Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comYear after year after year, for the past 20 years, Rick Bellairs has been a member of the committee that helps to plan and execute Woodstock’s popular Groundhog Days […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comEight categories have 26 finalists for the annual awards presented by the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry.Winners of those awards, along with the Harold Buschkopf Community Service […]
Annual Chamber awards nominations due Feb. 14Nominations are due Feb. 14 for annual awards of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry to recognize businesses and community leaders in […]
Woodstock honored a few of its most enthusiastic supporters last week when the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted its annual Awards Gala at the Woodstock Opera House.The […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comApplications are sought through March 31 for the inaugural group in the city of Woodstock’s retail incubation program, The 101. Under the program, a physical retail experience will be provided […]
MobCraft Beer of Milwaukee wants to borrow from Woodstock’s revolving loan fund to set up its new micro-brewery and taproom on the lower level of the Sheriff’s House.Makity Make of […]
Groundhog Day and its movie-inspired festival provide ample opportunity for economic growth in Woodstock, local officials and businesses agree.“This being the 30th anniversary of the film helped,” Real Woodstock marketing […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comFour new directors have been named to three-year terms on the board of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to a news release, newly elected directors are […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comA compilation of business developments around Woodstock over the past year.JANUARYFood Shed Co-op planned to break ground in 2022 after reaching its $1.75 million fundraising goal toward building a […]
Recent change orders for renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House have added nearly $700,000 and two months to the project.The City Council last week authorized Bulley & Andrews […]
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