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• Small Community Forum: Colfax, Dunn County

  • When
    24 Sep 2026
  •  
    7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Viking Bowl & Catering, 108 S Main St, Colfax, WI 54730
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  Small Community Forum

  September 24, 2026 | 7:30 am - 1:00 pm
  Viking Bowl & Catering, 108 S Main St, Colfax, WI 54730

  Join us in Colfax for the Small Community Forum.

  Forum Agenda will be updated as session speakers are confirmed. 

  7:30 am Registration/coffee and rolls

  8:00 am Welcome and Introductions

  8:45 am Local Case Studies:

  • Colfax Housing Development: Village partnership and use of TIF for infrastructure costs and affordable land
  • Downtown Investment with the owners of The Blind Tiger
  • Colfax Railroad Museum: Procurement grant for roof repair

  9:45 am Community-Involved Employers: Impact on Community Development Spotlighting Anderson Bridges and Woods Run Sawmill, both of which have their Impact in the community through workforce and philanthropy. The discussion will include the benefits to both the employer and the community, as well as how they became involved.

  10:30 am Rural Housing: Tools, Tactics, and Strategies

  A panel discussion with State, County, and Local Leaders

  • Jim Cleveland, Rural Development Specialist, Office of Rural Prosperity
  • Rebecca Giroux, Community and Economic Development Officer, WHEDA
  • TBA

  11:00 am Roundtable Discussions: Local and area topics

  Noon Wrap-up: Lunch with colleagues and resource leaders

  Registration Information:   

  Attendee: $30.00 includes meals and handouts

  Share your information with attendees and host a table!  $75.00  Marketing table, includes 1 attendee registration. Discount registration for 2nd attendee

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• Small Community Forum: Town of Tomahawk, Lincoln County

  • When
    8 Oct 2026
  •  
    7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    PCA William Buedingen Training Center (W6147 WIS-86, Tomahawk, WI 54487).
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  Small Community Forum

  October 8, 2026 | 7:30 am - 1:00 pm
  PCA William Buedingen Training Center
  W6147 WIS-86, Tomahawk, WI 54487

  Join us in Tomahawk for the Small Community Forum.

  7:30 am Registration/coffee and rolls

  8:00 am Welcome and Introductions | Tomahawk Mayor Michael Habeck

  8:45 am Local Case Studies

  • Case Studies Part 1: Using CDI Grants to Fuel Downtown Development
  • Case Studies Part 2: Building the Dream – How Tomahawk Built its Community Dream Park

  9:45 am Community-Involved Employers: Impact on Community Development
  Spotlighting an exemplary area employer who is creating or investing in local community development. The discussion will include the benefits to both the employer and the community, as well as how they became involved.

  10:30 am Rural Housing: Tools, Tactics, and Strategies
  

  A panel discussion with State, County, and Local Leaders

  11:30 am Roundtable Discussions: Local and area topics

  Noon Wrap-up: Lunch with colleagues and resource leaders

  Registration Information:   

  • Attendee: $30.00 includes meals and handouts
  • Host a Table: Share your information with attendees  $75.00  Marketing table, includes 1 attendee registration. Discount registration for 2nd attendee

  Forum Agenda will be updated as session speakers are confirmed. 
  

  Hosted by: 

  
  

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