Small Business
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The UpNorthNews Holiday Food Guide
Struggling to put together a spread for your holiday gatherings? We’ve got you covered. Wisconsin is a state of grand fortune, with scores of local farms and farmers markets from which to source all of our necessary produce. We also have ample bake shops for pies and cookies, and, for those who aren’t up for…
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The UpNorthNews Holiday Shopping Guide
To take the stress out of last-minute holiday shopping, we put together a guide to our favorite locally made gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
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Hallmark Christmas scenes come alive at Inspiration Acres
At family-owned market Inspiration Acres in Slinger, Wisconsin, familiar visions of Hallmark Christmas movies come to life for a few weekends of each winter.
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41 tips to support small businesses this holiday season (on any budget)
Investing in small businesses helps foster community resilience and promote local economic growth, especially during the holidays.
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3 woman-owned Wisconsin small businesses we love
Small Business Saturday isn’t the only day to consider supporting your local mom-and-pop shop! Doing so helps them and you.
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Opinion: A legislator’s view of how a national financial merger can create a new range of local investment opportunities.
The deal between Capital One and Discover includes a massive package of financial resources for small businesses, nonprofits, affordable housing, and more.
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Chippewa Falls’ Leinenkugels Brewery is closing after 157 years
After more than 157 years, Leinenkugel’s beer will no longer be brewed in Chippewa Falls.
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Why local business leaders helped this Wisconsin woman open a childcare center
After learning that businesses in Jackson County were losing $2.5 million a year due to a lack of local childcare, a group of employers came together to create solutions for families in their area.
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What a vote for a Republican legislator means for the childcare crisis
When Gov. Tony Evers and legislative Democrats pushed for a real investment to keep childcare affordable for working families, Republicans proposed larger class sizes, younger childcare workers, and a tax credit worth around $50 per month.
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Wisconsin’s top 8 cheeses, according to local chefs
Home to more than 126 cheese plants, Dairy State dairy farmers produce more than 350 different varieties of cheese–double any other state. But, with so many choices, which do you choose? That’s the question Food & Wine editors asked Wisconsin’s best chefs and shopkeepers, including Patrick DePula (Salvatore’s Tomato Pies), Ken Monteleone (Fromagination), Tim Mulcahy…
