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2-Minute Drill: An Update on New Staff, Workforce 2036 and More

The Chamber has dropped the latest in a series of recorded updates to keep members informed on the many fronts the Chamber moves forward on their behalf. In this installment, Dave Eckmann, Chamber President/CEO, highlights how the community has rallied to help those in need, an important Workforce 2036 event coming up next week and changes to the Chamber's staff.

Here are links to a few of the items mentioned in the episode:

Workforce 2036: An important, complimentary event coming up on the morning of Wednesday, May 13 at Northcentral Technical College: Learn more and register on WausauChamber.com.

Economic Outlook Report: Review the summary of the survey results collected in early 2026 on WausauChamber.com.

New staff, new roles: Reach out to the staff of the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce if you have questions, suggestions or would just like to introduce yourself. Visit WausauChamber.com to learn how.

Emergency Relief Fund: The Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin has established a fund for those impacted by last month's violent storms. Learn more here.

To view other installments in the 2-Minute Drill video series, visit our video library on WausauChamber.com.

If you'd rather listen to this update, we post the audio from each episode in this series to our Elevated Conversations podcast.

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