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May 27th Creating An Arts Destination Symposium a big success!
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Lisa Herr, Executive Director of 7 Rivers Alliance welcoming a full house.
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Sheila Smith, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts.
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Networking lunch provided lively conversations.
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Creative Bendaroos artwork from our participants.
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The Creating An Arts Destination held on May 27th was a huge success, with over 50 attendees from Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. The room was full of energy as ideas were shared and networking conversation created a lot of buzz. Sheila Smith, Executive Director of Minnesota Citizens for the Arts provided powerful research and data on the economic impact of the arts on communities. Participants were provided Bendaroos to make their own art creations.
>>>View more photos from the event here
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Our Next Event - June 18th
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The Site Selection Summit will be on June 18th, 2015 at the Cedar Creek Golf Club, in Onalaska, WI. An amazing array of presenters, from Site Selection Guild, Ady Advantage and Dairyland Power Cooperative will share about best practices for site promotion and business recruitment. This event is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. Click here to register now! We encourage you to register early as space is limited.
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New Member Profiles
The 7 Rivers Alliance is pleased to welcome:
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The City of Goodview offers the best of both worlds: a comfortable and easy pace of residential living combined with an expansive amount of recreational activities. Goodview is a very unique and unusual place in that it is a fast growing city with the heart and feel of a small town. It is a great place to raise a family, invest in a home, and locate or start a business. The City of Goodview has a young, upwardly mobile population and a highly educated work force. >>>More about City of Goodview
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Ocooch Mountain Acres (OMA) is an Agriculture Tourism Business located in the Ocooch Mountains & Kickapoo River Valley region (also called the Driftless Region) of Southwest Wisconsin. OMA a diversified agricultural tourism business that offers lodging, banquet facilities, conference center, maple syrup, and group tours. >>>More about Ocooch Mountain Acres
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Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce's vision is to take time to pause to envision a future for our region as it should be. They will create plans and seek collaborations that help make our vision a reality. They will communicate our vision clearly, and empower others to act in order to achieve results. >>>More about Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce
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The 7 Rivers Alliance is excited to announce its 2015 new website launch. The purpose of the new website is to offer up to date and free resources for businesses and community leaders in Southwest Wisconsin, Southeast Minnesota, and Northeast Iowa. Each of these featured sections are separated by region for convenience. >>>Visit The 7 Rivers Alliance website here
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ECO DEVO - Ice Cream Social July 8th
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Come build your own ice cream sundae at the next ECO DEVO Meeting on July 8, 2015 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Halfway Creek Park, West (B) Shelter in Holmen, WI. This meeting will focus on the results of the site selection summit and the implementation of the Golden shovel project. If you would like to join us for this meeting, please RSVP at: Info@7riversalliance.org.
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Congratulations to Crawford County for completing 16 of 20 targeted business visits already!
The purpose of the Business Outreach, Retention and Engagement (BORE) survey is designed to collect information form Southwest Wisconsin, Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa about their operational and workforce needs that support business growth. Local economic development agencies have been busy scheduling interviews, surveying businesses and collecting data. These interviews are part of a larger effort organized by many agencies within the 7 Rivers Region. Analysis of the survey result is set to begin next month. >>>View the full BORE Project timeline here
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