By Sten Ivan Pleading and dissenting letters were written by mothers and students to keep the program running; money was pledged to help the funding; analytical proofs and credible reports were presented to preserve the program. Despite the support, the music therapy program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was officially shut down in 2008, [...]

By Travis Gumphrey “We’ve cut over $40 million  since QEO and the revenue limits,” said Ken Faanes, the vice president of the Eau Claire School Board. “If we cut again, it will be noticeable.” In Eau Claire, the effects of the budget cuts have not readily been seen. Few people actually understand what goes into [...]

By Paydon Miller Three years ago, Erin Roesler and Jamie Kysler opened their handmade craft and gift store Tangled Up in Hue. The Eau Claire store flourished and now employs six part-time employees. Roesler says that the increase is business is due in large part to an increased number of tourists and visitors to the [...]

By Katie Wanzer With the nation slowly moving out of a recession and budgets still tight for many cities and municipalities, one Eau Claire company is expanding its employee base with the help of the city. Plank Enterprises received a forgivable loan of $22,000 from the City of Eau Claire’s Economic Development fund as long [...]

When Larry Patin came to Eau Claire he was homeless and without a job. He spent his nights sleeping in a building made available for the homeless to escape the cold. “When I came to Eau Claire, I was broke, homeless, unemployed,” says Patin. Nearly a year later, Patin has a job helping the same people used to see every night.

Eau Claire native Denise Peterson describes her struggle to find work this past year, and looks at the positive job outlook that is expected for Wisconsin.