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New North announces release of Strength and Determination video

NEW NORTH, April 29, 2020 – New North Inc. today announced the release of a Strength and Determination video – “Together, The Region Is Getting Through Challenging Times” – to highlight the ways that people and organizations throughout the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin are meeting the obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. TheContinue Reading

COVID-19 Survey Results

We are excited to share that the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has released the results of their first business survey about the impacts of COVID-19. The survey will be sent to businesses every three weeks in an effort to gather in-time impacts of COVID-19 as well as to plot changes over time. The survey projectContinue Reading

Tracking COVID-19 in Wisconsin

ECWRPC has created a COVID-19 dashboard to view Department of Health Services data. Click here to view  – https://ecwrpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/725e33180ffe4dcda2d7435c842fe902

Economic Impact Survey – Observation Period 1

In working with WEDC, UW Oshkosh Center for Customized Research & Services, the New North, and our organization, we ask you to take this survey by April 6 which will be used to measure the economic loss and to assist in future recovery efforts, as this COVID-19 pandemic plays out across Wisconsin. We thank UW-OshkoshContinue Reading

ECWRPC Office Temporarily Closed to Public due to COVID-19

Out of concern for the health and safety of our staff and partner organizations, East Central’s office will be temporarily closed to the public until further notice to do our part in helping to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Our staff will be working virtually and will return your calls and emails as soon asContinue Reading

COVID-19 Economic Development Resources

In response to COVID-19 and its impact on businesses and communities we have started a webpage, https://www.ecwrpc.org/programs/economic-development-housing/covid-19-economic-development-resources/, with links to economic development related funding opportunities and resources. We will update the page as additional information becomes available. Please help us improve this page by sharing information with Kevin Englebert, Assistant Director, [email protected].

Working Towards More Affordable Housing

This invite‐only event seeks to improve our region’s ability to accommodate the current and future needs for affordable housing through increased dialogue and information sharing between communities and land development/realty/homebuilding stakeholders within the East Central Region. 2017 Wisconsin Act 243 created two new reporting mandates for villages and cities over 10,000 in population. A HousingContinue Reading

Now Available – Housing Fee Reports

12 communities within the East Central Region elected to contract with the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to prepare housing fee reports. As such, a Housing Report Advisory Team was created so that input and feedback from all communities could be considered as the reports were prepared. Communities electing to participate in the regionalContinue Reading

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