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July 7, 2014
St. Croix County's jobless rate of 3.9% is third lowest in the state
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the preliminary May 2014 unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties on June 25. At 3.9 percent, St. Croix County’s rate is the third lowest in the state. St. Croix’s May rate is lower than April’s final...
news / businessJuly 7, 2014 - 8:49am
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June 18, 2014
Insurance mainstay Steve McDonald retires - sort of - after 37 years
How did Steve McDonald build one of the country’s most successful insurance agencies from a modest Hudson office near the Interstate? Lesson...
news / businessJune 18, 2014 - 11:47am
April 30, 2014
Royal Credit Union opens Hudson branch
It took longer than anticipated –- and it’s in a different location than first planned –- but Royal Credit Union now has a Hudson branch. The...
news / businessApril 30, 2014 - 3:04pm
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April 18, 2014
St. Croix County’s February unemployment rate is 5.6 percent
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) last week announced the preliminary February 2014 unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties. At 5.6 percent, St. Croix County’s rate is the sixth lowest in the state. St. Croix’s February rate is higher than January’s...
news / businessApril 18, 2014 - 9:43am
February 12, 2014
It's now Eichstaedt CPA & Accounting
The “Eichstaedt CPA” sign that went up in front of a prominent North Hudson accounting firm in early January announced an ownership change...
news / businessFebruary 12, 2014 - 2:50pm
December 30, 2013
Salvation Army bell-ringers reach their goal: $50,000-plus
The marathon bell-ringing session for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign kicked off in Hudson on Thursday, Dec. 19, in front of County Market grocery at 1 p.m. Jeremy Lilyquist and Derek Gilbert ran bells for the next 30 hours, raising $51,198 in money and pledges for...
life / foodDecember 30, 2013 - 4:34pm
November 14, 2013
Hiawatha National Bank adds Hudson branch
Hiawatha National Bank is over a century old. Jim and Jeanene Meisser purchased the bank, whose history is truly a look at community banking in America, in June of 2009. Jim is no stranger to the banking business having worked for the Chicago field office of the Federal Deposit...
news / businessNovember 14, 2013 - 3:24pm
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October 17, 2013
Obamacare application help is on the way, officials say
It is going to take a community effort to provide people with assistance in applying for health insurance through the federally run Health Insurance...
news / governmentOctober 17, 2013 - 9:43am
September 26, 2013
Wisconsin Health Insurance Marketplace will have significant choice and lower than expected premiums, feds say
A new report released Wednesday, Sept. 25, by the Department of Health and Human Services finds that in Wisconsin, consumers will see increased competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace, leading to new and affordable choices for consumers. According to the report, Wisconsin...
news / governmentSeptember 26, 2013 - 10:33am
September 4, 2013
Local United Ways will span the river in campaign kick-off
United Way of Washington County-East in Stillwater and United Way St. Croix Valley in Hudson are teaming up for the fall United Way fundraising campaign kickoff event. The event, called “Hands Across the River,” will be a photo opportunity featuring approximately 200 volunteers...
life / eventsSeptember 4, 2013 - 3:31pm
July 19, 2013
First American acquires Minnesota bank
First American Bank announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Great Northern Bank of St. Michael, Minn., and will merge it into First American Bank. First American Bank, 2424 Monetary Blvd., Suite 107, is currently in the process of obtaining regulatory approval...
news / businessJuly 19, 2013 - 1:21pm
June 20, 2013
Council ponders how much of a tax increase is tolerable
The Hudson City Council held a special meeting on June 12 to review options for a five-year financial plan that it is working on with financial advisor Sean Lentz of Ehlers and Associates. Lentz presented the council with three choices for increasing the city's property tax rate in...
news / governmentJune 20, 2013 - 3:01pm
June 6, 2013
Wisconsin falling behind other states in economic recovery; St. Paul courts Wisconsin's gay couples; FAA bills Oshkosh show $500,000; More state briefs
Another report shows that Wisconsin's economic recovery lags behind most other states. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia ranks Wisconsin 49th in an index of leading economic growth indicators. Wisconsin, with a negative index of .74%, was one of just five states to have an...
news / governmentJune 6, 2013 - 9:55am
April 27, 2013
St. Croix Therapy receives $253,000
Richard Sterbenz (dba as Sterbenz/Ryan), center, presented St. Croix Therapy a check for $253,000. With Sterbenz, and representing St. Croix...
business / healthApril 27, 2013 - 10:24am
April 6, 2013
St. Croix Animal Friends is moving forward
With the guidance and expertise from Rob Schultz, St. Croix Animal Friends is preparing to launch a capital campaign to finance the building...
businessApril 6, 2013 - 11:26am
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