America's Top Colleges" list, ranking behind only UW-Madison among public universities in Wisconsin. https://volumeone.org/articles/2026/09/17/402698-uw-eau-claire-moves-up-in-forbes-list-of-americas-top-colleges For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

In Forbes’ 19th iteration of the “America’s Top Colleges” ranking, just one Chippewa Valley university cracked the 500-school list: the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Coming in at No. 280 – up three places from last year’s list – UW-Eau Claire’s new chancellor, Dr. Ed Martini,

10/09/2026

Whether through space research, welding, or Science Olympiad success, UW-Stout Polytechnic undergraduates demonstrate talent and motivation early on. Meet three students driving this success. https://www.uwstout.edu/about-us/news-center/they-started-stout-polytechnic-students-do-more-day-one For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

Whether it’s space-oriented research, welding prowess or Science Olympiad success Blue Devils arrive with talent and motivation

10/07/2026

State funding was denied by lawmakers, but Evers Administration investments will clear the service waitlist and remove barriers for Wisconsinites with disabilities. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/42749e8 For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

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10/05/2026

Five winners. One night. The 2026 Bravo to Business awards event, slated for Nov. 5, will award one winner across each of its five categories live at the event! https://volumeone.org/articles/2026/09/15/402224-bravo-to-business-25-area-businesses-up-for-eau-claire-chamber-awards For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards event, Bravo to Business, will celebrate its sixth year from 4:30-9pm on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Florian Gardens Conference Center (2340 Lorch Ave., Eau Claire). There, the winner of each of Bravo to Business’s five categories –

10/01/2026

To mark its 60th milestone, a panel of four, all well-known at UW-Eau Claire, discussed what has and has not changed over the past 60 years. https://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/news/education/uw-eau-claire-barron-county-celebrates-its-60th-year/article_44ce256c-6f0f-4c21-a54c-33a14805e5b0.html For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

An overflow crowd filled the Blue Hills Lecture Hall at UW-Eau Claire – Barron County on Thursday as a celebration of the 60th year of the local campus began the

09/30/2026

The $17 billion settlement with 47 states requires Meta to add stronger child-safety measures to Facebook and Instagram. https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/08/wisconsin-to-receive-up-to-313-million-in-landmark-meta-settlement/ For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

The $17 billion settlement with 47 states requires Meta to add stronger child-safety measures to Facebook and Instagram.

09/29/2026

Few stories better illustrate entrepreneurial resilience than those of the Dixon’s Apple Orchard owners-the Mullane family. https://chippewa-wi.com/champagne-orchard-opportunity/ For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

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09/28/2026

We love the way Eevy Ivy Over’s recent renovation project adds a pop of happy to N. Bridge Street. So much so that we were honored to present the shop with our Top Redevelopment Award: https://www.momentumwest.org/news-and-media/p/item/68826/eevy-ivy-overs-whimsical-renovation-grabs-top-honors-from-momentum-west

09/28/2026

Katlin Graski, one of Amery's youngest entrepreneurs, launched Kate Bakes shortly before graduating in May 2025. Located next to Bittersweet Homestead—where she worked during high school—her shop offers sourdough goods like bread and cinnamon rolls. https://www.theameryfreepress.com/news/graski-seeks-to-keep-bakery-small-and-personal/article_f7f35323-1e34-462d-8093-0173b71e1068.html For more , click here: https://goo.gl/DhmXK6

Amery is a community built on hard workers and big dreamers. This is especially true for one of the youngest entrepreneurs in the area, Katlin Graski. One week before she