Menomonie Co-op, Brewery Nonic Among Top Winners of State Innovation Contest

8 Dec 2020

News, Eau Claire

Two Menomonie businesses are among a handful of top winners in a statewide contest for businesses that have addressed the COVID-19 pandemic in creative ways.

Menomonie Market Food Co-op and Brewery Nonic placed atop their size divisions in the We’re All Innovating Contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. According to a media release from Gov. Tony Evers, the contest was created “to recognize and promote the creative ways startups and small businesses are adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Menomonie Market Co-op was the winner in the 21-50 employee division of the Technology Innovation to Address COVID-19 Impacts on Businesses category. The co-op was singled out for creating an online ordering platform to help connect customers to locally produced food.

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