Posts by winegar@eauclairechamber.org
November Connector: Middle School Tour
North Star Middle School Employer Tours: The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce organized employer tours for Northstar Middle School. This event was a great opportunity for middle school students to start thinking about career opportunities and what they want to pursue in their life. We’d like to thank the companies that were a part of…
Read MoreBuilding Our Community: Engaging in Hmong Culture
The Altoona Public Library will be hosting Extension and the Family Resource Center for Bilingual Story Time in English & Hmoob on Friday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. Join for some stories, songs, and simple crafts! See the below flyer for more information. Making Moments Matter: Family Traditions The Chippewa Valley Museum will be hosting…
Read MoreNovember Perspective: Domestic Violence Awareness
What is it? Domestic violence, also called “interpersonal violence” or “intimate partner violence” is a pattern of behavior within a relationship used to maintain or gain power over the other intimate partner within the relationship. “Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person.” Domestic…
Read MoreMay Blog: The Perspective
New DEI Vice President at Old National Bank Dwayne Maddox joins the team at Old National Bank as the vice president and director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. During his time at Old National Bank he will be bouncing between both the Madison office and the Chicago office. In the past, Dwayne has held marketing…
Read MoreMay Blog: Workforce Connector
Graduating Healthcare Workers Advantage in Wisconsin This year, healthcare graduates are seeing more opportunities for job placement and growth amidst economic conditions. Because of the pandemic, the news has covered all of the ups and downs of being a healthcare worker in our environment throughout the course of the past two years. However, the new…
Read MoreMay Blog: The Perspective
Northeast Wisconsin organizations devoted to racial and ethnic diversity There are many organizations in Northeast Wisconsin that are devoted to racial and ethical diversity. We found an amazing source from the Post Cresent that is easy to navigate. In this list, you will find a variety of organizations that are committed to being grounded by…
Read MoreMay Blog: Workforce Connector
Employee Ownership: A Business Succession and Retention Strategy The University of Wisconsin – Madison extension is offering a free webinar on employee ownership. This webinar will help companies pursue their retention strategy as the baby boomer generation is retiring. With this shift in employee demographic, it is very important that companies have these resources so…
Read MoreApril Blog: The Perspective
Mental Health Awareness Month Upcoming Events As April is coming to a close, we are looking forward to the spring months. And it just so happens that May is Mental Health Awareness Month where we are coming together as a community to show support to others. There are multiple organizations around Eau Claire that are…
Read MoreApril Blog: Workforce Connector
Upcoming Head Start Events Through WDEOC The Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council announces hosting a couple of upcoming events for families this May! These events include The Eau Claire Head Start Career Fair and Truax Center Enrollment Open House. The career fair is on May 11th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at 3103 Oak Knoll…
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report 2021 The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has released its annual report for its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the past year of 2021. They have taken efforts to embrace elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their everyday tasks as an organization, and it shows in their organizational…
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