Pittsville Area Selected for State Pilot Program

PITTSVILLE, WI (OnFocus) – Pittsville is one of five rural Wisconsin communities that will receive help jumpstarting their economic development plans as part of a University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) pilot program.

The pilot program, Community Economic Analysis for Rural Wisconsin Communities (CEA-RWC), gives rural communities the necessary resources to engage in comprehensive economic development planning.

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Ken Notes: Great program, I still wish we could adapt a program and support structure that would benefit all communities equally. A partnership to fund a portion of an ED professional in every county and major community in the state would be a great start...