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Chippewa EDC Knows 'Communities Are The Core'
15 May 2025
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Community is not a unique concept, but there is an argument to be made that the Chippewa Valley community is unique. Certainly, the Midwest finds itself in an interesting position in recent years: more and more people are moving out of the country’s metropolitan and coastal cities, and landing in our neck of the woods. Born-and-raised Midwesterners have known what some are just now discovering: the fabric of our area is simply built different, with communities at the core.
Over the past year, the Chippewa Economic Development Corp. (CEDC) has been continuously reminded that economic momentum doesn’t come from policies or plans alone but from its stakeholders and communities. Chippewa County’s strength wasn’t built from the top down, but from the inside out. This understanding has guided the CEDC as the organization has worked to shape a stronger future, continuing to keep the community central in everything it does.
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