FAM Tour a Success

Last week numerous partners in the region and Momentum West hosted a group of site selectors to the region. The group, along with representatives from area business and industry, higher education and the regions economic development organizations covered our talent attraction efforts, shovel ready property, numerous communities and the assets and quality of life within these communities, as well as recent development in the region. 

A special thanks to Xcel Energy, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of West Central WI for their event sponsorships. Your organizations commitment to the region made this three day event possible. Also to BMO Harris Bank for sponsoring Thursdays tour lunch, Cedar Corp for Thursday’s Breakfast sponsorship, Market & Johnson for the Thursday evening sponsorship and WEDC for sponsoring Friday’s breakfast. Also thanks to our committee members Ray French from the City of Eau Claire, Eric Turner from the Dunn EDC, Dan Ostermann from BMO Harris Bank, Scott Hodek from DWD, Aaron Sundeen from Derrick Builders, Heather Smith from WEDC, James Hanke from Market and Johnson, Julie Thoney and Brian Elwood from Xcel Energy, Seth Hudson from Cedar Corporation and Elaine Coughlin from the Pablo Center for all your hard work, as well as the regions EDC partners for their input and involvement in the tour.